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Her is a pic of the C channel I added to the back of the trailer and a pic of the progress on the inside as well.

This trailer was a utility trailer and as such it had tilt function, since adding all the stuff on it iis now way too heavy to tilt by hand , I could buy a linear actuator and mount it up but I was thinking how else can I get it to tilt, so years ago I bought this electric screw jack from...

I scored some fiberglass door panels to use on the interiohe trailer, theo using the plastic window surrounnds from the conversion van, they need major modifications to fit in here . The one on the left on the second pic is the modified on, the one on the right is where I started. the first pic...

So I painted the top with pure white Kirker polyurethane and reinstalled the top with stainless steel screws. I also installed some Aluminum corners at the front made from diamond plate.

Then I flipped the top over on sawhorses, Somewhere along the line the wood that was installed inside the camper top rotted, I zipped the fiberglass off with the multitool and saw why, they had cut down OSB and used it for the supports, OSB and water don't geehaw, so I cut all of it out and...

Lots of work was done on the corners because when I test fit it on the trailer again it didn't fit. The ends were cut open then lots of glassing and a lot more bondo work.

With most of that done I started working on the top which was a complete mess, I started by doing some major sanding with 40 grit paper and an orbital sander, then I sprayed the whole thing with Evercoat polyester primer, then sanded that and started in with evercoat polyester filler, it is so...

The cut out in the front of the trailer is there for a reason, there is a slide out there for a small air conditioner.

With that handled we needed flooring I decided to go with plastic garage floor tiles in red and yellow.

And here it is applied to the side of the trailer with contact cement and a J roller, it is applied just like countertop laminate, with this much surface are once it's stuck it's there forever. I cut the holes out with a router and a laminate cutting bit and it was not fun, in the process I got...

Ok for this to look like something I need metal sides, I am using coil roll which is metal roofing that has not been put through the machine of dies yet so it comes flat and in a roll, here it is laid out.

Ok the trailer has an open back as such it is kinda floppy going down the road, to solve that I made an inner skeleton out of metal tubing, here it is fitted up and installed with two skis inside to check how it all fits.

Because it will be used as a camper and not just an enclosed trailer we need windows, the windows out of the conversion van will be used for this purpose, so here we have the sides cut out for windows

Ok with the floor done I need some sides, also out of plywood, I used the biscuit cutter again and glued and clamped the pieces together with gorilla glue. it is pictured here with the top cut off and put on top to see if it actually fits.

This is the top off of a high top conversion van, it has to be modified quite a bit it is too long but the extra length will be used for the back door of the trailer, here it is cut up before reglassing.

I decided to take all my posts for the trailer build on the ( what did you fab up today thread ) and put them in a build thread because it is easier to keep up with, hopefully it will be in better order this time. So here we go. There is where I started at, it was a utility trailer someone...

What Smoofers said

If Jr and Big Kahuna are ancient I am prehistoric. I keep thinking that something new and shiny will come along and replace Facebook, people will flock to this new and shiny platform and Facebook will all come tumbling down like the house of cards that it actually is, not that that will...

In my experience the customer base turns over about every four years, there are exceptions of course but ion general that is how it works, I have been in it long enough to see everyone come and go a couple of times now.

The fix is simple, make a post, encourage others to do the same, I often post stuff on PWCT just so there will be new posts to view, without content there is no forum.