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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #30 on: September 24, 2013, 10:36:25 am »
Hopefully you will get to see it patrick i plan to take it to the classic next year ;)

You gonna draw a crowd if you do that.  Next thing you know it's gonna be a cottage industry just providing teardrops for them!  Then someone is gonna want waterbuffalo horn accents and snakeskins on it.
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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2013, 11:49:05 am »
Haha right!!!!!
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Offline Gus

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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2013, 06:20:58 pm »
I like what you've done so far...
But might I suggest one small design change?







 >:D

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« Reply #33 on: September 24, 2013, 07:21:33 pm »
I like it Gus!! But Sterling make it hop!!

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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #34 on: September 24, 2013, 07:43:45 pm »
Enjoying this thread too...always thought a tear drop would be cool...and still do.

  Just not ready to build one.  But I like watching someone else work!! ;)
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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #35 on: September 24, 2013, 09:24:37 pm »
I like mine, but I bought it. I'm getting like Pappy.
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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #36 on: September 24, 2013, 10:50:23 pm »
'' Make it hop" your killing me ;D :D  Sterling,Im getting the itch to tear into my trailer cool thread
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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #37 on: September 25, 2013, 02:03:04 pm »
Not much progress this morning just mainly planning the modification of the  blocks on where the holes will go
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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #38 on: September 26, 2013, 11:12:22 am »
This mornings progress went well i drilled the holes and welded the blocks :) all i need now is to go buy some longer U-bolts




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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #39 on: September 26, 2013, 02:17:16 pm »
Are you gonna have to change the setup on your Outriggers/Stabilizers?
Or are they long enough as is?

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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #40 on: September 26, 2013, 03:24:02 pm »
Il either have to get taller blocks for under the stabilizers or just weld an extention
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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #41 on: September 27, 2013, 01:58:07 pm »
Todays progress was finishing up mounting the axle with the new U-bolts and i washed the welds on a plate off an old tailgate and used it for a fender top plate/ blowout protection we flipped it back over and hopefully prep it for painting next week and mount the floor :)



















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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #42 on: September 27, 2013, 10:39:22 pm »
I found this picture of a teardrop that would look good sittin in tenn at the clasic.
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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #43 on: September 27, 2013, 10:46:06 pm »
That little rat rod trailer don't bother me a bit.  I wonder if that steel roof is water tight?  JeffW

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Re: Building my teardrop camper "WIP" build along
« Reply #44 on: September 28, 2013, 01:44:15 pm »
Thats what i was thinking
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