More to come... check back periodically as I make progress, or hope to.
The gap and holes are where the axle was. It is shiny because I just sprayed it with OSPHO.
This is the curbside rear of the trailer. There are a few holes in the frame, but otherwise it is solid. I am going to
weld on some 1/8" x 4" flat steel about 3-4' long to beef it all up. Then, notch the outrigger to fit over it. The
street side rear frame is going to be a challenge!
The pictures are out of sequence. This is the outrigger behind the wheels on the curbside. It was twisted and
mangled by a tire blow out. I've since bent it back in shape, trimmed off all of the decay, wired brushed and
treated the surface rust. I'm debating really beefing it up with angled steel behind it just in case a tire blows
again. If I make it too strong, I fear that it could damage the frame. Outriggers will bend fairly easily with a tire
flapping against it at 60 mph. Might make sense to not mess with the original design.
Been busy with work. That is a good thing. Work helps me fund my aluminum addiction! Today I welded on a
bunch of 1/2" x 1/2" small angles on to the bottoms of the outriggers for attaching the belly skin back on to. That
was fairly simple. Then I continued wire brushing the frame from the front of the wheels to the back on both
sides and then applying OSPHO. What a nasty messy job, but I am making progress. The weather was COOL
today which made working on the ground much more pleasant. The skeeters were in hiding.
In a day or two I will weld on the new outriggers on both sides, then those are done!