New to me camper, missing door.
I bought a vintage camper the other day at an auction, its missing its door. The lower part is there, the top is gone. The opening is 24.5" x 40.5". The lower door is made with 1" square steel tubing ...
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There is no title, the DMV told me I don't need a title unless it weighs over 2500lbs empty.
I bought this at an auction, paid less for it than I would have for a happy meal.
The way I see it, even if I just use it for storage or as a cargo hauler I can't get hurt.
I really liked the idea that it had full size wheels, although it means its got huge wheel wheels inside.
Here's a pic of the door and back of the trailer: http://oi41.tinypic.com/34ox0et.jpg
I suppose I could just cut a piece of plywood and make a door but it would most likely warp or curl. I need it to be pretty secure too. The frame is 1" deep, 24.5" x44.5" and by the looks of it the top door must overlap the bottom door somehow to keep out water?
I don't have the means to weld aluminum here, but was thinking of riveting together a frame from aluminum angle and skinning it with some fiberglass paneling from Lowes. It would be light, but I'm not sure what I'd do for a latch then.
I also need to find a thin surface mount tail light assembly for this thing, one that don't get smashed by the back door when it opens. The original tail lights stood on top of the rear bumper and were glass, the right one was busted up from getting hit with the door. They were attached only with two cast iron clamps.
The entire lower body is molded fiberglass over top of 1" square steel tubing. The body is two halves, left and right with a seam down the middle up front.
The axle has brakes which is wired through a series of insulators going through the frame. The frame itself is mostly wood, with only two main tubes going down the middle, and 5 long cross members reaching out past the frame to support the body. The outer perimeter is all 2x2" oak. The whole thing is super sturdy, no sway or movement anywhere. The roof is solid fiberglass with a single vent, the vent is steel, its mounted with a 3/16" steel flange stamped to match the ribs in the roof and riveted in place. The vent is 14.5" in diameter and has a glass window. The glass appears glued in place.
The only thing I did find inside was a tempered glass window that may have been for the rear door, its got radius corners and measures about 18x28". I found the window laying on top of the roof, how it didn't blow off on the ride home is beyond me. The window, a handful of stainless deck screws, and a very rusty old pair of Craftsman pliers were just laying up there. I did take it easy coming home but it was hitched up dead level behind the car and I'm sure at times I hit 70mph on the highway on the way home once I felt it wasn't going to fly apart in the wind.
It may well have been a pop up but there's no plumbing at all, no tanks. I suppose you just had to carry a porta-potty or bucket to use outside?
I bought this at an auction, paid less for it than I would have for a happy meal.
The way I see it, even if I just use it for storage or as a cargo hauler I can't get hurt.
I really liked the idea that it had full size wheels, although it means its got huge wheel wheels inside.
Here's a pic of the door and back of the trailer: http://oi41.tinypic.com/34ox0et.jpg
I suppose I could just cut a piece of plywood and make a door but it would most likely warp or curl. I need it to be pretty secure too. The frame is 1" deep, 24.5" x44.5" and by the looks of it the top door must overlap the bottom door somehow to keep out water?
I don't have the means to weld aluminum here, but was thinking of riveting together a frame from aluminum angle and skinning it with some fiberglass paneling from Lowes. It would be light, but I'm not sure what I'd do for a latch then.
I also need to find a thin surface mount tail light assembly for this thing, one that don't get smashed by the back door when it opens. The original tail lights stood on top of the rear bumper and were glass, the right one was busted up from getting hit with the door. They were attached only with two cast iron clamps.
The entire lower body is molded fiberglass over top of 1" square steel tubing. The body is two halves, left and right with a seam down the middle up front.
The axle has brakes which is wired through a series of insulators going through the frame. The frame itself is mostly wood, with only two main tubes going down the middle, and 5 long cross members reaching out past the frame to support the body. The outer perimeter is all 2x2" oak. The whole thing is super sturdy, no sway or movement anywhere. The roof is solid fiberglass with a single vent, the vent is steel, its mounted with a 3/16" steel flange stamped to match the ribs in the roof and riveted in place. The vent is 14.5" in diameter and has a glass window. The glass appears glued in place.
The only thing I did find inside was a tempered glass window that may have been for the rear door, its got radius corners and measures about 18x28". I found the window laying on top of the roof, how it didn't blow off on the ride home is beyond me. The window, a handful of stainless deck screws, and a very rusty old pair of Craftsman pliers were just laying up there. I did take it easy coming home but it was hitched up dead level behind the car and I'm sure at times I hit 70mph on the highway on the way home once I felt it wasn't going to fly apart in the wind.
It may well have been a pop up but there's no plumbing at all, no tanks. I suppose you just had to carry a porta-potty or bucket to use outside?
