cnd m1o1 rookie

swampman · 05-10-09, 06:41 PM

hey guys . newbie here, so i would just like to thank everbody here for inspiring me to build my own off road camper.. i have been lurking on here for ever , never posting, just watching and gathering ideas, here is my story ( and im sticking to it ).. sooo. after drooling over some of the trailers i have seen here, i set out and found myself a m1o1 wich i felt was in pretty decent shape . this is the day i brought it home

it was puchased from a colector about an hour north of toronto he had about 16 at the time. i had the trailer about 8 months before i could start workin on it.. any way first step was spring over change the hubs and 33's to match the jeep

next step was to enlist the help of my fabricator buddy and then we built a lid, racks, new fenders. and tailgate , it is now copmlete enough that we will be testing it out this weekend may 24 i have tons of pics but i will not bore you with all the little details cuz youve seen em before .. as soon as i can sell my pop up ,the plan is a rtt.. either the globe trotter or myway serengetti trouble is i havn't found a canadian dealer yet . if im gonna spend 3 grand on a tent i surely want to see one first.. any way this is how it looks competed so far

soooo.. i am pretty pleased with the way it has turned out so far. there will be lots of little add ons as i figure out what i need you know jerry cans , water tanks, propane , solar power , yadda yadda.. thank you to all you trailer guys who i have been watching for a long long time.. you have trully inspired me and thanx to my buddy randy for the use of his shop cuz i couldnt have done it without him....

titanpat57 · 05-10-09, 06:50 PM

Extremely well done!!..and welcome aboard also!

Nice fab job and design details

Pat

swampman · 05-10-09, 07:10 PM

thank you .. i treid to keep the look as original as i could and re-used any parts that i could.. the drop leg i kept but only extended it . the grab bars that attached from the tounge to the box i re-used as well .. i had to cut them down but now the serve as the supports for the front of the fender.. the fenders are very strong i can jump on em no problem. then with some round bar made some to match at the rear ..

swampman · 05-10-09, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by titanpat57

Extremely well done!!..and welcome aboard also!

Nice fab job and design details

Pat

thanx again pat ,, i have been watching your build right from the beginning.. and you got some very cool ideas as well .. by the way ?? how far is beacon ny from niagara falls??

bryan.

davegonz · 05-10-09, 08:01 PM

Love the fenders! Your trailer came out looking great.

titanpat57 · 05-10-09, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by swampman

thanx again pat ,, i have been watching your build right from the beginning.. and you got some very cool ideas as well .. by the way ?? how far is beacon ny from niagara falls??

bryan.

Thx Bryan, I really think the rear tub support is a homerun, seems that when a tailgate is cut into the tub, that would be the weaklink, the way the brackets come off of it, it must solid as a rock. Great match with the tow rig.

Beacon is about 6 hours away from your area.

sseaman · 05-11-09, 08:36 AM

Bryan, nice job on the fenders, and the paint scheme is great.

GLTHFJ60 · 05-11-09, 12:08 PM

The trailer looks fantastic. I've never seen fenders done that way before but I love it!

swampman · 05-11-09, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GLTHFJ60

The trailer looks fantastic. I've never seen fenders done that way before but I love it!

thanx .. we thought long and hard about those fenders .. decided that one peice was the way to go.. they are pretty strong and give me room to mount jerry cans and propane and stuff , i can climb all over them ( 180lbs ) and they dont move

toyrover · 05-11-09, 02:45 PM

NICE WORK!!!! Can you give us a couple more pics of how you did the tailgate?? What did you make your lid out of...Steel or aluminum? It looks great

MANUCHAO · 05-11-09, 02:55 PM

The contour lines on that lid really complement the shape of the trailer..
Those fenders are a nice design...

bj70_guy · 05-11-09, 09:53 PM

That looks REALLY nice! I need a set of those fenders... and that lid...!

swampman · 05-12-09, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by toyrover

NICE WORK!!!! Can you give us a couple more pics of how you did the tailgate?? What did you make your lid out of...Steel or aluminum? It looks great

sorry for the delay .. i have been waaay to busy ..

yes the lid is steel .. bent in one piece ,then welded on the ends,and roof racks,with a support bar underneath.. if you can wait till next week i will get you some pics of the tailgate . basically welded 2'' square tube on the inside and out the bottom then plasma cut the tailgate out . inside the 2'', is a longer length of 1 1/2 with holes drilled out every 3'' welded a nut on the end ,and on the inside of the 1 1/2 is a length of acme threaded rod welded to another nut and a 6'' dia round plate.. about 12'' long so you can screw em in and out.. you get where im goin here... so the outside frame is tied in and doubles as my rear stabilizers.. simple but effective.. im leaving tomorow for a few days of wheeling and camping i'll get your pics as soon as i return... thanx

swampman · 05-12-09, 09:35 PM

ya i think the lid turned out pretty good .. i chose to mount it on the end cuz i seen a few that were havin problems with the side of the trailer flexing with having a tailgate , and a side mounted lid.. im thinkin the front end of the trailer is a lot stronger and shouldnt pose any problems... time will tell i guess..

kim · 05-13-09, 04:48 PM

That looks absolutely perfect!

Beautiful work!

MD11Fr8Dog · 05-15-09, 04:33 AM

Nicely done, now you just need to get a Land Cruiser to go with it!

photogod · 05-15-09, 08:18 AM

Perfect fit with your rig. Nice job.

PitbullCruiser · 05-17-09, 05:48 AM

Good job on the trailer. Lid looks awesome.

Got any more pics of building the lid?

73fj40lc · 05-18-09, 09:42 AM

I don't really say this very often but I really like everything that you have done to your trailer. It looks awsome. Alot of trailers you can tell that they have been added to. Yours is so clean that if someone wasn't familiar with the M101 they wouldn't know all of the work done to it. I really like those fenders. I think that the only upgrade I would do is to give it to me so it can be pulled by my 40. HeHe

swampman · 05-18-09, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MD11Fr8Dog

Nicely done, now you just need to get a Land Cruiser to go with it!

i was wondering when somebuddy would notice .. yes its a jeep. bought my first xj in 1986 drove it 10 yrs and 300,000 the xj i have now is a 1995 .. 350,000 and runs perfect i beat the crap out it and it has never let me down, so you can see it would be hard to change.. if i ever get tired of the jeep thing a cruiser would be at the top of the list..

swampman · 05-18-09, 02:07 PM

as for the rest of you guys.. i am blown away with your comments.. i posted here to thank you guys for the ideas i picked up here and did not expect the responses you have posted .. i have just returned from the maiden voyage and was very pleased with the trailer.. it pulled great i did not know it was there.. and i dont think my gas mileage was affected at all ( none that i could notice ) any way there are a few little things now to add proper latches propane and jerry can mounts and most important the roof top tent .. just gotta find one ..

swampman · 05-18-09, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by toyrover

NICE WORK!!!! Can you give us a couple more pics of how you did the tailgate?? What did you make your lid out of...Steel or aluminum? It looks great

sorry for the delay been soooo busy..anyway ignore the paint job i had 2 nights to make look decent enough to use for the weekend i hope these pics help. hope to fix up the paint job real soon..
so we welded in some 2'' sq tube cut throught the floor and out the bottom welded to the frame as well .. used the the tube as a guide to plasma cut the door out inside the 2'' is a 1 1/2'' sq tube with holes drilled for the pins . a nut weled on the end for some acme thereaded rod and a round plate to that for a foot pad. i think i will add a couple of wings to the feet to help screw em in and out .. i looked at hydraulic screw type trailer legs but this was simple and free.. i like simple and i like free even better

NorCalDoug · 05-18-09, 07:19 PM

that's some nice work you did on the trailer.

73fj40lc · 05-18-09, 10:17 PM

We all understand the Heep thing. You are on a predominant LC forum so it wouldn't be right if we didn't pick on you. My brother and neighbor has the Heep thing. I have been trying to cure them but to no avail. In reality we are just jealous of your trailer so we have to find something to get you on.

toyrover · 05-18-09, 10:50 PM

thanks a ton for those pics of the tailgate! AMAZING job. That was very clever. I know I have already troubled you a ton, but if you have any more pics of the lid that would be great. There are a couple of us on the verge of lid development that could benefit from these. What guage steel did you go with? Did you have someone bend the lid for you? Or did you guys do it? I was all ready to just make a flat lid that sits right on top, but your design looks like it would seal the dust out nicely. thanks again for sharing. Cheers ian

swampman · 05-19-09, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by toyrover

thanks a ton for those pics of the tailgate! AMAZING job. That was very clever. I know I have already troubled you a ton, but if you have any more pics of the lid that would be great. There are a couple of us on the verge of lid development that could benefit from these. What guage steel did you go with? Did you have someone bend the lid for you? Or did you guys do it? I was all ready to just make a flat lid that sits right on top, but your design looks like it would seal the dust out nicely. thanks again for sharing. Cheers ian

just on my lunch right now.. i will try and get you some pics of the lid tonight..if not tomorow for sure...

ExpeditionXJ · 05-19-09, 10:15 PM

Very nice lines.

I'm going to steal that landing leg design.

Thought i was the only OD XJ here...

swampman · 05-20-09, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ExpeditionXJ

Very nice lines.

I'm going to steal that landing leg design.

Thought i was the only OD XJ here...

steal away .. i thought it was simple but effective.. as far as the od xj i watched your build up on the other site with intrest cuz i did mine a couple of months before you .. you did a nicer job though ..

swampman · 05-20-09, 08:28 PM

lid pics ........shudda took more, hope these help,

one piece bent to shape, ends weled on, one support underneath 1'' square tube plenty strong , racks welded to the ends and the support bar..

swampman · 05-20-09, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ExpeditionXJ

Very nice lines.

I'm going to steal that landing leg design.

Thought i was the only OD XJ here...

its kinda funny bout the olive drab thing .. seems to be the popular colour these days.. since i have done mine there are to yj's in my jeep club that have done it there is a 2 door xj about 20mins from me dont know the guy but we met once and now there is a 1985 chrysler minivan in town that that is od .. this guy painted the windows and everything.. i wanna smack him..