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CJ2A said:
Did you make the retaining pin cable? If so what did you use? Thanks
Robert
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I did not make them. They came with the brackets. I have seen all of the same materials at Lowes near the locks and chains. I just don't have the right crimp tool.
 
AustinCruiser said:
Looking good. I plan to copy this bracket on my trailer. I especially like your electrical work too - very clean.:flipoff2:
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Thanks! :grinpimp: I wish I had the fab tools to make such brackets. A shear, a break and a drill press would be very nice to have.
 
Here is the front set of brackets trimmed, painted and mounted









 
Some night time shots of the brackets mounted up.


Extended to full height which is plenty enough to handle any situation.


Miscellaneous shots.

Front bracket.


Rear bracket


 
titanpat57 said:
Nice work on the brackets Jim!!:beer:

H N Y !
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Thanks Pat! I really wanted them to look decent since they have those fancy brackets mounted to them.

I also found some inexpensive used OEM Jeep YJ springs to try an experimental swap with my 2 1/2" lift Procomp springs. I am curious to see the what the trailer is like if it is lower as my current concern is rolling the thing.

For my solar panel I had wanted some sort of bulkhead mount weather resistant connector. I didn't want to use any of the military connectors I have as they are too hard to source when needed. At Lowes hardware I found a $11 blowout 6-pin trailer connector and plug that will be perfect to mount on the trailer's nose box.

More projects for when I am not out camping with the trailer!
 
I had a quick 15 minutes that I could steal to finish one small thing for the nose box: an insulating cover for the batteries and their cables.
Before


After, with a simple 1/4" thick sheet of plastic held by two wing nuts on the threaded rods that the battery hold down bar is on.


I want to keep chipping away at the backlog although none of these would stop me from offroading:

  1. solar panel bulkhead connector
  2. awning adapter plates
  3. swap the stock Jeep YJ springs in to lower the height
  4. 5 Gallon gas can mounts
  5. antenna mast mount
  6. 2-way radio mount
  7. shorten the inverter's power cables
  8. connect the inverter's 150 A thermal breaker
  9. whatever else I forgot...
 
Would you be willing to take a few shots of the back of those awning bracket risers? I've never seen one up close and personal, but would like to figure out how they go together and if I can fab one myself..

Many Thanks, and congrats on a super clean, functional build you have going!

Cheers!
 
Teotwaki said:
I had a quick 15 minutes that I could steal to finish one small thing for the nose box: an insulating cover for the batteries and their cables.
Before


After, with a simple 1/4" thick sheet of plastic held by two wing nuts on the threaded rods that the battery hold down bar is on.


I want to keep chipping away at the backlog although none of these would stop me from offroading:

  1. solar panel bulkhead connector
  2. awning adapter plates
  3. swap the stock Jeep YJ springs in to lower the height
  4. 5 Gallon gas can mounts
  5. antenna mast mount
  6. 2-way radio mount
  7. shorten the inverter's power cables
  8. connect the inverter's 150 A thermal breaker
  9. whatever else I forgot...
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How about the kitchen and a SUA...seems that would drop you down 4"-5"
without having too much of an impact on the fenders.

The battery cover looks Boss


:beer:
 
titanpat57 said:
How about the kitchen and a SUA...seems that would drop you down 4"-5"
without having too much of an impact on the fenders.

The battery cover looks Boss


:beer:
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Thanks! The cover will let me store a soft bag with the wheel chocks and other gear in that spot.

Kitchen? Do you mean just adding more weight? If that is so my last full load of gear, water and 25 gallons of gas did not lower things much.

For Spring Under Axle I'd have to disassemble everything and then pay someone to either reweld the shock mounts or re-weld the spring mounts. Always a possibility if it is the best approach. Swapping the springs looks fairly easy for a driveway fix.
 
I had a request for a schematic of how the nose box is wired so here is a PDF. Please let me know of any questions, omissions or mistakes!

EDIT: Updated to Ver 1.1 to correct grounding of 1500W Inverter
 

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Finally decided on an approach for the mounting of the awning to the adjustable height brackets. I had to drill one hole in the Fiamma for a bolt and the other two bolts went into the existing captive slot. I used some 2" by 1/8" flat aluminum but wish it was 1/4" thick. If I can find some I'll replace the current ones.

Here are some crummy night time shots of the awning deployed. The driveway is sloped so the awning is also sloped where the support poles are.










Now for the fuel can holders.
 
A few pics back, you have BK sitting on the floor of your garage. Who are you listening to?
 
hey you said:
A few pics back, you have BK sitting on the floor of your garage. Who are you listening to?
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At that time it would have been USFS Angeles National Forest
 
Nice....

Rub it in.... we're about to get blasted by our 3,682 winter storm...

I'm so sick of walking on snow and ice I could barf...




Glad someone's getting some........



















Camping that is.....:flipoff2:

:beer::cheers::beer:
 
I love the comm station and the power grid you have setup! I LOVE GADGETS!!!! Sweet looking trip, makes me bummed I'm not leaving next week for the same place. We just got ANOTHER 5IN!

I love MN, I love MN, I love MN...
 
womacje said:
I love the comm station and the power grid you have setup! I LOVE GADGETS!!!! Sweet looking trip, makes me bummed I'm not leaving next week for the same place. We just got ANOTHER 5IN!

I love MN, I love MN, I love MN...
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I am a gadget guy too (obviously) and often find that my love for a gadget will ebb or grow depending on how it does in the field. :D
 
At my blog it seems that the highest number of hits are on my posts that involve offroading the trailer. Here is my latest!

The terrain was awesome and the history of mining once again drew me out into the canyons. Come ride with me as I explore along the Bradshaw trail.
Sun To The North: March Mojave Rendezvous, 17th - 19th, 2011

Mojave_Rendezvous+120-1.jpg
 
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