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http://www.tamor.org/forums/attachme...1&d=1279506582

Clarke did a great job on mine. The fender is sliced out, and the 2x4 is recessed in. Sticks up maybe 1/2". Welded the fender to it, then used some sort caulk to smooth out the seam. Covered it all up with bedliner. Still very happy with it

Like I said, these will work. I'm not spending $100 on drive over fenders right now.

See how much 4x4.5# channel is. It's normally half the cost of 2x4 or 3x1.5 and it will be plenty strong.

I just have angle on mine and it does the job.

Done for now

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0484.jpg

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0485.jpg
Leaving the dovetail till I can afford the steel for a new one.

Is there a gap between the fender and drive over?

Yes, 3/4"

Looks good.

brakes....

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0489.jpg

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Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV

brakes are only 50% done....

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0489.jpg

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FIFY

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Gooseneck gave me two rights.......and i slept through my alarm this morning and they closed at noon. So now I have to wait until monday. GDI

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so after all the work and you much you have spent to get a cheap trailer to be what you needed do the math for us real quick and tell us if it was worth it or if you should have bought one that was already done......

Thanks for your concern, but yes, i have $1400 in it. Find me another trailer for less than $1500 that looks as good as mine does now (after the new wheels that I traded for) with brand new brakes, tires, bearings, good wood and drive overs and get back to me. I could sell this trailer for an easy $2000 with the new wheels on it.

here's a trailer almost exactly like mine for $2600. Except with a metal deck, which I don't want.

http://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/3094883182.html

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0490.jpg

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Thanks for your concern, but yes, i have $1400 in it. Find me another trailer for less than $1500 that looks as good as mine does now (after the new wheels that I traded for) with brand new brakes, tires, bearings, good wood and drive overs and get back to me. I could sell this trailer for an easy $2000 with the new wheels on it.

here's a trailer almost exactly like mine for $2600. Except with a metal deck, which I don't want.

http://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/3094883182.html

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http://houston.craigslist.org/pts/3077407679.html

and

http://houston.craigslist.org/grd/3121137401.html

these took me 5 minutes to find, not saying that they are better or worse than yours just something to look at

The second one has car tires. But ok, I have as much in this trailer as a newer one costs. But all of the wearable components on mine are new.

Doesn't matter, I did all the work myself so I know how everything is holding up/how old it is.

i was just asking cause this was one of those things that easily could have turned out expensive and it has for people in the past.

looks good tommy

Good work tommy

Colman - that 18 foot car hauler is a pos that needs more work than tommys did

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Thanks for your concern, but yes, i have $1400 in it. Find me another trailer for less than $1500 that looks as good as mine does now (after the new wheels that I traded for) with brand new brakes, tires, bearings, good wood and drive overs and get back to me. I could sell this trailer for an easy $2000 with the new wheels on it.

here's a trailer almost exactly like mine for $2600. Except with a metal deck, which I don't want.

http://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/3094883182.html

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I understand you getting a bit offended by his post but I don't think he meant it. At $1400 into it I think you have yourself a good deal and good experience from it, but I think I understand where he was coming from too. It is easy to forget in projects how much money we have in things and hindsight is always 20/20. Sounds like you came out a winner this time.

You tow rig shopping? Guessing this is not a stellar deal, but might be at 5k?
http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.a...11&forum_id=50

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I understand you getting a bit offended by his post but I don't think he meant it. At $1400 into it I think you have yourself a good deal and good experience from it, but I think I understand where he was coming from too. It is easy to forget in projects how much money we have in things and hindsight is always 20/20. Sounds like you came out a winner this time.

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I'm not offended........

Jb, a guy I know has this truck. It's not for sale but he said whenever I have the money he'll sell it to me. My dad will be giving me money for a truck in february 2013.

460, zf5 speed, 4x4, brand new km2's, clean interior with electric seats, windows, locks, lumbar support. It has a crate motor from ford with reciepts with 8k on it.

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0371.jpg

also, got wheels for the trailer

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0494.jpg

thats a pretty cool truck, a coworker has the dually version that she bought new.

Better buy stock in Exxon if you get it :flipoff2:

Ill steal Chevy volt batteries and sell them to pay for the gas. Two birds with one stone:gigem:

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0497.jpg

I learned how to use the tire machine tonight. Brakes done, just need to wire on the triple lights on the rear and weld down the board hold down strip.

Hubcaps or no hubcaps?

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0500.jpg

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/IMAG0501.jpg

Looks good with the center caps on, but wouldn't that make it hard to reach down and check bearing temp while you're hauling something? Cosmetics would take a back seat to making sure a wheel doesn't go careening off down the road after a bearing overheats and locks up.

no center caps and clean up the dust caps so they are the same color. should look good enough.

did yall take the old bronco body off? or is that another rig?

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Looks good with the center caps on, but wouldn't that make it hard to reach down and check bearing temp while you're hauling something? Cosmetics would take a back seat to making sure a wheel doesn't go careening off down the road after a bearing overheats and locks up.

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Yeah, didn't think of that. I'll just paint the hubs and put the rest of the new dust caps on.

Figured out a spare tire mount yet?

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did yall take the old bronco body off? or is that another rig?

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Tommy gave up on the body swap and bought a YJ on full width D44s, a 350/350 combo, and a cage to swap his axles under.

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Tommy gave up on the body swap and bought a YJ on full width D44s, a 350/350 combo, and a cage to swap his axles under.

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Really? I was unaware of that.

We haven't taken the old body off yet, that's why it's not at bryan iron and parted out. I should have the new body ready to go some time next week, then i'll pull that body off.

I haven't figured out a spare mount yet. It's on the list.

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Really? I was unaware of that.

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well considering your pictures which clearly show a complete bronco in front of the house, I thought Sam deserved some sort of smartass comment.

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well considering your pictures which clearly show a complete bronco in front of the house, I thought Sam deserved some sort of smartass comment.

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Really? What is that vehicle that is on tsls without a body on it in the night time picture? When I commented that's what I was looking at

mine

http://s736.photobucket.com/albums/x...IDEO0014-1.mp4

Tested the drive overs. Didn't mean to be that hard on it but it stumbled at the top of the drive overs.....guess it's a good test. I'm sure the jeep was hating life.