My luck I wouldn't have paid attention and I would have stepped forward on that frame and one of the uprights would have caught me in the groin. Nice Work!
When cutting aluminum sheet with a circular saw, clamp the sheet between 2 pieces of plywood and go for it! Perfect edge on the cut every time. With the blade cutting up into the aluminum, the plywood acts like a backer and you don't get the rough cut.
Nice job, good trick with the rubber hose taking the wiring through the steel frame and worth remembering if you're running cables through metal and you don't have the right grommets...
excellent job ... lol "mouse trap" ... $53. for the aluminum sheet didn't sound too bad ... had me thinking I should side my house with it ... lol ... As always great video ... the detail of the process pulls you into the build ... thanks for sharing
Looking great for sure. Man there must be a lot of tension on that spring for the door. If the plywood does not add enough weight I would assume that spring tension is adjustable like a garage door.
Nicely done! I wonder if expanding foam on the interior, prior to the plywood, would have any stiffening benefit? But I like what you're doing to the trailer. Nice.
If you are intending running the welder/generator with the doors closed make sure you account for the intake venting. I have seen walls sucked in when a generator was not properly vented. Admittedly much larger generator.
Couldn't you have sealed the whole door with silicone between the aluminium and the door frame :- would have stopped any vibration and bellowing across the door. (Retired truck body builder)
You never cease to amaze Darrin. I think the most impressive part of the video was cutting the rectangles for the lights. How do you manage to freehand such straight lines?
Excellent job Mate!! I thought we were gonna see you get catapulted over the roof in the beginning!! I'm surprised you didn't fish the wires through the upper piece of box steel!!☺
Nice work on rebuilding the trailer but in my opinion you made one huge mistake and that is leaving the scotch lock wire connectors. At one time I worked at a car stereo shop which we did car stereos, alarms, running boards, etc, just about every vehicle accessory you could think of. The one thing we found is of any install the shop did where some new or lazy installer used scotch lock connectors, if there was an electrical problem with the install, the scotch locks were the problem. The good installers who cared about their work, would never use scotch locks because of all the problems we had experienced with them and if it was anywhere other than the interior of the vehicle, the electrical connections were soldered and heat shrunk. I've repaired and replaced the wiring on many a trailer over the years for many people where all electrical connections were soldered and heat shrunk and no one has ever had a problem with their trailer wiring that I replaced. When it comes to preventive maintenance on trailers or vehicles exterior electrical connections, soldering and heat shrinking the wires will save you a lot of work down the road.
I've been working with car audio/wiring and car wiring in general for years and here's my advice- solder those taillight wires and get rid of those squeeze on quick connectors. Those connections will come back to haunt you later.
Oh Yeahhhh! Nice work! Just hope I'm not following you without sunglasses. But I can check my front lights right? Haha That ramp door will be strong enough for a VW bug! Looking good buddy! Really good! Can't wait to see it operate with a load going in.
Looking good. Hey, I wonder if you put a check valve (anti drainback) in the fuel line if these older carbed motors would start quicker after sitting. All of mine do this even with rebuilt or new carbs. Never seen anyone do it, but just thinking. :)
be aware with those leds that there is a voltage loss causing them to not be as bright as they should be. I would only use half a string of those at a time and just wire the half strings in parallel
that's going to be a very heavy door you're going to need dual pulleys doubled up electric come along is there something to pull that door up I don't see it spring loaded at the bottom it's going to be a real nasty door
don't get me wrong. I have similar hobbies (vw type2, home improvements, working on small engines and other people's cars) but I also have a 42 hour job and I am always wondering how you manage to work on all those projects.
holy shit mustie thats nice work man it was a peace of shit till you got it lot of work man double your money on that one i like were you keep your rides nice place safe and sound
@@eskieman3948 oh yes we do. We average 60-72% during the summer. My in-laws are from New Hampshire....They HATE coming down here. Says its to uncomfortable for them....HAHAHAHA
I really like your videos but every time I watch your videos I am wondering what you are actually doing for a living. how can you afford all the things you do? are you just wealthy?
I wish i had the money. Im friggin disabled and fighting to get my disability but yet a drug addict or alcoholic can apply for disability and get it no problem.
