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Old 08-13-2010, 11:46 PM
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Here is the build of my Trail King drop deck. I started with a set of Alum rails a buddy had cut out for me on the water jet and I added 1/2 alum angle to them with 5/16 stainless screws.


Next I used 1/4 alum plate for the floor and bolted the rails to them.




Then I used the stock plastic parts from a tamiya trailer and made my own alum plate to mount the king pin in.


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Old 08-13-2010, 11:54 PM
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Next I did the deck out of 1/16 thick oak plywood and used brass C channel over the wood and the alum plate to finish the edges.



I also soldered the joint were the C channel met in the edges and corners.
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Old 08-13-2010, 11:56 PM
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Here is the new milled ICC bumper for the trailer.

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Old 08-13-2010, 11:58 PM
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Such a sweet trailer....just awesome
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Old 08-14-2010, 12:04 AM
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I used the leaf springs off a Tri axle tamiya refer to mount my axles on the trailer and I also added a lower brass angle rail to the C Channel.





Here are some outside picks witch you can see the brass work better in.





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Ok here are the finished picks I got it shot with a gloss black and added the DOT tape to the sides all I have to do is do the LEDs the winter.





Stained the deck a Med Oak stain.

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Old 08-14-2010, 08:11 AM
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great paul! did your friend save the design?
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Looks better in person that is for sure

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Those Michelin's are sweet. I can't wait till November.
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Paul your drop deck looks real good. Ed
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NICE TRAILER!!!
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Hey thanks for all the great comments guys on the trailer. I have some detail work to do you will see more of them I have 3 more to build.
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wow Paul , I really like the way this looks

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2 questions Paul

1: how'd you solder the brass without burning the wood

2: is there any chance of a guy gettn a set of rails?
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2 questions Paul

1: how'd you solder the brass without burning the wood

2: is there any chance of a guy gettn a set of rails?
I will see what I can do not for sure as I am waiting on the water jet guy to fit in 3 sets he only does it when he has wast on the end of a sheet that is how he keeps my cost down.

And I get a little burnage on the wood but not much it is all in how you control your heat if I can i use my big iron instead of a torch.
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Hey Thanks Much Gary it is real heavy so it is sort of scale empty too it is lots of fun to pull around.
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Another great looking build Paul. Great work.

But you guys need to start building some lowboys for all this equipment that is going to be at these meets. lol
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Another great looking build Paul. Great work.

But you guys need to start building some lowboys for all this equipment that is going to be at these meets. lol
I got 1 trying to get the tractor done LOL
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