Project family sleeper

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

can you believe you are sleeping in that in 11 days...

 

[Bronzewyrm]

can you believe you are sleeping in that in 11 days...

ugg tellme about it. i rained all day at the shop today:bawl:

Bronze.

 

[BoringDave]

ugg tellme about it. i rained all day at the shop today:bawl:

Bronze.

Updates? Like I said I wish I could take on a project like this. For some reason I love working on RV's. Maybe that's why I've owned so many?


Dave.
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[Bronzewyrm]

Updates? Like I said I wish I could take on a project like this. For some reason I love working on RV's. Maybe that's why I've owned so many?


Dave.
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oh yeah sry. ill let the photos do the talking im leaving frwork atm...

10 days like hell. its almost like i build trailers for a living eh:scared:

Bronze.

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

:shocked:

 

[muddypunk]

Looks good I would like a small Camper to take out behind my Jeep it would be fun

 

[mojojojo]

That is looking freeking AWESOME John !!!!!

 

[Bronzewyrm]

thx guies.

i need a vacation....

:cheers:
Bronze.

 

[dellstopjeep]

looks amazing man can I bunk with you guys?

 

[wokkerk]

This is a really cool project. Ive always wanted something like this.

 

[McJesse]

yeah it's lookin pretty sick man can't wait to see it in person

 

[BoringDave]

thx guies.

i need a vacation....

:cheers:
Bronze.

I seen the pick hooked up in the other post. but post up some inside and close ups. I like the way the front angles down to get the good gas milage. You should get great milage. The last trailer I owned was a 21' Rockwood all loaded up and ready to go was 4500lbs. I averaged about 11 mpg with 3.55's and 31's. But I would keep my speed below 57mph at all times.


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[Bronzewyrm]

well inside is not done. just a queen size bed at the back. with a 44" folding bunk above it. cabs will be later this summer. and other touches along the way. found a leek thismorning @ the rock guard window.

BTW my miladge is fubar. i blew throo 2 tanks on the way to naches. 1.25 on the way home.

gas mileage is my new project for the xj. im somewhere in the area of 11mpg...

Bronze.

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

well inside is not done. just a queen size bed at the back. with a 44" folding bunk above it. cabs will be later this summer. and other touches along the way. found a leek thismorning @ the rock guard window.

BTW my miladge is fubar. i blew throo 2 tanks on the way to naches. 1.25 on the way home.

gas mileage is my new project for the xj. im somewhere in the area of 11mpg...

Bronze.

ouch buddy.. I get that milage towing my trailer unloaded.. and i have well over 400ft/tq on tap

 

[streetpirate]

next summer I'm paying you to help me build a camp trailer

 

[Bronzewyrm]

ouch buddy.. I get that milage towing my trailer unloaded.. and i have well over 400ft/tq on tap

yeah. the 5.0HO dont seem like such a bad ideah after all.:firedevil

next summer I'm paying you to help me build a camp trailer

im looking forward to it dan. im hopeing to have a couple more "proto" type models on the road for testing by the end of summer.

Maby ill go Blue too.

Bronze.

 

[Bronzewyrm]

Hitch Weight

Axle Weight.

fully loaded with all my stuff in toats. it was about 2k. EZ $ for the Xj up the pass. just a killer on my gas:nono:. not the trailers fault. my jeep is a petro hog.

Bronze.

 

[hards91xj]

well inside is not done. just a queen size bed at the back. with a 44" folding bunk above it. cabs will be later this summer. and other touches along the way. found a leek thismorning @ the rock guard window.

BTW my miladge is fubar. i blew throo 2 tanks on the way to naches. 1.25 on the way home.

gas mileage is my new project for the xj. im somewhere in the area of 11mpg...

Bronze.

What gears are you running with your 31`s ? Did you change your sreedo gear to match your gears and tires to get a real reading ?

 

[Bronzewyrm]

well, in light of the weekends events im doing some suspention modifactions. LONG over due modifacations. looking back at my thred, i never posted finished pics of the thing...

 

[Bronzewyrm]

well im taking the best of two trailers and mating them. i want more heigth on the trailer. i set it up for my xj on 3" now im at 4.5", it needs to come up. is also like to run a 14 or 15" wheel with 5 lug and better tires than the "may pops" i have been running.

so heres what i started with after the accedent (see trip report) And the donor trailer

better leaf springs and 5lug!

the fenders were welded to the axle and the deck neede removed, so i fliped it an went to town!

after preping the donor frame for mockup, i needed to stabilize the sleeper, and ready it for mockup.

removed this.

and after all that all i need for the habor freight trailer is a new wheel/tire. she's done well!

then it was time to remove my previously modifyed suspention from the sleeper

now im ready to slide one under the other and take a look at wheel well placement and floor heights.