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Are you planning on making the shell from pre-laminated panels, or are you going to laminate it up yourself with the curves in?
With the flat sides, and curved top it would be perfect to do from pre-laminated panels. Curves would be easily made by making multiple cuts in the inside of the radius and bending.
Steve
The plan is to make the side panels myself by sandwiching some plywood between fibre glass panels and an internal layer of thin, decorative ply. The roof will have a number of cross pieces which some reasonably thin ply will be bent over and then some fiberglass over that as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveG
The outside edges will be finished with a J mould extrusion.
The main reason for this is that it is the method that the majority of home builders use for building these. That means that there are plenty of resources around on the best way to curve ply etc.
Dillan
Just over 3K seems a lot for just a chassis. I had my whole trailer built for under 1500, I know it was a few years ago, but I wouldn't have thought prices had gone up that much (??).
I don't want to sound as if i am defending the trailer manufacturer im speaking to but it does include electric brakes, an off road hitch and proper off road suspension.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chops
I am waiting on a couple more quotes so we will see what sort of figures they give.
Naa, all good then, that makes sense :) Mine was only leaf sprung with no brakes, but it did have the brackets for them and Toyo Hubs/rims (:angel:).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dizza
Hey Dizza, what's the drawing program your using? If you could post me a link to it I would appreciate it thanks. I've been trying to get hold of one, but not having much success without having to spend coin,,
I like the way you got the Disco onto it :D
Its just Google sketchup, Im using the paid version but there is a free one which is good for most things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chops
Its pretty easy to use with a bit of googling to figure out bits and pieces.
I cheated and downloaded someone else's accurately sized Disco model :D There is no way I could do that :p
Hello again. That's still tall money for a chassis. We have a mob here in Adelaide called SA Trailer & Chassis Equipment. Used to use them all the time when I worked for one of the trailer mobs in Gawler.. Price up the bits you need then see how much the chassis is really worth. Also worth looking up composite panels... We used to be able to buy a sheet 3m x 1.5m composite panel that had .8 alli, 4mm hard plastic, .8 alli. It was light, less than $150 a sheet and came with paint ready white or silver sides. We were also able to buy corner and end cappings to suit the same stuff... Will try and find the make and supplier! :)
Independent suspension for the same price sounds like a very good idea.:cool:
Are you getting them to do any electrics?
ill see if they can do it any cheaper.
Im doing a little more research into the composites, looks like a good idea. especially the insulated caravan wall type stuff
Thats what i thought :pQuote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Nope. Electrics is the one thing i am very confident about so i figured ill save some money and do it myself :)