Trailer Trash...?

I have been keeping my eyes open as I drove around my neighborhood and on craigslist for a trailer that I could pimp out. I just can't stop pimping. My neighbor 5 houses down had a tough as hell looking trailer. So on a whim I stopped by and asked if he was selling it. He said yes and the deal was done. The first two pics are what she looked like when I got it home. The bed itself is 4 x 6. I really liked the fact that it has full size wheels and tires (I do need to get a spare, anyone got a 15" six stud wheel and 215 75R tire they wanna unload?). As for the pimping I gave it a cleaning and ground down the surface rust. A quick shot with some silver paint and the frame looks great. I added a plank of OSB that I painted flat black (I think Andy/FM1 will love the color scheme). As for the racks I originally wanted to do a front and rear two level "T" bar like Yakhopper but my welding skills blow and I didn't want to shell out cash for square tubing (I'm still unemployed). Then I remembered I had an old steel shelving unit laying around and the light bulb went off. So I added an upright to each corner (the holes matched almost perfectly). I added the cross bars which happened to be 4 ft wide. As for storage I picked up two heavy duty bins from Lowes. I mounted them using carriage bolts and wing nuts on the inside so I could remove them and toss them in my truck in case I don't use the trailer. All my gear fits in one bin. I did have to get new tail lights but it was a simple 4 pin set up. I added some tie downs. The final touch was adding some stickers. Now all I need is a tote bottle opener (the wife has a shopping list for her garage sale/flea market). And of course I need an NCKA sticker. As for travel I plan on having the long boats on the penthouse level on a side angle kinda like a hull-a-vator set up. That should allow two side by side. But until I find them they will go upside down for transport.

Let me know if I missed anything or if you have some ideas that I missed.

Nice work!  Way to be productive.   

There goes the saying "Other mans trash is another mans treasure" Great job next time I need help pimpin I will seek you for advice, last time I tried I got slap

nice! you should pad those bars so they don't rub on your yaks. Pipe insulation works good and is fairly tough.

nice! you should pad those bars so they don't rub on your yaks. Pipe insulation works good and is fairly tough.

yep....looking into it. Ideally I want to use pool noodles but were out of season.

That trailer got a heavy duty frame!  Congrat on your finding and thank you for the pictures Eric.

is that shelfing you used the ones from cosco? i had some of those cosco ones, strong and took alot of weight.

is that shelfing you used the ones from cosco? i had some of those cosco ones, strong and took alot of weight.

I think so....Yes it's study as hell. It doesn't budge an inch

What good is a trailer if you don't bring it up to the coast? Where have you been? Let's fish/dive.

That ROCKS!

nice work.

S.

Eric, i notice that you loaded the boat upside down on the trailer.  Aren't the 50 lb lead ingots that you store in the hull gonna fall out?

nice bargain buy!

yep....looking into it. Ideally I want to use pool noodles but were out of season.

How many noodles are you looking for?

Eric great job on the trailer! And yes the color is there! The pool noodles are the way to go then just wrap them with ten mil tape.

yep....looking into it. Ideally I want to use pool noodles but were out of season.

How many noodles are you looking for?

I think one each for the crossbars. So 4 assuming the pool noodles are 4 ft long. My .99 store had them. I laugh when I see them selling for $6 each at a sporting good store. What a mark up. I'm guessing it cost about .02 to make them in china

Eric, i notice that you loaded the boat upside down on the trailer.  Aren't the 50 lb lead ingots that you store in the hull gonna fall out?

nice bargain buy!

You're just weak! Spend more time in the gym and less at the strip clubs!