M416 -b1

Congrats on finding an m416! I've been looking and cannot find one at a reasonable price, so I picked up this homemade trailer a couple weeks ago.20170225_092120.jpg20170225_111012.jpg20170226_125759.jpg

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I cant wait to see more of this built! There is something so cool about a new modern jeep pulling a old military work horse. Its proof jeeps never lost their military heritage even if it has 4 doors, gps, and heated seats.
 
It's been a few months and very little progress. Here's my update. Sorry about the crappy pictures.

1. I finished the tongue extension. I ended up going with the "A" frame design as the hitch receiver tub weighs a lot and I didn't want to put extra unnecessary weigh on the front. This design is much stronger than what was on there before.

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This is the back end of the tongue, where it attaches to the trailer. I used 3x3 inch tube to make the tongue wider allowing me to gain extra length and more stability for the box I added to the tongue.

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Last week I found a trailer with a box in much better condition. I purchased it, swapped the boxes and sold the new frame with my old box.

Here's a picture of the new box.

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Here's a few picture of the old box.

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Today I added a 1/2 inch thick flat bar across the front to reinforce the frame. This will help when out on the trails as noticed this area seemed to flex fairly easy. I was also concerned about the added weight from the new tongue bending the 60 year old angle iron.

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I also fabricated a base for the tongue box out of angle iron. Welded the seems then grinded them down to give a cleaner look. Please keep in mind I'm still learning to weld, I am not a professional.

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This project sat for several months as family emergencies came up but I'm back on it.

Below are pictures of the new rear bumper. Frame is mostly all done. Just a few more details then to work on the body.

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Here is a picture of the trailer after getting sandblasted. IMG_1160.jpg




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Made some more progress on this trailer the last couple of months. I ended up giving this trailer to my little brother and I purchased an already built trailer. Here are some updates pictures.

This is the internal Skelton for the trailer lid.
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Lid was skinned and attached to the trailer.
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A RTT (Tepui) was mounted to the lid.
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I need to go over the trailer and reweld a few things and grind down some ugly welds. Then work on fabbing up some Fenders and getting some larger tires put on it. This has taken well over a year to get this far as I’ve only worked on it once or twice a month.


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Looking good, no reason to grind down ugly welds....your not a welder then your a grinder.....keep them as motivation to keep improving your welds :thumb:
 
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