Building a tear drop trailer
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Building a tear drop trailer
Younguys are a wealth of info so i;m asking for some help! I am building a small teardrop to tow behind my atv to camp in the wild with! Thinking about building it to fit a full size matteres! Do you guys know of any sites that i can get plans off? It will be built out of aluminum and i would like to,have a small cooking area on the back!
I do believe I might have some plans...give me some time to dig through my pc and I'll post soon as I find them. I originally was going to build one...they certainly are cool looking and so compact.
ok...never mind...I found them already...man that was faster than I thought. Tell me where to email them.
ok...never mind...I found them already...man that was faster than I thought. Tell me where to email them.
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i would like a copy also if possible thanks, steveezrablu wrote:I do believe I might have some plans...give me some time to dig through my pc and I'll post soon as I find them. I originally was going to build one...they certainly are cool looking and so compact.
ok...never mind...I found them already...man that was faster than I thought. Tell me where to email them.
just because you ride the bus , it doesnt make you a bus person
the bus stopped and i got on and thats how it all began
the bus stopped and i got on and thats how it all began
My very first camper was a 1957 handmade teardrop. I towed it across the US with a 1963 Chevy Impala station wagon that had a 327 engine.
Sleeping in the camper at night was cozy. It had only a mattress and two overhead cabinets. The rear opened up and had the "kitchen", which consisted of a Coleman stove and an ice box.
Those were the days.
Sleeping in the camper at night was cozy. It had only a mattress and two overhead cabinets. The rear opened up and had the "kitchen", which consisted of a Coleman stove and an ice box.
Those were the days.
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splummer...yep, you sure can. Send me a private message with your email and I'll send it. I have plans for just about anything I think...or pretty close to it. I've spent a lot of time researching and collecting the past few years.
Also, here is a link for anybody that wants a whole bunch of plans for a great price. Actually a person could probably blow up some of those photos and do just fine
http://teardropplans.com/
and here's some inspiration...
http://www.socalteardrops.com/
splummer...yep, you sure can. Send me a private message with your email and I'll send it. I have plans for just about anything I think...or pretty close to it. I've spent a lot of time researching and collecting the past few years.
Also, here is a link for anybody that wants a whole bunch of plans for a great price. Actually a person could probably blow up some of those photos and do just fine
http://teardropplans.com/
and here's some inspiration...
http://www.socalteardrops.com/
ezrablu
1991 Bluebird International
360 DT - 6 Speed
1991 Bluebird International
360 DT - 6 Speed
Behind an ATV, huh?
Kinda wants to be strong, with the bits and pieces in the kitchen tied down _real_ good. The kitchen door is one big side of material so it better have strong hinges, fit solid with support all around when closed and have a top of the line latch so it doesn't pop open. Don't think you want to build on a harbor freight $200 utility trailer, either. I drove one of those across the country no problem and broke a spring 5 mile into Chicago. Now I know Chicago has some good pot holes, but I doubt it measures up to a good fire road...
Rufus
Kinda wants to be strong, with the bits and pieces in the kitchen tied down _real_ good. The kitchen door is one big side of material so it better have strong hinges, fit solid with support all around when closed and have a top of the line latch so it doesn't pop open. Don't think you want to build on a harbor freight $200 utility trailer, either. I drove one of those across the country no problem and broke a spring 5 mile into Chicago. Now I know Chicago has some good pot holes, but I doubt it measures up to a good fire road...
Rufus
To make this easier for everyone who wants a copy, I just added a link to my website isntead...click on it and a pdf will open....save it to your computer. I'll leave the link up for a few days.
These are vintage teardrop plans which you can change the shape, etc. to your likings.
http://www.ezrablu.com/pdf/teardrop.pdf
These are vintage teardrop plans which you can change the shape, etc. to your likings.
http://www.ezrablu.com/pdf/teardrop.pdf
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thank you for posting the plans for the teardrop, this maybe a near future project, may start one once the sno is gone and a few other projects completed, like a new trans in the duece ,almost done with that
just because you ride the bus , it doesnt make you a bus person
the bus stopped and i got on and thats how it all began
the bus stopped and i got on and thats how it all began
Your welcome splummer. Maybe you can share some photos of your project when you do. I still hope to build one in the future...so many plans...so little money
I have plans for scooters, bicycle boats, all kinds of boats from skiffs to glass bottom, buildings, 6 wheeler atv, 3 or 4 wheel atv, telescopes, smokehouse, walk-in fridge, bleachers, steel guitar, acoustic guitar, boomerangs, sand blaster, rototiller, fruit dryers, auto powered arc welder, arc welding gun, mobile welding trailer, picnic tables, periscope, golf cart, go-cart, cement mixer, tractor, mini bikes, motorized bicycle, gas smelting furnace, wind power battery system, snow mobile, snow thrower, all kinds of buildings, cabins, furniture you can imagine....too many to list. I have collected A LOT of plans and blueprints.
I have plans for scooters, bicycle boats, all kinds of boats from skiffs to glass bottom, buildings, 6 wheeler atv, 3 or 4 wheel atv, telescopes, smokehouse, walk-in fridge, bleachers, steel guitar, acoustic guitar, boomerangs, sand blaster, rototiller, fruit dryers, auto powered arc welder, arc welding gun, mobile welding trailer, picnic tables, periscope, golf cart, go-cart, cement mixer, tractor, mini bikes, motorized bicycle, gas smelting furnace, wind power battery system, snow mobile, snow thrower, all kinds of buildings, cabins, furniture you can imagine....too many to list. I have collected A LOT of plans and blueprints.
ezrablu
1991 Bluebird International
360 DT - 6 Speed
1991 Bluebird International
360 DT - 6 Speed
Here is a GREAT link to all kinds of teardrops plans....original oldies....some of these plans are for really nice looking teardrops.
http://www.tinytears.cc/scans.html
and this guy has some great photos of his build plus specs...
http://www.bobsteardrop.com/construction.htm
http://www.tinytears.cc/scans.html
and this guy has some great photos of his build plus specs...
http://www.bobsteardrop.com/construction.htm
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Umm...Ms MacGyver, if you plan to do all that, I sure hope you work a lot faster than I do. Or you might just go crazy.ezrablu wrote:Your welcome splummer. Maybe you can share some photos of your project when you do. I still hope to build one in the future...so many plans...so little money
I have plans for scooters, bicycle boats, all kinds of boats from skiffs to glass bottom, buildings, 6 wheeler atv, 3 or 4 wheel atv, telescopes, smokehouse, walk-in fridge, bleachers, steel guitar, acoustic guitar, boomerangs, sand blaster, rototiller, fruit dryers, auto powered arc welder, arc welding gun, mobile welding trailer, picnic tables, periscope, golf cart, go-cart, cement mixer, tractor, mini bikes, motorized bicycle, gas smelting furnace, wind power battery system, snow mobile, snow thrower, all kinds of buildings, cabins, furniture you can imagine....too many to list. I have collected A LOT of plans and blueprints.
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