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I'm now traveling again. I drove from North Dakota to Colorado to Texas to Mississippi and now I'm going from Mississippi to California (Currently in Phoenix AZ). This this is still rocking, spare and all.
I have been considering a "soft top" of sorts for my M 1102 for quite some time, as mine didn't come with the issued metal hoops and canvas. I eventually want to make a rack that holds a tent or similar over the trailer, but until then I decided on a different route.
My first design iteration...
After over 4500 miles of travel, it still works beautifully. I've taken it down only to check the pieces and to show some curious folks what I did. This has been a GREAT mod to do for a more "street" M1102.
I got my LAZY TONG riveter from Sportsmans and bagO'rivets from EBay today. FANTASTIC is all I have to say. GOOD CALL ON THIS RIVET TOOL. It is definitely NOT intended for tight spaces, but it's exactly what is needed to modify these trailers. It's very easy to operate and it makes these rivets...
I was referring to the brackets on the front of the standard M1102 - SilverEagle circa 2009 version that I have - the brackets in the front to mount the jack/stabilizer legs - i moved them (see picture) and wanted to find the rivets to put in place in the new spot
I have done some forum searching and looked for the TM on the M1102. I cannot seem to find the size of the rivets on the trailer. I am very unfamiliar with the world of riveting.
I am relocating the bracket for the leveling jacks, (or whatever they may be referred to as) and i am currently...
Good thoughts,
I intend to spray the wood with some primer and some truck bed liner to seal it, but I did use CDX treated ply so it should hold up fairly well. Good idea on the aluminum wheel spacer.
Updated now that I've completed it. Let me know what you guys think. Anybody wondering the strength of it, I am 250 lbs and I did a pull up on the bar while I was laying under there. And I kicked the tire after hand tightening everything and it didn't move.
I recently changed from the 37" Run-flats to some stock Chevy Silverado rims and times (245/75/16), mainly because i'm about to do about 3900 miles of highway from Alaska through Canada.
With that, I needed a way to not clutter the trailer with a spare. I didn't want to shell out the money for a...
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