Project Choose Your Own Adventure

[ScottyB]

updates pls

not ded!  sorry, took august and most of september off due to vacation/sick wife/school break/car wrecked/hot as Zeus's sweaty lightning-struck ballsack and therefore unfit for human garage projects.  progress:

flipped the deck over on the frame, 2 coats of Zinsser primer on the exposed underside to ensure that extra bit of waterproofing protection underneath the undercoating that i'll apply



1 quart was the perfect amount


Pete once again saved me from probably more work and heartache.  i was originally going to coat the underside with a roofing tar but he convinced me that automotive undercoating would harden up and protect better.  i agree - grabbed 5 cans of this at the local auto store and will be spraying this on tomorrow morning.


next up is a big step - finally bolting the deck to the frame.  once its on, i'll apply the undercoating to seal up the entire underside of the deck + frame rails as it sits.

drilled out 14 total holes around the perimeter of the deck to fasten it down, using the 1.25" forstener bit to allow clearance for the toothed washers that the carriage bolts sit in (prevents the bolt from spinning).  sunk the first bolt last night as a test-fit, all good.


the toothed washers are zinc, and the bolts are stainless so there is potential for a mild reaction between the 2 differing metals.  i'll hit the washers with some undercoat to help insulate the connection.

next big steps:
• bolt everything down for real
• mask the side of the frame and wheels/tires to prep for undercoat
• pull the trailer outside over a tarp and undercoat the bottom 
• build the smuggler's compartment hatch
• lay flooring, glue up + tack nails, trim edge w/router
• order plywood for the walls