Scratch Build of W900L - Simulated Air Ride Suspension - Scale 53' Trailer

I got some drawing done today. Here is what I came up with.



Then I am transferring it to the aluminum and then I will cut it out sometime this week.



I am also working on the AX10 diffs and I will post progress of them as I get them done. ( I got rif of those and went with regular semi axles)

I finally sold my ol' Mustang and now have a cleaned out garage. It is great to have all that space to work in. I am working on custom trailers for some customers and in between that and spending time with my family I work on my truck. Here is what the trailer looks like so far. I need to get the axles done on the truck so I can move onto the suspension, I want to get the truck setting on its own soon.



Here is what I am going for with the rig.

I have finished up the machining of the engine to accept the motor. I am still working on the mounting of the tranny. I think the pictures speak for themselves. I like the way it is turning out.

The black things on the cab subframe are what I am working on for simulated air bags. They will have a spring inside. I am always messing around with something.

I got the C-15 mounted today, the axles are done, and I am working on the rear suspension.







Here are the mounts for the control arms. I am working on the simulated air bags. This may take a while.



I can't wait until I can start working on the body.

So I am waiting on my axles and other bits, I decided to get working on some other things. Here goes, I have made the side step/boxes, cut the fuel tanks, the sleeper step, and made the rig master box that will house the esc. I also got some work done on the trailer, got the landing gear mounted and I started working on the sliding tandem axles.

I forgot how much work all these little parts take, but knowing what the end product will look like is well worth the effort.

I have diamond plate that covers the side step/boxes and I am in the process of making the cover for the rig master.

Got some more done today, I am excited to start working on the body. Everything goes slow when scratch building, but it is much more rewarding in the end.

This is taking some time getting all the cuts, bends, corners, etc done, but I am enjoying it. Just in case you were wondering, I am cutting all the aluminum with my stationary scroll saw. It is not CNC, but it gets the job done. :banana:

I got a lot more done on the trailer, but I will have to post some pics of that later. I may end up going for a look like this, what do ya think?

Here I have some pics of the work I have done, long time no post, so here is a lot of information. The pics are pretty self explanatory. I am making the trailer with working sliding tandem and simulated air suspension. Got some work done on the truck, I will be tearing it down and redoing the steps and tanks, I have to have everything just right to pass my inspection.

I will be opening up my store on ebay soon and will be selling trailer for just about anything. I have been doing this for a while and want to open up the potential market for the trailers.



Yes, it is long, but it is a scale 53' trailer. I have about 9 hours into the trailer already and don't want to even think about how much time I have on the truck.