Areomodding my 6x12 enclosed trailer

[Chris D.]

started the project..

1" schedule 40 PVC piping





heat gun action..












trial fitted before I hit it with the Red Hot Blue Glue






I'll have a little door in the front to access the front jack crank handle..
but It'll be hidden behind the V nose

[brucey]

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but going by what I've read up on aerodnyamics, wouldnt a round (semi circle) front be a lot better than the splitter shape?

Still an improvement with the splitter. Now you're stabbing instead of sledgehammering the air.

[Chris D.]

I donno, your probably right, but this design was simple and cost effective..
I figured out my plan of attack and its only temporary anyways..

[Otto]

Originally Posted by Chris D.

I donno, your probably right, but this design was simple and cost effective..
I figured out my plan of attack and its only temporary anyways..

An elliptical nose would be optimum, but what you have is just fine behind the truck.

Regarding bending the PVC pipe: Consider stuffing the pipe with dry sand, then heat it and bend around a mandrel. The sand will keep it from collapsing or buckling during the bend. You don't need to stuff the whole pipe, just the section to be bent, +/- ~10" either side of the bend point. Use a cork or similar stopper in the pipe to keep the sand in proper place.

Another idea would be to use longerons made of spruce strips, ripped into thickness about like a yardstick. This like the inner railing of rowboats at the gunwales, with spacers between inner and outer strips. A couple of 2X4s ripped lengthwise on a table saw into ~1/4" thickness, would do the trick and be cheap and durable. You could use some of that 3M foam adhesive construction tape to hold the skin to the longerons.

[i_am_socket]

Progress is looking good so far

[Chris D.]

Originally Posted by Otto

An elliptical nose would be optimum, but what you have is just fine behind the truck.

Regarding bending the PVC pipe: Consider stuffing the pipe with dry sand, then heat it and bend around a mandrel. The sand will keep it from collapsing or buckling during the bend. You don't need to stuff the whole pipe, just the section to be bent, +/- ~10" either side of the bend point. Use a cork or similar stopper in the pipe to keep the sand in proper place.

Another idea would be to use longerons made of spruce strips, ripped into thickness about like a yardstick. This like the inner railing of rowboats at the gunwales, with spacers between inner and outer strips. A couple of 2X4s ripped lengthwise on a table saw into ~1/4" thickness, would do the trick and be cheap and durable. You could use some of that 3M foam adhesive construction tape to hold the skin to the longerons.

wow, you LOVE doing things the hard way

This is just temporary, its use is for one time only..
The trailer will be sold once I reach my destionation..

[i_am_socket]

Must be one of those "there is no such thing as over-engineering" types

[Chris D.]

what you see is a little over an hours worth of work,
took a break and went out for a late dinner, came back to it..

[digitaldissent]

quick and easy might just be Ok for a onetime use, my question would be where are you moving too?

[Chris D.]

Moving to Minnesota, California's getting too ridiculous..