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aerohead · 07-09-2011, 04:22 PM

Spoke with friend Gary( Prius owner ) few night ago about project.
Gary is going to purchase a wire-welder.He's already got a metal chop-saw to section the trailer frame with.He's also got a stick welder for the heavier sections.
The plan,so far,is to weld up a 1/2-inch ( 13mm ) EMT skeleton for the body,as I used with my 1-wheel trailer.Short of exotic materials it offers a very light,low-cost, structure,from readily available material.
Habitat for Humanity has re-sale stores around the USA,where cheap materials can be purchased even cheaper! This will be the source for Gary's steel needs.
He's been very busy and looks forward to down-time to devote to the project.
I'll be going by his place after Bonneville for a brain-storming session and visit.
In the meantime,he continues to record the database for baseline performance on the car for later comparisons.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,256 Thanks: 24,382 Thanked 7,359 Times in 4,759 Posts	slow progress Spoke with friend Gary( Prius owner ) few night ago about project. Gary is going to purchase a wire-welder.He's already got a metal chop-saw to section the trailer frame with.He's also got a stick welder for the heavier sections. The plan,so far,is to weld up a 1/2-inch ( 13mm ) EMT skeleton for the body,as I used with my 1-wheel trailer.Short of exotic materials it offers a very light,low-cost, structure,from readily available material. Habitat for Humanity has re-sale stores around the USA,where cheap materials can be purchased even cheaper! This will be the source for Gary's steel needs. He's been very busy and looks forward to down-time to devote to the project. I'll be going by his place after Bonneville for a brain-storming session and visit. In the meantime,he continues to record the database for baseline performance on the car for later comparisons.