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Just read this thread - what a great build! It's got the cogs turning in my head about building one, but I have enough projects on the go sadly! Looking forward to it progressing! thanks, Benz! I throw a couple of hours on it here and there whenever I can, but it feels like I'm always stealing time from something else!..(especially if you get my better half's opinion)  JP |
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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All one color...Got the door gap to fit better, bent the flanges over so the piece basically just snaps in place somehow....bonus! final shaping is next....   This was tricky...the final details will take longer than I thought! JP |
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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trailer corner locks in place with one metal screw, which widened the door gap perfectly....unplanned success!
just drove it 300 miles to pick up my kid in college after his first semester....we fit a college fridge, assorted boxes, totes, a small dresser, microwave...you know college stuff and the trailer rode like a champ!...
back to business now....
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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So the trailer light module that was in my car crapped out due to a short in the wiring up under the heat shield beneath the trunk floor. In a way, I'm lucky to have had the circuit protection in the module, but for some reason, the fuse didnt blow, it just overheated the module until its plastic case cracked open.....ending its life. Oddly, there was also a relay externally fitted to the system, which clued me in to the problem as whenever I turned the lights on, I would hear this loud clicking from the back of the car.....I'm guessing the relay may have been installed because of trailer brakes...but that seems really out of place for a small car that carried at most a jet ski trailer! anyway...I found this new unit, a Tekonsha model, that requires NO splicing of wires!....it was pricey...but I really like the idea of not having to cut up my cars wiring any more than it already is (from the last module that was in it....) there are sensors that you clip on to each wire (stop, tail, turn) and then wrap that in insulated foam....very simple. The most difficult thing was getting the trim off and making up a bracket for the unit so I could mount it in a secure and dry area behind the access cover for the tool kit.  Here are the wrapped sensors....(note, I taped over the old splices)  The module goes through a learning process and needs to be connected to a power source that does not turn off with the key....I'm not too Leary about that...but will monitor the battery charge...... its a neat idea and makes for a very clean install..... JP |
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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May 26, 2021 13:58:45 GMT
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I am back on the trailer!...Its time to get some progress as well as some maintenance done on the old "E-18" trailer. I actually have to make some repairs and fix a bit of rust that has resurfaced. The disc brakes, which consist of just the discs, needed a repaint....I also checked the wheel bearings and they are fine....  and finally began closing in the other front corner in metal pieces....The first two pieces. I made paper templates of the curvatures at different points along the front corner piece on the other side of the trailer, then flipped them over to get as close to them as I could for this side....  the top piece  and getting ready for a skim coat of filler....   I used evercoat bondo glass....a mixture of bondo and fiberglass strands....  Threw some primer on it and put it right into service picking up my kid from college!  and the money shot!  its nice to have made some progress on this project again...still works really well and we get plenty of thumbs up on the road... thanks for looking JP |
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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