M100 overland trailer build!

Progress

 

yup little bit but its something just gotta get the time to go and cut everything off

but we still have to finish the deck at parents house so its gonna be awhile

 

well it looks like my progress is going to be halted for a bit longer then expected....... my dads truck had the oil cooler fail on it so it needs replaced he took it out to his friends house (who is gonna help me cut and weld the tongue off the trailer) well he was working on my dads truck and decided to test and see how it was running and closed the hood and didnt latch it all the way and the hood snapped back and hit the cab of the truck thankfully no damage to the cab or windshield but the hood is destroyed and the mounts for the springs are destroyed so it might be awhile before he is willing to help me with my trailer...

 

thanks man

 

no picture yet but progress has started again on the trailer i have dropped it off a friends house to get the tongue cut off and have a new one put on the trailer!

he is also willing to let me practice welding on scrap metal to get better at welding which is what i wanted to do while working on this trailer!

so hopefully here in a few days we will have a good looking trailer that isnt sagging because of the bent tongue

 

this is not my trailer (or the right model its a m416) and im not sure whose it is but i love it and that old 3rd gen pickup as well!!

but besides that this is kinda end goals to have a slide for the grill a tailgate out the back a hard top that can hinge out of the way for ease of loading everything in and out at the begging and end of a trip the tent is just going to be bolted to the hard top hopefully before winter is over i can get this all done!

 

https://squareup.com/store/KCK/
for anyone that has a m100 or a m416 some neat stuff for a hinge mount

i did not find this that would be @ovrlndkull he showed it to me so i thought i would post it here for anyone that might have a trailer similar and or looking to do something like this

 

a bit of progress and something interesting! these old m100s and i believe the m416 had the ability to have the tongue unbolt off the trailer for ease of transportation so they could stack these trailers on top of each other and take less room!

in the process of having the new tongue welded up on the trailer so i can have the lock n roll hitch setup! then its off to get a hard top made!

 

a bit more progress we have been testing how we want the design and how long we want the tongue for the front so far this is the one we will be going with so nothing lines up perfectly yet but it will eventually!

im extremely excited tbh because this means we are getting closer and closer

 

https://www.wheeleveryweekend.com/products/rtt-security-clamps

since we are on the topic of how to mount a tent i just got shown these they are security locks plus it forms to what ever rack you have i will be getting a set for the trailer if anyone wants to wait to know how they are give me a month and ill let you know (hopefully it wont take longer)

 

and for more of an update the trailer will be coming back home on saturday hopefully! so to prepare for that i need to get everything for the rack ordered these are the items i will be going with for my setup

https://www.wheeleveryweekend.com/products/rtt-security-clamps?variant=28006604767316

$144 Thule SquareBar 108 (43”)

https://www.amazon.com/Thule-712200...367554&sprefix=thule+squa,aps,152&sr=8-2&th=1

https://compactcampingstore.com/products/no-weld-trailer-rack-towers

the total for everything for the rack setup is 382 now this could be cheaper but i like the idea of locking my tent down where it cant be stolen without a bit of effort.

 

https://tventuring.com/m416-m100-diy-no-weld-trailer-rack-examples-t3271-s60.html

if anyone is needing ideas for a m100/m416 give this a look some awesome trailers in this!

 

The trailer is home! And man does it look stout! Also those bolts on the bottom that is where the tongue unbolts from the body

 

more updates! i will need to upload pictures later but i now have my risers from compact camping store, my security locks from wheel every weekend, and my thule crossbars now i just need to get the hard top done and we will be ready to go camping!

 

also if anyone can find me that little box i will give you a cookie lol

 

Nice, I need to switch to a lock-n-roll.

 

its pretty sweet man i cant wait to use it

 

This is a pretty good site for original stuff(it may be repop stuff). I use to spend a lot of time on it when I had a M416
https://www.dlbensinger.com/shop/m100-trailer-cable-box/

I want white macadamia nut

 

Haha I’ll check it out thanks! And I have no clue how to make that lmao