PPansini10's M101 CDN2 Overland Trailer Build

Got the trailer all put back together, hopefully only 1 or 2 more teardown left for paint, but I want to take it out on a short trip to make sure theres no other mods or major changes I have to make. I also needed to make a real license plate mount so I knocked that out today with some steel flat bar I had laying around. Came out good, and I added that little overhang in order to mount a small LED strip for nighttime driving and to make it NJ complaint.
Piece I started with:

Cut up:

Mocked up:


Welded up and then welded to the trailer:


Drilled holes and attached:

And boom finito:

 

Sick.

 

Thanks man! Getting closer and closer...

 

Looking great brother!

 

Got a few more things done to the trailer.. Attached some safety cables to the trailer and also bought a tongue box which i mounted up as well. The tongue box is a Kobalt universal truck tool box that fits perfectly on the tongue of the trailer. Almost like it was made for it! Decided on black diamond plate aluminum which is nice because it will match the paint scheme of the trailer, and also keep the weight down too.
Here's the cables and the weld on safety ring to attach them: I decided on cables vs chains because I wanted to keep the noise down and figured that cables would be better. Also less dragging and getting hung up on things.

Welded up and attached:


Next is the tongue box. For the mounting I decided to cut and weld on 4 tabs that I would then bolt the tool box too. Ended up working out great and the box won't be going anywhere!




And boom:

 

you weren't kidding, that toolbox fits great on there!

 

Yeah man seriously I was pumped! It hangs off the tongue about an inch and a quarter on each side, couldn't ask for a better fit honestly.

 

I went with the same safety cables, soooo much nicer than hearing chains slap

 

Yeah definitely, I think they're cleaner looking too

 

How much was that box?

 

It was $229 at my local Lowes. I was able to use a coupon to get $50 off of my purchase of $250 or more, so I bought $20 of other stuff too and ended up paying $200 total. So it worked out well

 

Nice dude! I'm trying to decide between something like that or one of the triangular tongue boxes

 

Yeah I was between them too but decided this would be a better option for me. Especially after seeing how well it fits

 

I've got a triangular box on my 416 and I am jealous of that full size box. You've got an awesome build going can't wait to see where you take it.

 

Thanks man! I'm getting closer and closer!

 

You had the squared off part of your frame at the front of the box which works nicely with the box you got. I think I'd have to get the triangular one or it would hang off weird on mine haha

 

Yeah thats true but you never know lol.. Mock up like a cooler or something just for the looks and see how it is. Thats what I did lol

 

Haha for sure!

 

Decided to paint up all the raw steel today in hopes of a maiden voyage soon. Still have other things i know i wanna get done before it gets professionally painted but just wanna stop as much rust as i can until then. Used flat black and it came out nice!