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crazycamper
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DIY car camper

Post by crazycamper » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:55 pm

Hi Guy's, I got this crazy idea to turn a Chrysler Pt Cruiser into a camper. The idea started when I bought a Pt cruiser for $500 originally for parts and once I had stripped it out for the parts mainly the front crash bar, front bumper and dash. The interior was quite good also so I swapped it all out and it left me with a shell which gave me the idea to turn it into a camper. So far I've chopped it down to a suitable length but before throwing money at it I thought I should see if it is worth doing ? I've joined the Caravanners Forum also to get as much info as I can get and recommendations for Perth fabricators etc.
The next step is to contact some trailer fabricators and enquire about installing a drawbar etc. I've seen one on a American site but their drawbars don't look kosher or pass our rules.
Weight wise I got one of those bottle jack scales used for weighing caravans and from that I've got a estimation weight of 490kg and I've been able to lift it and move it fairly easily but I guess at some stage I'll need go to a weigh bridge station and get some correct weights.
As I'm fairly handy I would like to do as much as I can myself. Looking underneath it would be safe to say I have to run a frame/chassis [50mm x 50mm x 3mm RHS] both sides back towards the wheels approx. 920mm in length then a drawbar [75mm x 50mm x 3mm RHS] off that ?

So far
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An American set up
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Under mine
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j41 ... hhdav2.jpg
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