Well here is my second passion. I learned a lot about RVs and my self with this rig. In 2010 I had been with my gf for about 5 years and been AutoXing for 8 years. And I was bored with racing time and not other cars. So I was committed as **** to switching to w2w, but had no money at all as I work (and still do) a retail job. So I sold my open trailer to get a bit more comfort when camping at the track. I did this is because my race club only offered around 4-6 races for autoxes (no big), but for w2w they offered 12-14 races a year. And not to mention I hate bugs. Hate hate bugs. And yes I wanted my gf to be happy at the track too as I raced. So with getting my car and my safety gear up to w2w code I had a pretty tough debt. So I found a guy not localy sold a trailer a local guy was selling for thousands of dollars less. eBay. Thank god. This guy also did not mark up all the accessories like every place I went to. SO I maxed my CC on everything I could. Upgraded front the biased tires to the actual trailer radials at 15 (not $50) a tire including the upgraded in-floor spare. Finished walls and floor (but not ceiling cause I thought it would help me finish wiring up the rest and save me money (HUGE MISTAKE)). Jump door. Diamond plated ramp door. Front lower only cabinets. A huge one is the built in matching locks. ANd the best one is the RV door. Holy cow is that the best! Easy small door to get in and out WITH a screen door built in.
And after that it was the "I can save money by doing it myself mistake(s)". If it was one or two things yeah maybe it makes sense. But since the first weekend I bought it all I have done is mod this rig. Mod after mod after mod... after mod. I know now (yeas hind site is perfect 20/20) that if I just found a way to get a loan or someway to buy my self a 5th wheel toy hauler/race rig I would have spent way more time on the car and less time/money with the rig. But maybe it was a lesson I needed to learn. So I will try to list the mods I put in after I bought the trailer with the pics.
So this pic shows my latest mod. The awning and outlet (cant see in this pic). Again life story... I drove 9 hours to save $5oo bucks buying the awning, but having to buy locally the dumb ass white arms you see in this pic instead of the black arms that I ordered in the first place. They are short arms (I said on the phone 3 ******* times when I ordered black) but when I showed up to pick the kit it was all in giant tubes ready to strap to the top of my daily P5. Oh that right I drove 5 hours through Chicago rush hour traffic with a 12' tube a top my P5. But man I wish again this thing came with it. Cause since I had this awning I cant imagine being with out it. 02' head lights on the 99'. Nice upgrade as the stocks were milky white and dim as ****. The topper was a massive necessity. Not only did it clear out my cabinets in the trailer, but I bought a extended height one so I can put a chemical toilet in there and stand up and put my pants on and off when use it. (hey, what can I say. The race tracks are always so dark at night and eating track food and drinking heavily leads to mid night emergencys) Also you can see the A/C unit that makes my gf less likely to start fights with me cause shes hot and uncomfortably. NOT CHEAP.
Here is inside the topper. I bought the topper with interior led lights for obvious reasons. However the light had a 3 position switch! SO I bought some magnetic switches and had the lights turn on when ever I opened the side doors or the rear door. Its pretty useful. And yeah thats the only Honda I own. The yep u guessed... 2nd generator I owned. For the love of god DO NOT pay attention to how many watts a generator makes, pay attention to how many AMPs a generator makes. My first one was a $3oo piece of s*** that could not run the A/C nor run any quieter that a ******* space ship taking off. And yes my cem toilet, two gas tanks for the race car, smokey joe grill, charcoal, cooler, bike rack, another recent purchase and way way too late is the 24" industrial fan! With the dog and all the damn bugs it makes his life and ours (especially grilling) way better. Dog bowel holder since he is as tall as my car.
Here you can see I had some what hard wired the gen 30Amp Marine receptacle to the back of the topper along with a 15Amp outlet too. This is great cause if I microwave at the same time the A/C was on I would blow what ever the race track would try to provide us. Also in pic but cant see is the very new back up camera.
Another 15Amp receptacle. Needed if I am plugged into shore power and not having the gen running. Along with the white awning arm. Note the propane tank cover to cover propane tanks.
Here is the first interior shot. I just moved that propane heater (yup you guessed it... the second heater) to that side because it was below the key chain rack and I was worried I would melt the key fobs at night and every time it was windy and someone would open the door it would blow out. AWESOME mod is to cover the jump door with a screen so you can have that huge wide door open but no bugs could get in. I have that screen attached with velcro so I could roll it up and still use the jump door. Yes a must is a 12V ceiling fan, really moved the heat down from the ceiling at night. I insulated the ceiling and ceiling corners when I put in the A/C. Doing that meant it made the trailer cold inside not just swirling hot and cold air around when the A/C was running. Flimsy towel rack, cant even hold the weight of my drivers suit (again will buy twice. Not really saving any money when I do that). 1X1s holding the jack and jack stands in place. Velcro to hold the remotes in place (by my head at night). ahh yes very cheap (finally) used window I cut into the side of the trailer. Really got rid of that claustrophobia feeling, and vertigo I would get from the floor. A broom. Them sticky tires would bring in a ton of rocks. Not so nice to sleep on.
And after that it was the "I can save money by doing it myself mistake(s)". If it was one or two things yeah maybe it makes sense. But since the first weekend I bought it all I have done is mod this rig. Mod after mod after mod... after mod. I know now (yeas hind site is perfect 20/20) that if I just found a way to get a loan or someway to buy my self a 5th wheel toy hauler/race rig I would have spent way more time on the car and less time/money with the rig. But maybe it was a lesson I needed to learn. So I will try to list the mods I put in after I bought the trailer with the pics.
So this pic shows my latest mod. The awning and outlet (cant see in this pic). Again life story... I drove 9 hours to save $5oo bucks buying the awning, but having to buy locally the dumb ass white arms you see in this pic instead of the black arms that I ordered in the first place. They are short arms (I said on the phone 3 ******* times when I ordered black) but when I showed up to pick the kit it was all in giant tubes ready to strap to the top of my daily P5. Oh that right I drove 5 hours through Chicago rush hour traffic with a 12' tube a top my P5. But man I wish again this thing came with it. Cause since I had this awning I cant imagine being with out it. 02' head lights on the 99'. Nice upgrade as the stocks were milky white and dim as ****. The topper was a massive necessity. Not only did it clear out my cabinets in the trailer, but I bought a extended height one so I can put a chemical toilet in there and stand up and put my pants on and off when use it. (hey, what can I say. The race tracks are always so dark at night and eating track food and drinking heavily leads to mid night emergencys) Also you can see the A/C unit that makes my gf less likely to start fights with me cause shes hot and uncomfortably. NOT CHEAP.
Here is inside the topper. I bought the topper with interior led lights for obvious reasons. However the light had a 3 position switch! SO I bought some magnetic switches and had the lights turn on when ever I opened the side doors or the rear door. Its pretty useful. And yeah thats the only Honda I own. The yep u guessed... 2nd generator I owned. For the love of god DO NOT pay attention to how many watts a generator makes, pay attention to how many AMPs a generator makes. My first one was a $3oo piece of s*** that could not run the A/C nor run any quieter that a ******* space ship taking off. And yes my cem toilet, two gas tanks for the race car, smokey joe grill, charcoal, cooler, bike rack, another recent purchase and way way too late is the 24" industrial fan! With the dog and all the damn bugs it makes his life and ours (especially grilling) way better. Dog bowel holder since he is as tall as my car.
Here you can see I had some what hard wired the gen 30Amp Marine receptacle to the back of the topper along with a 15Amp outlet too. This is great cause if I microwave at the same time the A/C was on I would blow what ever the race track would try to provide us. Also in pic but cant see is the very new back up camera.
Another 15Amp receptacle. Needed if I am plugged into shore power and not having the gen running. Along with the white awning arm. Note the propane tank cover to cover propane tanks.
Here is the first interior shot. I just moved that propane heater (yup you guessed it... the second heater) to that side because it was below the key chain rack and I was worried I would melt the key fobs at night and every time it was windy and someone would open the door it would blow out. AWESOME mod is to cover the jump door with a screen so you can have that huge wide door open but no bugs could get in. I have that screen attached with velcro so I could roll it up and still use the jump door. Yes a must is a 12V ceiling fan, really moved the heat down from the ceiling at night. I insulated the ceiling and ceiling corners when I put in the A/C. Doing that meant it made the trailer cold inside not just swirling hot and cold air around when the A/C was running. Flimsy towel rack, cant even hold the weight of my drivers suit (again will buy twice. Not really saving any money when I do that). 1X1s holding the jack and jack stands in place. Velcro to hold the remotes in place (by my head at night). ahh yes very cheap (finally) used window I cut into the side of the trailer. Really got rid of that claustrophobia feeling, and vertigo I would get from the floor. A broom. Them sticky tires would bring in a ton of rocks. Not so nice to sleep on.
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