Is it possible?

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  1. Tim Wilmoth

    Tim Wilmoth Member

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    I go to a few bike rallys a year and usally sleep in a tent but i have been looking at "teardrop campers for a while. I was wondering if it was possible to cut a comet shell i have , add a frame and tounge and make one myself.I wou;d make it 8 ft long so I could have doors at the front on both sides. I could use the tailights . If Ibuild the frame and brace the roof to floor before cutting it should stay straight rightHerre is a pic of the length Im thinking. and the comet I would be using.
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    I think it would be really cool. Would you try to narrow it by sectioning the middle or leave it stock width for more space?
     
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  3. Jamie Miles

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    I think it would be real cool as long as the body on that Comet is junk and not worth fixing. :)
     
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    It would be neat but pretty heavy for a bike to pull. I have often thought of making a car trailer by cutting a Maverick vertically through the center of each wheel well and grafting the 2 ends together.
     
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    i like the idea
     
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    You could make a trailer out of the old Comet and paint it to match your green Comet. Trailer it behind the car and put a tag on it that says "mini me". :rofl2:
     
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  7. Hawkco

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    There is a junk yard near my house that has a trailer made from a '68 Mustang convertible. I'm not sure I would've done that to a 'Stang convertible, but it looks good.
     
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    Tim-Don't know about trailers, but was that a GT?

    Seth
     
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  9. rayzorsharp

    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Cool idea...now let's make it happen. (y)
     
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  10. Dan Starnes

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    Tim, I like the idea,, hole saw it to the max,, got to be light, and remember the side winds,, keep the height as low as possible.... really cool idea.
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    RabidCustoms sic minds demand sic toys

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    cutting out the original floor pan (from cowl to trunk)will save a lot of unneeded weight too.plus free up room for your living space (y)
     
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  12. Tim Wilmoth

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    Hey Seth
    I dont know if it was a gt or not. Not enough left to tell. I dont think it was though.
    Tim
     
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    Cool idea but, with the Comet rear wheels being so far back the tounge weight would kill you for towing with a bike. How about grafting a bike to the front and making a trike out of one?
     
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    Me and Terry were talking about the same thing with my '74 Grabber today. :rofl2:
     
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