Used the warm weather to get the diamond plate matting cemented to the trailer ramps. I clamped then down for about an hour to make sure the mats stay stuck. 


Also got the wheels put on the trailer. I just hope I don't need to remove them, getting the little caps on was kind of a pain. They went on real tight so I shouldn't have any problems. 



I set the low rider frame on the trailer to test the length. Fits great as I planned. 


I test fit the trailer ramps for length and think they are just right. I won't know if the low-rider will bottom out when going up the ramps till later. It looks like they will work fine though. 


With the wheels installed I can start working on the parking brake. I mocked up a piece of scrap to see how things will work. My first thought was to mount thd brake lever on the top of the trailer but that will interfere with the low rider. I thought about mounting in on hte front of the trailer but that would involve designing some kind of linkage. I am not an engineer, I just want something simple. I mounted it under the trailer and positioned it high enough to not interfere with potential obstructions on the ground. 



I glued together a couple beefier pieces of wood to use as the brake lever mount. I also added a brace to hold every at the right angle. The only issue was my brake pad. I used a piece of the diamond plate matting but it was too thin. I then tried a piece of expanded foam and that shoud work good. I just need to figure out a way to keep the lever in place with the brake in the off position, it just flops around when the brake is not set. 



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