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[Brams96]

macfoot - Do you have a link to them? or know the company name?

[nordicmini]

macfoot - Do you have a link to them? or know the company name?

Hi Scott if your after trailer parts there is a place in canterbury go along the road past the wincheap estate towards the railway bridge then turn right just before the bridge its oneway its along that road on the left hand side they sell everything for trailers Alan

ps empty your mail box its full

[stevedx]

you've made a great job of that, do you fancy finishing mine off?

[macfoot]

will try and find it for you !!!

[macfoot]

found it

RPH Trailer Spares 0115 9788005 about £50 22mm for mini hubs
also on ebay 370414456561

Edited by macfoot, 11 August 2010 - 04:04 PM.

[Brams96]

Awesome, Thanks guys

(alan - i've emptied it a bit cheers for the heads up)

Edited by Brams96, 11 August 2010 - 05:04 PM.

[Brams96]

Well I picked up the trailer with the help from a friend (Cheers Jamie). It needs a new rear valance and closing boards and a couple of patch repairs but overall it's pretty solid. So I'm going to crack on with it today and strip and cut out the bits I dont want/need.
We also picked up the other project but that's a whole other thread which Julia will be starting.
Right off we go . . . .

[Brams96]

I started on the trailer with the grinder today. So far I have cut off the B-pilar bits level, chopped around the rear of the window to remove the parcel shelf and started on the drivers side deseaming to see what will be like. I have decided to deseam the rear as I think it will look better having the whole thing smooth. I also put a bracing bar across the B-pilars and down to the tunnel on the floor. Plus I've removed the seat flap and started chopping the rear bins. I dont have any pics today but shoule get some tomorrow. The subframe is nearly all seam welded, I just have to cut the rusty parts out like I've already done and replace them, piece of cake.

Edited by Brams96, 21 August 2010 - 06:05 PM.

[998dave]

Sounds like you're copying my frame work, it does seem to work very well as my trailer body is really very stiff now.
Photo's please, may steal ideas from you too!

[Brams96]

Yeah Dave, I have used your bracing idea at the front but will be doing the rear slightly different. What thickness angle iron did you use? I've used 2mm x 20mm x 20mm to try and keep the weight down but not sure if this is going to be strong enough? Hopefully it will be once it has been plated on top. Anyway here are a few snaps I took before coming to work. I have 2 grinders so one for cutting and one for grinding makes things so much easier and worth the extra £20. This is about 2.5-3 hours wor so far.







Started on the deseaming.


Scrap metal bin so far.

Edited by Brams96, 21 August 2010 - 06:07 PM.

[tony13]

it will look good deseamed i reckon scott

[998dave]

What thickness angle iron did you use? I've used 2mm x 20mm x 20mm to try and keep the weight down but not sure if this is going to be strong enough?

I used exactly the same, have got about 5 metres of it in there somewhere!
You'll need some box section for the draw bar too, 40x40x3 I think.

Dave

[Brams96]

Ok I've managed to get a few more hours in the garage and have 90% completed the deseam on the drivers side. I've also filled the fuel filler hole, cut the drivers bin out and removed the seat back and parcel tray. Anyway I'll let the pics do the talking.

Filler hole before


Filler hole after (still needs smoothing off with filler)


Seat back before


And after


Deseaming so far


So, any comments, tips or suggestions are always welcome so feel free to say something.

[DaveJH]

Nice work so far, looking forward to seeing this finished, should look great.

[Yoda]

Looking good!

I will be cracking on with mine soon now my hand has healed well enough! I have used it already and it tows nicely, Its just cosmetic stuff now and making the roof.