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all ready for camping in a few weeks time Duncan
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2nd Oct 2011 6:31 pm
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
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Very nice mate, you must be pleased with it!2014 D4 XS
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2nd Oct 2011 6:56 pm
mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2049
Ent wrote:
I'll have a 99 with hundreds and thousands with some raspberry sauce please
Very nice pal
Never mind an ice cream looks like he is ready for Artic manoeuvres 8)
Looks very good though
2nd Oct 2011 7:52 pm
yorkshire_D3
Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 57
Cool! Good on you mate I bought a Sankey from Withams and did the same, stripped it to bits, greased, waxoyled, hammerite etc etc then contemplated building something similar with my old man..... but then just thought f**k it and shipped it off to 'Myway' and converted it into a Voyager Bought it as a bare shell then added everything ourselves to customise it. Enjoyed it. There's no way we'd have had chance to make a job as tidy aas yours. Well done mate.
10th Oct 2011 9:59 pm
clement
Member Since: 17 Oct 2010
Location: aldershot
Posts: 119
Now that is a nice trailer
Didn't realise how tall it was till I saw the profile pics with it hooked up to your D4, still very nice fella.
11th Oct 2011 6:18 am
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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It has to be that tall for the roof tent and awning to fit G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
11th Oct 2011 8:30 am
clement
Member Since: 17 Oct 2010
Location: aldershot
Posts: 119
Thats a cool idea, that must mean you don't need to worry about folding the tent away if you want to go off somewhere,
Question; does it work off road???
I can answer that YesHome of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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11th Oct 2011 5:22 pm
clement
Member Since: 17 Oct 2010
Location: aldershot
Posts: 119
Cool
cheers Ray
11th Oct 2011 5:23 pm
Ent
Member Since: 12 Oct 2007
Location: In the cack
Posts: 6485
clement wrote:
Question; does it work off road???
Yes, I've taken the same sort of trailer through Happy Vally and Strata Florida without any problems whatsoever. They are designed to go anywhere where a military 110 goes.Club Exped trailer
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have none with Wiggly onHome of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!"
Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!"
11th Oct 2011 5:33 pm
clement
Member Since: 17 Oct 2010
Location: aldershot
Posts: 119
And theres me thinking that all these trailers were just for show, they are some really wicked pictures,cheers guys.
I have a Sankey 3/4 ton trailer that I bought without the tub. I have followed your thread and copied some of your ideas up to where you started to make a frame for the upper chassis. I also added 2 feet to the front of the trailer by bolting on two stainless steel square profile tubes, cut to accomodate the hitch and braking mechanism. The only problem I found was how to extend the hydraulic links to the master cylinder because mine is integral to the brake linkage. Still working on that one.
I managed to source some 2metre x 30cm modular plastic cladding panels at a local factory. These have the advantage of being strong and hollow so I can fill them with insulation, and they only need securing to the trailer base to provide a rigid frame. The panels were being thrown out so I had them for free.
My design is for a trailer cabin like a one-man caravan that I can fold out canopies from to provide additional shelter on the sides of the trailer when parked. I plan to have scissor jacks telescope the main body of the cabin to above head height to allow a walk in space.
I have watched your work on the trailer adaptions and wondered if you have had any damage to internal fixtures while travelling. I have noticed on mine that everything needs tying down and padding because of the firm ride provided by the original sankey suspension. I also lowered the ride height on mine by changing the wheels to 13 inch landrover pattern wheels from indispension. this makes the whole thing more stable and resistant to wiggle at speeds up to 80mph
Sankeys rool!
19th Nov 2011 4:08 am
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
Sounds great
A new bit of copper brake pipe was fitted into the extension bit with a couple of compression fittings . Was going to change to a complete new flexible pipe , but never got round to it .
No problem with internal fittings ... mine is also very stable ( proberly due to the weight ) and has followed me at speeds of 90 + G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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I bought a Sankey from Withams and did the same, stripped it to bits, greased, waxoyled, hammerite etc etc then contemplated building something similar with my old man..... but then just thought f**k it and shipped it off to 'Myway' and converted it into a Voyager 
Bought it as a bare shell then added everything ourselves to customise it. Enjoyed it. There's no way we'd have had chance to make a job as tidy aas yours. Well done mate.
Law of Mechanical Repair:
) and has followed me at speeds of 90 + 
