Reply With QuoteGood luck with the build.......will watch with interest
Master
Subscriberits been a long time coming but my trailer has begun!
i put some drawing up of what I wanted a while ago, have been sourcing parts for a long time. and i nearly have all the bits I need.
here is my original drawing. and link to original thread
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/trailers-v...r-trailer.html
Parts I ended up with
SWB SIII rear tub
rear half of s suzuki sierra chassy (nearly a perfect fit for the SIII tub)
2inch lifted sierra springs
1450mm wide SIII trailer axle
4x 15: sunnys with 31x105 tires (idea is to swap theese for 16's for the below tires)
2x land cruiser wheels with brand new 7.5 R16's (the idea is to get 16" defender wheels for theese)
second hand Tregg offroad hitch
The plan:
the plan, to graft some 100x50x3mm rhs to the sierra chassy to make the draw bar, mount the tregg hitch, get new U bolts to mount the axle to original sierra suspension (well 50mm lifted sierra suspension)
drain flush and clean the sierra 45ltr fuel tank and prep it to take diesel, plumb it to the SIII fuel filler neck.
get some defender tail lights and wheel arches to make the SIII tub look more 'defender like'
paint the Tub white
get it registered and finally be able to get the stuff off my roof when camping
what ive started doing.
hopefully will get steel next week and make a big dent in the work
Swaggie
Good luck with the build.......will watch with interest
OldBushie
Will be watching to
Not a bad way to gain some extra fuel storage space.
Are you going to put a water tank at the front end?
ChatterBox
I like it! Can I ask what happened to the rest of the SIII? maybe the chassis is laying around.... and maybe you would be happy to sell it to help pay for the rest of the trailer?
Master
SubscriberI only purchased the tub, (well 3 tubs, 2 are gone now[too a friend]) a roof and some side panels, have a rear door also, I think most will end up being used.Originally Posted by debruiser
I would like to eventually, but water tanks seem to cost an arm and a leg, for now its just make a trailer that I can use to move stuff with and take camping, no fancy stuff for now. the fuel tank stays because it was already in the chassyWill be watching to
Not a bad way to gain some extra fuel storage space.
Are you going to put a water tank at the front end?
Leroy
Master
Subscribersome photos form before I cut the chassy down and removed the sierra diffs.
those are 29" tires so with the 31's I have it will sit a little higher, and when i can find some 16" land rover wheels the 7.5R16's at 32" will bring it up even more. I think ill need to take the 2" lifted sierra springs out and put stock ones in as its looking like it may sit a fair bit higher than the back of my 90.
time will tell I guess.
Leroy
YarnMaster
SubscriberHi there. Interesting build. If you're mounting the roof tent directly atop the tub, are you doing away with the annex, or would it be worth finding a hard top to mount it on?
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Master
SubscriberIve decided against the roof top tent, not sure yet, but I have an idea to make my own roof top tent built inside the roof (i have a roof already to cut down)Hi there. Interesting build. If you're mounting the roof tent directly atop the tub, are you doing away with the annex, or would it be worth finding a hard top to mount it on?
not sure if ill go that way though.
here are two photos showing the progress so far. wont have a chance to do much more for a while.
Wizard
I like the concept and think it will look great.
2 things, I hope those cut and shut welds on the draw bar are damn good, they are a potential weak point and could end up copping a fair amount of stress, might want to consider some bracing as well. Having said that I am no welding expert or structural engineer.
Also I know you are trying to keep it a consistent look, but the tub seems a bit small. All depends what you need to get in it I guess, but it is going to be quite a small trailer, is there any opportunity to extend it at all?
OldBushie
A big chequer plate box on the front to the same height of the tub would look good.
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