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| dan10101 |
 Jul 3 2020, 08:34 PM
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TORQUE-o-holic  Group: Members Posts: 1,140 Joined: 29-April 03 From: Eagle Point, Or Member No.: 626 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I felt this deserved it's own thread and not buried in the other thread in case someone else is thinking of doing this. I'm taking the back half of the donor car and making it into a Track Tire Utility Trailer. So many ways to go with this. But my plan is to put the tires out in front in the open air, and box in the whole back half as a utility trailer.
I'm still looking for suggestions as this build is in process. WWYD!?! (what would you do..) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7TqXKUAsbM   |
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| Andyrew |
Jul 5 2020, 11:49 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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914 half trailer build thread!
I agree this deserves its own thread as this will be a whole trial and error saga (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| dan10101 |
Jul 7 2020, 10:52 AM
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TORQUE-o-holic Group: Members Posts: 1,140 Joined: 29-April 03 From: Eagle Point, Or Member No.: 626 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Jul 5 2020, 10:49 AM)  914 half trailer build thread! I agree this deserves its own thread as this will be a whole trial and error saga (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Trial and error... Yes. too true. It looks like @infraredcalvin and also my original thought might be the way to go. After adding 4 tires and wheels to the front, the tongue weight is more than this old body wants to deal with. I think I can move them back at least a foot maybe more. I will loose storage space, but I will just make it work. The basic problem is the location of the rear tires. They are just too far rearward. So anyone thinking of copying this idea, check back with me in a month or so. BTW. tongue weight is about 124# and that is with 2 car batteries in the back of the trunk! I can deal with it with a rolling tongue jack, but I'd rather do it right and save my back. |
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| dan10101 |
Jul 11 2020, 06:43 PM
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TORQUE-o-holic Group: Members Posts: 1,140 Joined: 29-April 03 From: Eagle Point, Or Member No.: 626 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(dan10101 @ Jul 7 2020, 09:52 AM) Trial and error... Yes. too true. It looks like @infraredcalvin and also my original thought might be the way to go. After adding 4 tires and wheels to the front, the tongue weight is more than this old body wants to deal with. I think I can move them back at least a foot maybe more. I will loose storage space, but I will just make it work. The basic problem is the location of the rear tires. They are just too far rearward. So anyone thinking of copying this idea, check back with me in a month or so. BTW. tongue weight is about 124# and that is with 2 car batteries in the back of the trunk! I can deal with it with a rolling tongue jack, but I'd rather do it right and save my back. Thanks @infraredcalvin for moving me back in this direction. I was able to trim off enough of the frame to get 4 12" wide tires to fit. And I'll still have plenty of trunk space. I have a new wish list. -- DS Tailight lens all red. Or a pair of euro. Cracks ok. (you have to see my duct tape and spray paint lens I'm using to be legal. -- Rear Bumper, anything I can pound out and paint. -- Rear Shocks. These are seriously wasted. So anything cheap. Here's the 2nd video in the trailer series. Well, it will still take me some time to clean it up and do the trunk, but I'll be using it next weekend. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) https://youtu.be/EpONHPNj5eI |
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dan10101 914 Trailer Jul 3 2020, 08:34 PM
infraredcalvin Isuue is the empty engine compartment, could you p... Jul 3 2020, 08:46 PM
dan10101
Isuue is the empty engine compartment, could you ... Jul 3 2020, 10:06 PM 914e What did you do for the trailer hitch? Jul 3 2020, 09:06 PM dan10101
What did you do for the trailer hitch?
On the c... Jul 3 2020, 10:19 PM ValcoOscar Great Dan
I saw your video earlier today. I reca... Jul 3 2020, 09:21 PM dan10101
Great Dan
I saw your video earlier today. I rec... Jul 3 2020, 10:23 PM Chris914n6 :popcorn:
I have a back half I am thinking of ma... Jul 3 2020, 11:17 PM dan10101
:popcorn:
I have a back half I am thinking of m... Jul 4 2020, 02:38 PM Andyrew Love the onboard compressor idea Oscar! That a... Jul 5 2020, 11:52 AM PanelBilly I think you should name it 914/2 Jul 7 2020, 04:59 PM dan10101 I like it @PanelBilly
Well, I pulled the batte... Jul 7 2020, 08:33 PM Andyrew What's the weight of the tires and total dista... Jul 8 2020, 05:54 AM infraredcalvin Trailer looks good! For the tires I’d lock-... Jul 11 2020, 08:22 PM dan10101
Trailer looks good! For the tires I’d lock... Jul 11 2020, 09:04 PM infraredcalvin Leverage... duh
But you’ve got it, what bugs me... Jul 11 2020, 11:06 PM dan10101
Leverage... duh
But you’ve got it, what bugs m... Jul 11 2020, 11:54 PM |
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