Stulios

New Member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #1

Okay, so I've seen this done on minis and beetles, but has anyone ever created one for their defender - a chopped back end chassis with rear tub on and tow hitch front?

Using the wonders of photoshop I've created the image below and would love to have a go at building it.....not sure what I'd use it for, but I'm sure I could strap the dogs in it or something!

Currently saving for our wedding in May, but after this I'm going to need a project. Any advice, pictures of others, free axles, chassis and tubs! Would be much appreciated

Stu

 

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Stuballsed

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• Mar 7, 2013

• #2

Love it. I'll give ya fifty quid for one

 

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tikka308

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• Mar 7, 2013

• #3

Like it very much

Kevin

 

Stulios

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• Mar 7, 2013

• #4

Stuballsed said:

Love it. I'll give ya fifty quid for one

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Ha ha, sounds good...well, apart from the £50 part

Supply me with a chassis, tub, axle, electrics, wheels, tow gear, paint etc and ill have a bash at building you one!

 

warrior

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• Mar 7, 2013

• #5

Could you not use a sanky and stick a rear tub on it?

 

Stulios

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• Mar 7, 2013

• #6

warrior said:

Could you not use a sanky and stick a rear tub on it?

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Hmmmmm....looks promising! Might jump on eBay and price up what's needed....although I've still got a couple of months before I can put any money into it...damn wedding

 

Stulios

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• Mar 7, 2013

• #7

Defender2 - View topic - Sankey trailer modifications

Someone's beat me to it! Sankey + 110 tub...first attempt looks a bit dodgy, but the final result looks nice.

Would still prefer a 90 tub so it looked identical to the back of my defender...and having absolutely no use for it, the reduced space wouldn't be an issue!!

 

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Airways

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• Mar 8, 2013

• #8

In the scheme of utterly useless concepts it gets my vote. Go for it!!!!

 

chunkymunky

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• Mar 8, 2013

• #9

There was a sankey base going on eBay last week but far too much for just that at £200. Now a wide track one would be brilliant

 

tacr2man

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• Mar 8, 2013

• #10

If you are building from scratch , regs have changed eg IVA

 

stutab

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• Mar 8, 2013

• #11

Looks like a good idea to me.

 

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Litch

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• Mar 9, 2013

• #12

It's a very old idea which has been done many times before, neatly done it can look quite good but as far as practicality goes a Sankey is a better bet as the bodywork is much stronger and resiliant to knocks & scrapes when the trailer is in use.
One of the most "interesting" variations on the same theme was when a Series LWB rear-tub & hard-top was used and the owner used it as a compact caravan for sleeping in, actually looked very good hitched up to the (colour-matched) LWB which was towing it.

 

110woman

Manky innards but smilin' still

Events Planner

• Mar 9, 2013

• #13

One of the mid wales lads had a disc and then had an identical disco that he'd converted into a caravan. Both painted the same and both with a big red welsh dragon on it...absolutely awesome looking and had a use too.

Not sure why youd do this project tbh...i must be the only one that thinks they look a bit pants and why would you bother ...?

 

MaxyMan

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• Mar 9, 2013

• #14

One matey was selling them at Newbury spares day last year. Had series rear tub on a shankey trailer frame and a defender one both on back of a flatbed lorry. God knows how much he was selling them for.

 

vegari

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• Mar 11, 2013

• #15

Like this?

 

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Ryanmxr

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• Mar 14, 2013

• #16

one of my friends got one, an ex mod one so very strong but looks well