>I got to thinking this weekend while camping with the family. I >need more room and the best solution is a trailer. However, I do >not want just any trailer. I want to cut the rear half of a wrecked >vanagon and weld a tongue to it to pull. I can then access it via >the rear hatch. I think this would be a neat idea. Anyone seen or >done this before? > >Think there would be any problem pulling it with my air cooled 82? >AKA "ole yeller" > >Tim It's been done with Splits. looks really neat! Keep the rear suspension and put a braked unit coupling on. Your towing limit will be raised. Cut the body so that the wheel-centers are at trailer midlength, as is normal for single-axle trailers. OR you could use 2 donor van wrecks and build a dual-axle trailer! |
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