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Trailer progress

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The trailers are coming along nicely with Phils nearing completion, Daves has gone for paint and mine finally having the sides and front all welded up. We added the panel corners to the trailers (Phils only so far) as rock/tree rails as well as wee tables when we're parked. Phils will also have a tray along the front to support a gas bottle and battery.   Phils with tailgate mounted up. Just need a floor now. Mines catching up!

A bit of branding

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Not too much progress last night. Modified mud guards and cut the pipe to mount them for 2 trailers. We got Dave's tub sitting down on the frame properly and Don worked his magic on one of the tail gates. They look pretty damn cool!

Progressing

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So the trailers are coming along steadily. We've had a few Wednesdays off for various reasons and now getting back in to it. Dave and I got half of a second body together last week and we'll get a third sorted tomorrow. Some custom guards will show up tomorrow too so hopefully at least one trailer will have those hanging too. Excuse Dave's lack of hearing protection but he's pretty deaf already! That's my frame outside in the dark. Shouldn't take long to mount, square and weld the body.

Every Flat Fender needs more space!

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So we decided we needed a little more room to carry all our camping gear. Nothing is done by halves at Wainui Willys Works so we are now into trailer production. As a few of us were keen on the idea, we're building 3 at present and will build a forth a little later on. The plan was based on a military M100 shape but re-scaled to be a little wider and a little shorter. First up we scratched out the frames and set up the suspension. We've all gone for different automotive springs (Mine are Nissan, the others are Jeep) that we're either cheap or already in stock. The advantage of automotive over trailer springs is the length meaning smoother riding trailers! We'll also be running shocks. One stack of trailer frames Three out of the four frames will be running Jeep hubs and stubs. This makes maintenance and carrying spares easy and is also cost effective with a lot of parts already on the shelf. Don had plates laser cut to match the axle and the stub. We then d

An update on (and off) road

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The Jeep has been all up and running for a wee while now and apart from a few teething issues, it's been great. On our first shake down run we had a few carb issues (running a Holley 1904) and she'd putt out as soon as she looked at a hill. More than a little frustrating! While it's a lot better than it was, I will revisit this later on and wouldn't mind having a ply with an SU style carb. The last time it would look perfect. Airing down for the first off road excursion. First wee river crossing. Can you find all 3 flat fenders in this pic? After the first trial run, I took my rather apprehensive partner out for her first off road excursion in the Jeep. It was our clubs annual champs - based on national trials rules here in NZ, we all run the same obstacles with the objective of getting to the end of the hazard without stopping or driving outside the course. You can see by the pics that she enjoyed it a lot more than she expected!