billy
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 09:10 PM |
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Enclosed trailer
hi peeps, im looking for somewhere to pick up a nice grp trailer for my kit. anyone know where i can get one? many thanx
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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phelpsa
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 09:22 PM |
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Brian James? Expensive though.
I believe zilspeed(?) is having a cover made to go on his ordinary trailer.
Adam
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midlifecrisis
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 09:50 PM |
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aRE THERE MANY lOCOSTS OUT THERE WITH TOWBARS ? Was thinking about doing one for mine,but worried about having to spread the load onto the various
x-members ?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 10:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
Brian James? Expensive though.
I believe zilspeed(?) is having a cover made to go on his ordinary trailer.
Adam
Indeed I am.
A reasonably lightweight angle frame is being welded on and I will sheet it out with 1.5M x 3.0m ally.
The only reason I'm not weldng the frame on myself is because it's beng done as a favour by a retired blacksmith.
My reason for doing this is because I'm allowed to trailer the car next year to the sprints and if I don't then I won't try as hard
as everyone else.
Having to drive it home is bound to slow me down 
Hopefully Gizmo will see this and hold me to my word 
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Marcus
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| posted on 2/11/04 at 09:09 PM |
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Midlifecrisis,
I've put a tow bar on mine, bolted to some 3mm steel welded beneath the tank. I put an extra 'Z' tube in to add a bit of strength
(and symmetry!). Not towed anything yet, but next project is a scratch built boat and trailer!
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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billy
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| posted on 2/11/04 at 09:21 PM |
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Tow hitch
now thats a great idea, putting a towhitch on my 7. perhaps i can hitch up a nice caravan and tour my way down the south of france 
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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wilkingj
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 posted on 2/11/04 at 10:46 PM |
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Watch the weigh limits that you will be able tow with. Best to stay under 80% of the Locost weight for the towed trailer / caravan. (AA / caravan
club reccomendations).
I pick up my Viento chassis on Sat, Luego have kindly (for a small £££££££ consideration) Put me a tow bracket on the back. I want to tow a small
camping trailer.
Remember that ANY trailer over 750kgs will need overrun brakes. But I doubt if you can tow that heavy with a locost.
I have towed a caravan with a peugeot 305 (1 ton car) ie 100%, and the coaches and lorries throw you all over the road with their bow waves, then
suck you back in close. Its scary stuff. Thats why I now tow with the Land Rover, close on 4.0 ton, loaded with 4 adults, boat, bikes and van on the
back!. Its dead steady at all speeds despite lorries and coaches passing me doing 70mph.
What I am trying to say, is be careful, as the locost is very light, caravans and some trailers will get you weight percentage up very quickly.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/11/04 at 12:18 AM |
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I think I've posted this before but
I was once following a small caravan towards Lincoln doing some very strange things. It came to a hill and was getting slower and slower till we were
forced to pass it. It was being towed by a Reliant Regal with passengers .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 3/11/04 at 10:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by billy
hi peeps, im looking for somewhere to pick up a nice grp trailer for my kit. anyone know where i can get one? many thanx
Take the engine out of a reliant robin, put a tow hitch on the front and theres a ready made trailer board on the rear, all you need to do is change
the registration plate at the rear.
Enjoy.
Tooooo many 'H's in hitch
[Edited on 3/11/04 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/11/04 at 10:30 PM |
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i read the initial question as 'where can i get an enclosed trailer to move my locost around in?' rather than something to tow about.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 3/11/04 at 10:40 PM |
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I just read what I want to reed
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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