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Trailer ideas for a classic or custom look
t_tuffnut - March 21st, 2010 at 12:36 PM

I was forwarded this link the other day with some awesome ideas for camper trailers that you could pull along with your VW.

Dont know if it has been on here before, but I thought I'd throw it up anyway.

Some are classic tear drops others are a little different.

Enjoy


http://www.vwcampervanblog.com/25-cool-vintage-retro-micro-caravans-to-compli...


barls - March 21st, 2010 at 12:47 PM

the old man and i have been tossing around making a tear drop for chaos for a while now. hasnt started yet though.


greedy53 - March 21st, 2010 at 03:21 PM

yep my club has 5 tear drops on the build now flat four try these sites
http://www.aussieteardrops.com/ 
http://www.tomswenson.com/teardrop/sides/index.shtml 

and the forums on this site
http://www.vintagecaravans.com/ 


pod - March 21st, 2010 at 03:24 PM

my daughters boyfriend is making one at the moment as i was sequestered to make the chassis which was a nice easy job ,he has the harder part doing the woodwork ,which is half finished now,i will see if i can get some pics


Vanders - March 21st, 2010 at 07:06 PM

I've been building a camper trailer made from the back of a kombi. So far it's been cut down and blasted. I'm going to do the drawbar over Easter. Here's some pics of its current state.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/vandenbergp/002a-3.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/vandenbergp/004a-2.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/vandenbergp/003a-3.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/vandenbergp/001a-2.jpg

Using a rear fold trailer tent eventually.


greedy53 - March 22nd, 2010 at 04:17 PM

what are going to do with the back of the kombi i dosen't look like much room


vwjon - March 22nd, 2010 at 06:57 PM

vanders, thats totally amazing, i'm impressed with your skill and forward thinking, great project, you gotta see it thru!!


jacky_moo - March 22nd, 2010 at 07:12 PM

Love the look of the teardrop style airstream with colour coded guards

vanders awesome job man!!

im doing one very much the same for my ute


Vanders - March 23rd, 2010 at 07:59 AM

Thanks guys. The engine bay gets a floor over the hole and is storage for bags and clothes and stuff. The spare wheel will bolt up underneath on a modified moustache bar.

The front part of the cab that you can see in the last photo already has a cross bar, and gets an aluminium plate front soon. That storage area is for things that don't need as much dust proofing like camp chairs etc. It gests accessed by tilting the tent base.

In front of the cab is a slide out kitchen, and then a box in front of that.

It does mean that the wheels are a fair way back, but this is not unusual with camper trailers. Hopefully I'll get a fair crack at it over Easter.

Should look like this hopefully when finished.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/vandenbergp/Trailer.jpg


pod - March 23rd, 2010 at 05:25 PM

heres some pics of my daughters b/f one in progress
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/mrvw061/IMG_0795.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/mrvw061/IMG_0794.jpg


ArtyP - March 23rd, 2010 at 06:17 PM

Just loved the tear drop van I had in the late 60s early 70s towed it around NSW and VIC with my Country Buggy ,Wife and 2 kids, the kids travelled and slept in the back of the CB ,toughened them up I recon ( should see them now ) It makes me want to get another one.