beetle trailer

clewleyzvdubz · 02-01-2006, 09:11 PM

thinking about choping the back end of the 1303 & turn it into a trailer

not sure how much of a job it would take

any idea's on the best way how to do it

ol bluey · 02-01-2006, 09:20 PM

have a look at this guys site

http://www.stevesvwworld.co.uk/

look for beetle trailer link down the side
i'll admit i thought about doing it but using the front end to really throw people

Samage · 02-01-2006, 09:24 PM

Hey, that's Flat4Fanatic's site! The bossman of this very club!

clewleyzvdubz · 02-01-2006, 09:37 PM

my idea was to use the original suspension & wheels,remove the original floor & then replate the complete floor right upto the rear valance,steel front & top basically turn it into a sealed trailer,& the only entrance into the trailer was thru the engine lid,& also put a little roof rack on top like the triumph spitfire boot luggage rack

???

blistered · 02-01-2006, 09:40 PM

It can't be too hard to do m8

clewleyzvdubz · 02-01-2006, 09:59 PM

what i can work out that there is a hell off a lot of fabrication work to do but it i'll keep me busy for a while & a interesting project, when its finished i'll spray it the same colour as green/white bug

flat4fanatic · 02-01-2006, 10:35 PM

it's not too hard with an irs bug. The one of mine was a real budget job. Main thing to sort is some sort of Y shaped frame for holding the towing hitch, but you could make it from box section - 1 bit from each heater channel and 1 from the central tunnel. Cut the luggage area out and board it with thick ply.
Does give you a lot of space tbh.

Mr Self Destruct · 17-06-2007, 07:57 PM

Would it be feasible to weld on one of those beetle towing frames that attach to the front beam, the ones from VW Heritage for £70?