Bays and trailers

jamboguru · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:35 am Post subject: Bays and trailers

Show me your Bay Window pulling your trailer finds. Include a brief insert of how you came about your trailer and cost if you like.

I will start it off.

My 1970 tin top Westy and my 80's Sears X-Cargo clamshell trailer I bought for 50 bucks less than a mile from my house.

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3nero · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:18 pm Post subject:

My Bay with my trailer and my jeep Laughing

Esher127 · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:49 pm Post subject:

Holy crap. As a fellow Jeep Cherokee owner, you are a brave, BRAVE individual. Shocked

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1970 Westfalia Pop-Top

ricox66 · Samba Member Joined: March 03, 2007 Posts: 90

my little puck..

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69 westyfied from france
(also a 66 export sedan beetle)

3nero · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:12 pm Post subject:

RatCamper · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:48 pm Post subject:

A Cherokee shouldn't have any problems. I've towed a trailer with my bay (and a couple of other cars at different points) with a very worn out 4.0L Falcon without issue. Worn out enough to have the occasional spider gear lock, massive slop in the driveshaft, a clutch that let go if you weren't super careful, and a poorly running motor with lots of metal in the oil.

I don't have a picture but I used to have a 7x5 trailer that the bay towed just fine. It was a filled in box trailer, maybe 4' high inside, with a couple of side doors up the front and double doors up back. It had cable and electric brakes. It was also intended to be towed offroad by a 4x4. It was really high up sitting on a pair of sunraysias (don't remember the diameter) and a nice chunky big pair of duellers for rubber. for most of the time I had it, it still had a loop hitch which was fun with cable brakes. the trailer would snake a little and constantly bang back and forth. of course when it was in the 'forth' part it would put on its brakes.

We added some heavy steel plate tabs to the top to tie stuff on to. worked really well.
The trailer was a weathered creamy browny sort of colour with the old Scouts logo barely visible on the sides. now I think about it, it was kind of a rat looker trailer.
I want to butcher our current 7x5 to make it as useful as that one.
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Vehicle: 1975 Special order delivery walkthrough panel based pop-top camper (LCA / Sunliner). Motor: Nippon 1.8L Single port Wasserboxer, Transmission: 3 rib 002.

jamboguru · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:49 pm Post subject:

Keep it on thread please.....I want to see your Bay Window and the trailer you pull behind it.
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jamboguru · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:51 pm Post subject:

RatCamper · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject:

Collie · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:45 pm Post subject:

Here is the homemade trailer of my design that held everything I didnt want in the bus (two kids and wife was enough)..

It held the westy tent, stove, cooler, extra beer, huge jug of water, pots and pans, bikes, portable chairs, etcc

iluvmywesty

We got this trailer from a guy in Spokane Washington a couple of years ago. It cost more to ship it to the East coast than the trailer did, but I love it. When we camp it is like having a big trunk to carry and store all our stuff and the bus has a lot more room inside. I hardly notice any difference in power when we are pulling it. We used it on 4 camping trips in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire last summer.

duderman · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:39 pm Post subject: bays and trailers

This is my 71 sears trailer. After 6 months of drewling over it I purchased it from a landlord for $75.00 when he moved back east. I've had it for at least 10 yrs. now. To many uses to list. To many pic's to post.
Here's a link to a site that has Allstate n Sears trailers.
http://www.singlewheel.com/Auto/AllstateBoxFR.htm
Most of these trailers are pulled by VWs.

fastmc25 · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:49 pm Post subject:

Homebuilt trailer ...... Steel and Aluminum construction... 48" aluminum tool box , removable Canoe rack ...

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Peace,

Paul

1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc

I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ”

Bulli Klinik · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:28 am Post subject:

This was about 10 years back.

ricox66 · Samba Member Joined: March 03, 2007 Posts: 90

does it count aas a trailer :

i did it to go in corsica, cause taking the boat and on little road it s more easy than a trailer, overall for u turn when you re on wrong way..... Very Happy

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69 westyfied from france
(also a 66 export sedan beetle)

Mr.Mexi · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:52 pm Post subject:

bus is still under resto but this is my Erde single wheel.

It was made by Erde of France and these were produced between 1950 - 1960 as far as I can find out. I've yet to see another in the UK,but would like to know if there is more.Through serching the web & sites such as http://www.singlewheel.com,I've only found pics of two others,they seem pretty rare.
I've painted it to match the bus, in as near to'Lotus white' I could find. although one day it will have a professional paint job.it has a frame & canvas hood..I've taken it apart, stripped it down to bare metal.I added the wooden sides for a more vintage look,and it even has a white wall tyre - how cool.
I've matched the jadet mudflap to those on the bus.all in all,I'm very pleased so far. I have to put the rear bumper back on & since these pics,I've fitted the hitches,carpeted the inside & added some discreet little LED indicators just underneath the rear.

The lights I used are a combined tail/stop/reflector repo of an old wipac motor bike lamp used on the bsa bantam.The paint work needs a little touching up.As you can see - I'm not the only one who likes it!!!

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my resto thread: http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15384

Collie · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:24 pm Post subject:

Wow, that single wheel is one of the nicest I have ever seen!

Great job!!

jamboguru · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject:

I love them all, keep them coming.
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Airtime · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:02 am Post subject:

I got this one with my '71 bus when I bought it a month ago:

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1971 SO72/3 Hellsinki Wink

jasonbye · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:25 am Post subject:

With my Westfalia Essen.....

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