Converted caravan car trailer
Discussion
Anyone tried this before?
Thinking of buying a cheap caravan, stripping it out, hinging the rear from the top to create a door and then re-enforcing the floor with some ramps included.
That way it would give me a covered trailer with room for a 7-esque or smaller kit car and some room to store tools and a spare set of wheels maybe?
I realise the width will be critical but i am only looking at a very small and light single seater track car atm.
Is it doable or is there something that makes it a definite no go?
The wheel arches will obviously impede on the floor space but i was thinking of raising the floor up to the top of the wheel arches and that creates storage space underneath and also access if i need under the car for anything.
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Thinking of buying a cheap caravan, stripping it out, hinging the rear from the top to create a door and then re-enforcing the floor with some ramps included.
That way it would give me a covered trailer with room for a 7-esque or smaller kit car and some room to store tools and a spare set of wheels maybe?
I realise the width will be critical but i am only looking at a very small and light single seater track car atm.
Is it doable or is there something that makes it a definite no go?
The wheel arches will obviously impede on the floor space but i was thinking of raising the floor up to the top of the wheel arches and that creates storage space underneath and also access if i need under the car for anything.
Tell me i'm a genius
My biggest concern would be the plated weight of the caravan. I thought they were usually around 750kg. I would imagine that even if your caterfield weighed 600kg wet, the trailer etc weighed 200kg you're already at 800kg and that's before you've covered tools/equipment and you'll be way over the plated weight.
To be honest, you'd be much better off buying a trailer for £800-£1000 that will always be worth that and will be safe to tow etc.
Just my 2p.
To be honest, you'd be much better off buying a trailer for £800-£1000 that will always be worth that and will be safe to tow etc.
Just my 2p.
The car i'm looking at is an MEV Atomic so around 350kg's.
The caravans are booked at around 800ish kg's but that's with all the interior etc. If it's stripped out that will come down a fair bit.
The re-inforced and raised floor would add some weight back in but also give it the strength it needs.
I could have the raised floor on a tipping point just behind the wheel arches so you drive in with it up in the air, it tilts as you get on and then leaves space underneath to store your set of slick wheels.
Strap the car's wheels to the raised floor/ramp and bob sherunkle, you're laughing.
It would need a bit of fabrication work to get it sorted but shouldn't be too hard
The caravans are booked at around 800ish kg's but that's with all the interior etc. If it's stripped out that will come down a fair bit.
The re-inforced and raised floor would add some weight back in but also give it the strength it needs.
I could have the raised floor on a tipping point just behind the wheel arches so you drive in with it up in the air, it tilts as you get on and then leaves space underneath to store your set of slick wheels.
Strap the car's wheels to the raised floor/ramp and bob sherunkle, you're laughing.
It would need a bit of fabrication work to get it sorted but shouldn't be too hard
Car in question : http://www.smartsrus.com/rtr_atomic.html
What does the normal caravan interior weigh?
Pretty sure the floor could be beefed up to take a little extra weight. Think of all the crap that ends up in a caravan on holiday, clothes, food, cuttlery and plates, gas bottle, 2 beds, fridge, sink, cupboards...
What does the normal caravan interior weigh?
Pretty sure the floor could be beefed up to take a little extra weight. Think of all the crap that ends up in a caravan on holiday, clothes, food, cuttlery and plates, gas bottle, 2 beds, fridge, sink, cupboards...
See - something like this would be ideal: http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.showa...
It will pretty much not depreciate and will sell in an instant if need be, on the bay.
Why go to the length of buying something that you will reduce to being worth bugger all as no-one ®eally wants to buy that type of thing?
If you buy smart, you will probably turn a profit also.
It will pretty much not depreciate and will sell in an instant if need be, on the bay.
Why go to the length of buying something that you will reduce to being worth bugger all as no-one ®eally wants to buy that type of thing?
If you buy smart, you will probably turn a profit also.
I like the idea of a covered trailer because it'll be an open kit car and somewhere dry to sit with the car under the rear "awning" appeals greatly.
It is Scotland after all.
Car in question :
Plus turning up with a caravan and then rolling a car out the back of it would be the tits.
Won't cost me much to modify, i can weld and build wooden frames etc no problem. Doubt i'd sell it on, then again, i have stupid friends
It is Scotland after all.
Car in question :
Plus turning up with a caravan and then rolling a car out the back of it would be the tits.
Won't cost me much to modify, i can weld and build wooden frames etc no problem. Doubt i'd sell it on, then again, i have stupid friends
OlberJ said:
Anyone tried this before?
Thinking of buying a cheap caravan, stripping it out, hinging the rear from the top to create a door and then re-enforcing the floor with some ramps included.
That way it would give me a covered trailer with room for a 7-esque or smaller kit car and some room to store tools and a spare set of wheels maybe?
I realise the width will be critical but i am only looking at a very small and light single seater track car atm.
Is it doable or is there something that makes it a definite no go?
The wheel arches will obviously impede on the floor space but i was thinking of raising the floor up to the top of the wheel arches and that creates storage space underneath and also access if i need under the car for anything.
Tell me i'm a genius
I know a bloke who did this with his racing motorbikes many years ago. Him and his Mrs. lived in the front end, and the rear end was a garage. Whole back came down.Thinking of buying a cheap caravan, stripping it out, hinging the rear from the top to create a door and then re-enforcing the floor with some ramps included.
That way it would give me a covered trailer with room for a 7-esque or smaller kit car and some room to store tools and a spare set of wheels maybe?
I realise the width will be critical but i am only looking at a very small and light single seater track car atm.
Is it doable or is there something that makes it a definite no go?
The wheel arches will obviously impede on the floor space but i was thinking of raising the floor up to the top of the wheel arches and that creates storage space underneath and also access if i need under the car for anything.
Tell me i'm a genius
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