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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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No, I won't bother filling in the corners - it just has to be functional. The new tyres stick out about two inches from the body, so yes, just like a Defender with spacers but without the arches.
I'm hoping that the wheel arches will also give me somewhere to hang some mud flaps, which will hopefully keep the crud off the rear legs. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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31st Jul 2013 8:34pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks. There won't be anything more until next month though, as I'm away on holiday for couple of weeks soon
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Aug 2013 10:26am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5733 
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Hope you don't mind me interrupting your Sankey post, but I used defender rear arches on my Sankey, and if you have wheels with a hole for drive flanges to fit through, you don't need spacer, which was great for me as my wheels allowed this.
 Click image to enlarge Andy Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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12th Aug 2013 10:30am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Hi Andy,
I'm guessing you've had a complete overlay panels made for each side to which the arches are fitted? If so, what are they made of and how are they attached? Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Aug 2013 10:39am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5733
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All I did was buy a pair of used rear painted arches off eBay for £20, and a bag of the fixing pins. Then brought 3mm Ali panels cut to the correct length, cost was £120. I then removed the hooks from the side of the trailer, held up Ali against the side and drew around trailer. I then laid arch into the drawn void on the Ali, added 15mm then cut with jigsaw, then I cut lots of small cuts up to the original drawn arch, causing many flaps that I then bent up, giving me a flange to fix arches too. also then drew straight lines from bottom of arch to trailer corner and cut these.
To fix the arches to the side panels I used the fixing pins but also glued them on with sikaflex, to stabilise the panels. The side panels are just bonded to the trailer sides with sikaflex, and bolts now holding on the hook. I think it is more complicated to write about this than do it, was all really simple, and makes the trailer look complete. Hope that makes sense. Did intend to take photos but got carried away. Andy |
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12th Aug 2013 10:57am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5733
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Think the pics say it all
Click image to enlarge Andy |
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12th Aug 2013 10:59am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks. I guessed it would be something like that
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Aug 2013 11:18am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6306  
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LRA- looking good.
simple question if you don't mind. how do you get the brake fluid cap off ? and one other thing......the trailer above which has the drop down tail on chains - would like to do this to mine. does anyone have some close up pictures to show how its been done and using what. (I know its not the most difficult thing but if someone has already done this successfully it would be easier just to copy....or should I say cut and paste ? |
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19th Aug 2013 9:30am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks. The cap just unscrews...
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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19th Aug 2013 2:26pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6306
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hmm. I'll have to try that again.....I have a horrible feeling I've been trying to pull it off ...... (although I've not tried for a while I think the idea of unscrewing it for some reason didn't come into my head ) |
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19th Aug 2013 2:28pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Ah, i understand your question now. The cap does have a large rubber cover on that might suggest it just pulls off. However, underneath is a regular plastic screw cap.
The exposed plastic reservoir is one of the few weak points of this trailer. Eventually, the sun gets to them making them brittle. Most of mine is now covered by the A frame 'deck' but I do plan to make a simple cover for the top to stop it getting knocked. Replacement reservoirs are available for about £30, although the cylinders themselves are very difficult to replace. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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19th Aug 2013 3:50pm |
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| johnnyd Member Since: 13 Apr 2013 Location: Chippenham Posts: 1006 
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How much will a trailer like this cost me, I can't see many Sankeys on ebay at all?
JD
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20th Aug 2013 7:37am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5733
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I paid £400 for mine,
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20th Aug 2013 7:40am |
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| johnnyd Member Since: 13 Apr 2013 Location: Chippenham Posts: 1006
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Is that new or second hand, or are they not made anymore ?
JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW |
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20th Aug 2013 7:45am |
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