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Does anyone in the club have a mini trailer?

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As the heading says.those anyone in the club have one of these because im looking for ideas for the trailer im building..any ideas would be fantastic..

Thanks in advance..Donnacha :D :D


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Joe(on here) from Baileboro with 2530 LI is going to build a Mini trailer also so he may have some ideas for you.


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thanks coonas cab...

P.s your car looked stunning yesterday..
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Thanks D.M.G.T.

Can't put face to your name but no doubt our paths have crossed or will do soonish!


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There are also a few websites with build details of trailers.

http://dhorsler.demon.co.uk/html/trailer_part_1.html
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Thanks TMG..and thanks for posting the photos..i seen a mini trailer in the uk while back was a great job..
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OMG did you see the lenght of the tow bar ??? its tiny and i'm not too sure on the nose of the trailer either.
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There are many designs of Mini trailer, some are made pointed at the front, some dead flat and others made from two rear ends.

The length of the tow bar only needs to be a little more than 50% of the width of the car I suppose.
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yea wouldnt be mad bt the nose of the trailer..but a allright of a job done..
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I have a half a Mini that will soon be a trailer but you can look at it and try think of some ideas if you wish :D
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Those any one know who owns the mini-trailer that was at mondello?
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D.M.G.T wrote:Those any one know who owns the mini-trailer that was at mondello?
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was that the guy with the red mini and red trailer??
if so, i was talking to him for a bit, he had only finished his mini the day beforehand and took a good few years to rebuild...
anyway he also told me that he bought the trailer like that and that it was a complete fibreglass one...
im not sure if he's on the forum although i did mention to him to join 8)

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This is a lovely trailer.
Was onto my next door neighbour about making 1 (he own's a s/s workshop) and he was quoting me telephone numbers so thats that.

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Started chopn up the mini into half last ngt..got a full diagram of a mini trailer sent from england last week so guna copy it..
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how s the form donica

are u comin to mountbellew, send me on ur number. put up pictures of the trailor i have to build one for john casey would be nice to have a few ideas
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well joe..whats the craic..dont know about mountbellew yet might have some family commitments..hope i dont..me no is 0874101566..might give you a call some time for advice on few things..
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Was there a sub or speaker behind the rear seat at some stage :?:
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No its am mark 2 mini..tink they all came with the hole,one in the dash 2.was for factory purposes..
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Ah...... another thing stored in the head :lol:
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ha ha..hows the traveling going..y didint you drive your mini in stead of your vw??
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The travelling is going bril thanks for asking, at the moment we are in a camping ground in Budapest so im out in the car with air-con on full blast :D using the wire-less internet on my psp! As for the Mini which didn't make passed Kerry on the MtM its in Shannon Co.Clare getting a gearbox replaced :roll:
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