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Subject:Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:38:02 +1200

>I got to thinking this weekend while camping with the family.  I
>need more room and the best solution is a trailer.  However, I do
>not want just any trailer.  I want to cut the rear half of a wrecked
>vanagon and weld a tongue to it to pull.  I can then access it via
>the rear hatch.  I think this would be a neat idea.  Anyone seen or
>done this before?
>
>Think there would be any problem pulling it with my air cooled 82?
>AKA "ole yeller"
>
>Tim

It's been done with Splits. looks really neat!

Keep the rear suspension and put a braked unit coupling on. Your
towing limit will be raised.

Cut the body so that the wheel-centers are at trailer midlength, as
is normal for single-axle trailers. OR you could use 2 donor van
wrecks and build a dual-axle trailer!