Hi all , i all looking at options on mounting my T35 Vampire cockpit on a trailer basically looking at building trailer from scratch or modify a trailer , was wondering if any vampire cockpit owners are on here and how they went about it , i want to mount it on a trailer to cut down hassles when taking it to shows etc .
thanks in advance
cheers dave
By: alvampman - 1st January 2009 at 14:42
Changing the subject a bit. I would be interested in the history of your Vampire.
Where did you get it from and what do you know about it.
Alan
By: Bruce - 1st January 2009 at 09:40
I think I would do something pretty similar to what you already have. Pick up on the bottom of the noseleg casting at the front, and use 3″x3″ square section steel at the rear to pick up on the wing mounts. I would pick up top and bottom, but be careful as the bottom spar is wider than the top (been there, done that!)
Nice project BTW
Bruce
By: ozjag - 30th December 2008 at 23:18
Dave,
When you get the trailer made you should tow it around to my house and we can have a ‘Mini Cockpitfest in Oz’ for all the local forumites.
Paul
By: battle - 30th December 2008 at 21:29
vampire trailer
Hi all thanks for input , tow car is not a problem can tow 1.5 ton yes it has nose leg but no wheel the frame it is on has mounting points 2 at the rear and under the nose leg.
cheers dave
By: Junk Collector - 30th December 2008 at 19:38
Why? its on indespension all round, with high speed tyres, taper roller wheel bearings, and braked on the rear; thats better than Junk collector’s car!
At least my car isn’t made out of recycled plastic 🙂
By: XH668 - 30th December 2008 at 19:16
Why? its on indespension all round, with high speed tyres, taper roller wheel bearings, and braked on the rear; thats better than Junk collector’s car!
I was thinking something more like
http://www.demobbed.org.uk/images/xm411.jpg or XN466 on demobbed as well
Cheers
By: stuart gowans - 30th December 2008 at 19:00
the problem with that is you cant realy tow it behind a car, you need somethin with bigger wheels
Why? its on indespension all round, with high speed tyres, taper roller wheel bearings, and braked on the rear; thats better than Junk collector’s car!
By: XH668 - 30th December 2008 at 18:22
Go over a what ? 😮
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oops 😮
By: Junk Collector - 30th December 2008 at 17:51
Go over a what ? 😮
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As long as its not a burmb you be ok !:)
By: Arabella-Cox - 30th December 2008 at 17:43
.. go over a bumb at 40 and it might not do it good.
Go over a what ? 😮
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By: XH668 - 30th December 2008 at 17:42
A Land Rover firing on all cylinders does the job well 🙂
Haha 😀 I ment wheels and clearance, go over a bump at 40 and it might not do it good. Or go up a gravel road and the stones could fly up and chip it. So having abit more ground clearance and bigger wheels might be of benefit.
By: Junk Collector - 30th December 2008 at 17:40
A Land Rover firing on all cylinders does the job well 🙂
the problem with that is you cant realy tow it behind a car, you need somethin with bigger wheels
By: XH668 - 30th December 2008 at 17:30
A variation on a theme.
the problem with that is you cant realy tow it behind a car, you need somethin with bigger wheels
By: stuart gowans - 30th December 2008 at 17:04
A variation on a theme.
By: Arabella-Cox - 30th December 2008 at 13:39
Bruce,
Yes Dave’s Vamp does have a noseleg, thus….
By: Jon H - 30th December 2008 at 12:24
A quick trawl of the excellent www.demobbed.org.uk gives this –
http://www.demobbed.org.uk/images/xd452.jpg
Only one I could find that was truly trailer mounted.
Jon
By: Bruce - 30th December 2008 at 12:13
Has it got a nose leg?
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