Help with a box trailer body

[winchman]

Hi, @winchman I will go and see if I can find them first. As they were a 'gift' from work, p&p only.

Colin

Thanks to Colin I now have an excellent pair of period looking rear lights

 

[winchman]

After a few random Ebay purchases of various LED bulbs I now have stop and tails built in the the period looking lights Colin kindly gave me.
I just removed the existing tail lamp and bolted in a piece of 3mm thick plastic, drilled two holes in it and will glue the bulbs in.

 

[winchman]

I haven't had much time or good weather only time to think about it.
I still fancy the angle iron uprights but would you weld them on or bolt them? Whilst I want it to look period I also need it to be safe, reliable and easy to construct.
When I carry the bike I can remove the tail gate and just unbolt the front timber panels as its longer than the body.
I think its going to be lawn mower green with a 30's style sort of logo on the side, do we have a sign writer in the house?
I quite fancy Shelby Industrys from the Peaky Blinders?

 

[CornishPete]

I once used marine ply for a trailer floor and it only lasted a year before disintegrating. Use phenolic ply (might also be called buffalo board, not sure) it is about twice as much as standard ply but it's very tough and will outlast it many times over and is worth every penny imo.

 

[winchman]

I once used marine ply for a trailer floor and it only lasted a year before disintegrating. Use phenolic ply (might also be called buffalo board, not sure) it is about twice as much as standard ply but it's very tough and will outlast it many times over and is worth every penny imo.

My local car boot has a nice chap who buys all the off cuts from a place that supplies the proper boards for lorry and trailer floors, he only has small bits often 6ft long but only 2 ft wide so I have two pieces ready for it, I might even plank over it in timber to keep the purists happy

 

[winchman]

Small update
Well last month I needed a trailer and had to buy one!
So back to mine, I have now got on top of the other distractions, the body is almost done.
Its all been done 1930's style no welding all bolted with the correct looking nuts and bolts.
Hoping to do the tail gate next week, the mudguards will have to wait as they need a good dose of looking at as whilst I have the correct ones the brackets are missing and mount on the axel so need a lot of thought to get them right as I cant find another to look at.
Thinking of mounting either a small winch or ammo box on the front, thoughts please?
The box would be for ropes, jack etc
I still have to make a spare wheel mount too.

 

[winchman]

More progress, taking much longer than I thought.
I have tracked the wheels down to Prewar Morris Minor so if you have a spare let me know as the spokes are very rusted on mine.
Sorry but not a weld in site as it was bolted originally and I wanted to keep it as original as I could

 

[Robotstar5]

Can't you get the wheels re-spoked?

I would have thought the bolts would have had the heads on the outside?

 

[winchman]

Too expensive. Coach bolts head on inside grips in to the wood

 

[Ton-up]

I know its not 1930's, but I like to use these spike nuts on my trailers (inside in the wood and the bolt head on the outside)

 

[winchman]

Never thought of them, just used coach bolts and square nuts as its what I saw on other 30's trailers, why did they use square and not hex?

 

[bigegg]

coach bolts and square nuts as its what I saw on other 30's trailers, why did they use square and not hex?

Square nuts are (were) cheaper/easier to make.
When used on timber, the tend to "pull in" to the wood so you don't need a spanner.

 

[fixerupper]

Yeah , I always associate square nuts with gutter bolts

 

[winchman]

Yeah , I always associate square nuts with gutter bolts View attachment 141272

Thats how I got the squares, had to buy a load of roofing bolts just for the nuts as the coach bolts came with hex

 

[bigegg]

Thats how I got the squares, had to buy a load of roofing bolts just for the nuts as the coach bolts came with hex

Most fastenings / hardware shops sell the nuts seperately.
At least, they do around Leeds.

But late now, I suppose.

 

[bigegg]

Square nuts, Wilkinson's.
2.99 for a bag full.

 

[winchman]

Small update, its now in use but not finished, thanks to Colin for the period style lights, the lids just temporary

 

[Justme]

Where are you reflextive triangles?

 

[winchman]

Where are you reflextive triangles?

Not required as its a 1930 trailer they used a letter T on the back, many are just painted mines a posh one as its reflective
Problem is this one came off my garage wall it was used to spell Mantiques so now I am T less
The lights art quote period but I wanted indicators for safety and I felt they looked good

 

[brightspark]

Can't you get the wheels re-spoked?

I would have thought the bolts would have had the heads on the outside?

same here. nuts on the inside it looks messy and there not all in line they want turning and painting spoils a good job