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Missed it. That was a quick turn around! I thought they filmed these things well in advance. Brenden got to lead then be good to know if he had to recover them at any point as all they originally wanted was a route to follow with zero support. G

I wont be taking part. If I see a Prius stuck in snow im simply going to drive by (take a picture) and LOL to myself... they will soon learn. I will happily help out anyone else i see who is genuinely stuck. G ps. great idea though!

WHO buys these things?! G

well I dont usually say this, but I bought a Britpart Rad around 3 years ago and it has worked really well with no fitment or cooling issues to date. I beleive it was all metal. which bit would be plastic? the frame? Got it from paddocks, just ordered a rad for a 300tdi, thought no more of it. £100 at the time. I think its the only bit of britpart on the truck. G

Are these straight Rastor maps? Can they be used with Fugawi for example? Cheers, G

Yes it was pretty successfull, last year I turned up around 1230 and the place was empty! Good number of people this year, Tractor/Land Rover divide was easily recognised! We got more bits than we thought we would. I took £100 'Just in case', yer, came home with £0. Some good stalls, not all the same (Discovery breakers) that seem to dominate these events (no offence). G

Heavily loaded 90: 32 front, 36 rear (PSI) G

I love how bad the advertising is http://www.newbury4x4andvintagesparesday.co.uk/ still £6 to get in? G

I dont think rolling gutters into the body will be very strong, not for my intended needs anyway. I think im now going to turn the main rails over so they are only 2" high (3" wide) and then notch in only 2 cross bars for the RTT. This will still leave room for 1 or 2 pairs of waffles and a table. G

Offered the metal and then the RTT up over the weekend. This is currently how it will sit. Its a bit smaller than when I measured it all up so there is far lass over hang than I was expecting which is good news for the A-frame mounted spare. Having 2nd thoughts on the amount of metal used to build the rack so its not welded up yet. G

what your basically saying then is 'fraud is fine' 'they were asking for it'? My card has been done twice now and Lloyds have been very good about it returning all funds to the rightfull owner. G

bit late now, but going back to your original idea you would not have technically been in Africa in Ceuta as its a Spanish Enclave, you would have had to drive a further 10 or so miles to the chaos of the border cracking idea though. much like the under 13 day record for London to Cape Town G

Gwyn Lewis does them with a little hook/catcher which grabs the spring as it passes (I presume). Most people dont dislocate below the normal style cones so they suit most applications. I think you need to be looking at other types of cone. G

Nice, thanks for sharing How long did you take doing this round trip? G

'Never underestimate the ability of stupid people in large numbers' G

I just ordered 2x sections of 75 x 50mm box section 3mm thick to form the 2 main rails and 4 sections of 50 x 50mm box section 2.5mm thick for the cross rails. I have some 5mm plate which I was going to cut down and make some tabs out of for securing the big stuff to the trailer body. Would this be sufficient? I could also make the gussets out of this to (going to go through some blades though!) Let me know what you think (if anyone is reading!) and damn this metal is expensive Also ordered myself a new auto-darkening welding mask G

take a voltage reading of a well charged battery, run the fridge for 24hours, take another reading then with a bit of math convert it to amps? maybe? There will be many variable factors though. The start up draw from the fridge is usually quite high before it settles down. might be worth getting it up and running to a sensible temp, then take your readings. I would do it over several days/night to get a good average. What Fridge(s) are you using? G

not really considered it, but it will only be held on with bolted tabs though. thinking about it, It would be easy to remove the tent and use those standard bike racks across the top 4 bars. Maybe thats something we can do when we get to Aus. The rack is designed 100% for our trip though, no compromise. It needs to work, but most of all be strong. G

If its in the engine bay it may be worth wrapping it up to prevent ingress from dust/water. I wouldn't fit twins if you dont need them. G

Thanks for that, I did a google after posting here and came up with the same thing, its an excellent idea. still a little stumped on my rack design though. Going to measure up tonight and head over to a supplier and get a price on the materials. Im thinking tack it up and give it to someone who can weld properly to finish it off but im still not sure. G

The one with the plastic bit is for a 200tdi or earlier 2.5 n/a. The one you bought is the one you need. G

Thanks Inaine. Its zinctec steel. can I weld yes and no! I can get them strong, they dont look great and sometimes there is a bit of slag in there. welding with arc. design of rack attached. extra gussets to add strength. size and thickness suggestions appreciated. G

Yes Lee put me onto it. my other username is Griffdowg. I also posted on the HUBB. I hear what your saying with the springs. I think for my build it will be worth it as the payload will be drastically reduced. I think it would be better to have a well set-up spring/shock assembly than to have one thats too stiff transmitting all the vibration to the structure and picking out my weak welds! Running a trailer at 50% or less than its maximum capacity also has other benifits but I wont go into these here. G

Hi Jason, Thanks for the input. Yes I got carried away on Sketch-up, will need to do a seperate drawing. Its basically 2 box sections overlain by 3-4 box sections at a 90degree angle. I understand the need to build tough and prevent movement. With the boxes I was just going to use some sections of angle welded to the frame of the drawer. The bits about trailers in Russia was probably me. I couldn't find anything on the net. I have emailed the Russian Embassy, The RAC (Paul Gowen) etc and cannot get any joy out of anyone. After speaking to a good friend I think I know my plan of attack. With regards to trailer pounding I was considering removing some leaves from the springs as my payload with be considerably less than 750kg. Have you thought about doing this? again something I couldn't find much info on. G

Thanks Twizzle, Allready there (I have more post counts on EXPO than I do here ) I have asked specific questions there in the past but got no joy. They seem more keen on build threads, building from scratch than specifics. I may revive my previous trailer thread there though. I was asking here as I know there is a great knowledge base around structural design from comp vehicles etc *hint hint G