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    Project transporter!!! Team Falken UK

    Not sure if this is the right section lol

    OK, its not a drift car, but its very drift related and its defo a BIG project!


    Since we have been using the artic to transport the cars, and even before, like every one does, we all wanted an inclosed car transporter! Natrully, youd think they are masive money and way out of reach of normal scum bag drifters haha.

    But during the summer, we found this baragin!! Ok, from the out side just a normal 15-20 year old artic trailer???


    NO!! Not atal, far from it, its an ex race car transporter, not a converted one, as far as we know it was built from new into a race transporter, so no home made, chucked to gether in a barn job!! Ok its not state of the art for these days, its an old girl, which needs some work to bring it back to life..... Yes thats IIRC a super rare 240z race car in the back on the day we went to view it!


    This is the day we collected it, it hadnt moved in at least 4 years, we wer very serprised the brakes all worked fine and wernt locked on!!! We also found that not long before it came off the road it had 6 new air bags and a full set of 12 tyres, not cheap crap either!


    The hole trailer is electronic hydraulic, what this means is the tractor unit does not have to have a PTO (power take off for hydraulic pump) the trailer has its own hydralic pumps that work off of the 24v supply from the tractor unit.

    This is an inside shot, its setup to take 6 cars, 4 saloon sized cars and two smaller car like open wheelers, as the hight is not as big over the 5th wheel.


    This is the car deck above the 5th wheel, its on its own electronic hydraulic system, one car on top, one car under. Wel be taking this lot out so we can fit 3-4 cars and have a living area.


    View from the back, the deck you can see here rases, is totally made from alloy and takes two cars.




    To get the cars into the trailer, it has a nice hefty tail lift, the guy who had it before us said he used it to change a discovery gearbox before, so more than strong enough for some saloon cars. Also means we wont have to remove any bumpers etc to load the cars.


    To make the living area, we managed to pic up this crash damaged 2008 caravan for free which wel use most of the parts from to kit it out!




    Mr Carter hard at work today dismantling it


    Our cooker, fridge and sink combo


    Cupboards etc


    Over the next few months see it tak shape, it will also be going in Falken colours and livery.

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    Damn it, just se the typo in the thread tital!! can a mod change please! lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Polo View Post
    Damn it, just se the typo in the thread tital!! can a mod change please! lol
    Done, look forward to seeing how this progresses

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    Ha, this is pretty cool and with a living space as well will be epic.

    Love these kinda weird builds. Look forward to seeing it in all its glory

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    Thanks Ken. Yea me too its not going to be fast progress, especially with the winter rebuild of the car and a poss business premises change! At the very least it will be MOT'd and painted.

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    love it cant wait to see more...

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    one word: WOW!

    subscribed!!

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    Cool project

    Wont get no car overhanging fines with someting like that
    bstmeetbllk

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    Very cool

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    This is awesome! Look forward to seeing it progress

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    mate thats awesome.

    i was at silverstone with BPM racing the other week, and got a look round theres, they are epic!!

    ill be watching this

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    Nice one dude! Interested to see how it goes with this one!

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    Looks like it'll be awesome when its finished

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    You gotta paint it black and drive out of it on the move like Knightrider!!!

    Über cool

    Looking forward to the build mate



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    That is awesome!

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    thats gonna be sweet! Cant wait to see it in falken livery!

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    OOh subscribed too

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    you running the volvo or scania on the front? reason i ask if u need parts/help with the volvo im an hgv/trailer/bus mechanic by trade and work for volvo trucks so if u need diagnostic help i can sort something im sure, if u need help with the trailer i could help out to, wikid project btw will subscribe now

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    Hi and cheers. The Volvo has now been replaced with the V8 classes cab Scania. That too will hopefully be going colour coded. I won't turn down free labour no lol

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    Looking forward to seeing this

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