Aussie1 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hi everyone! Laurence here from the Northern Territory, Australia. I've been browsing across the net and stumbled on HMVF. Some great restoration pics, and I was inspired enough to join. I don't have any current restoration projects on the go, but have previously restored a No.5 army trailer with a lot of assistance from a friend and his shed. If you had asked me at the start, I would have baulked at the amount of rust and scale of repair required. Not a faithful reproduction either. The original purpose was for a trailer to carry all the camping equipment. Pics to follow later. I can definitely see myself restoring more in the future. Looking forward to meeting you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Welcome to the HMVF Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie1 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Started with a poor example, bought on ebay. As mentioned, the aim was to have a capable off road trailer. Got it home, took some more photos, and it looked even worse. You could see through the floor, the tub mounts were rusted off. As original, the tub is watertight. It came from a tropical location, and as expected, the tub filled up with water - and rusted. Some kind soul (but misled)tipped the water out and turned it upside down. Now the water pooled under the lip of the trailer. Anyway, that weekend it was brought home and sandblasted. That's the worst it's looked at that point.. The finished product, as it stands today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth dawe Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Welcome to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane.c Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Welcome to the forum, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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