i want a dandy dart .

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this may get me drummed out the brownies but I think it would make an interesting project.
if you let me stay a brownie , I may even write about it with some pictures of my exploits.

Not at all we will just hire a hit man any body remember the one on ebay two or three years ago on a extended trailer so the chap could carry his quad on the same trailer,i heard it was a factory special.

I remember that one Mike, he had the Dandy put on a longer trailer with a sort of mini garage in blue pvc on there too.

Is part of your desire for a Dart so that it would fit between the wheel arches on the Sankey trailer?
What is the width between the arches?
No matter what size the Dandy the beds are the same size so why limit to a Dart? Would a Delta at 4' 10 fit? Would you cut "Arches" in the Delta to make it fit?
I see a Sankey trailer is 5'6" wide. Cut and weld the top and a 5 at wheel arch height would only overlap by 2" per side.
As the Dandy will end up a bit higher I think you would end up looking at gas struts to help you lift the beds. You might even end up developing gas struts to unfold the front and rear a la Destiny?

This looks very nice

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OK. OK .

if your going to hire a hit man, don't tell the girlfriend because she'd want to insure me first.

my disco is a 300tdi jap import with only 74K on it , its only off-road use is forest tracks when doing rallies.

my offroader is a Suzuki SJ410, I built a V8 landy , sold it and bought the SJ, that was ten years ago and its still going strong.

it would depend which sankey you buy, a narrow track or a wide track as to the cutting that would need to be done.
im after a dart because its the narrowest when open so it stands a better chance when opening it up on a narrow forest track.
don't think opening it up would be to much of a problem, im 6'3" so should be able to reach.

the trailer on e-blag s no good, cant fold it up when wet and leave it.

Good point

Are you an LRM reader?

i am a LRM reader and others.
have had my picture in a few mags years ago .
it was the 50th anniversary, i was driving my mates camel 110.
it was at eastnor castle.
met ross floyd a few times , he does / did radio on rallies.

LRM March 2010 was my spot

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dont think i had that one.
what was it ??

Discovery 3 HSE which was a CAT C write off...Fully rebuilt & a total one off

oh very good.
been looking on the web about it .
found a bit on D3 site but no pictures .
anywhere i can find out more please.

Is this any good to you?

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mmmm.
no bids yet.
will keep an eye on it.
thanks.

why have auction on this when you have a buy it now figure I think her attitude has put people off I found the write up very icy

wingnut1 wrote:mmmm.
no bids yet.
will keep an eye on it.
thanks.

If its what you want then bite the bullet & buy it...waiting till the end could leave you disappointed

When my Discovery sold to Caz1960 on EBay I had 4 phone calls from the 30 watchers asking if it was still available...I moved quickly on my new designer & rightly so as it wouldn't of stuck around long because it's such a nice unit

How very right I had to pounce straight away for my first Dandy and learnt my lesson then ! now or never as on my first dandy nobody bid then when I did there was a frenzy that why I didn't mess about with vessey 44

thanks i quite understand just what your saying.
BUT.
the dandy will de cut about and as ive said mounted on to a sankey trailer.
then it will dragged off road and up forest tracks and extraction roots.
when set up it will have two hairy arsed marshals that will be covered in mud fall into it to sleep, thats all it will be used for.
it aint going to have an easy life !!.
thats why i want an old tatty one.
if i like it, then i will get one thats tidy to use with the other half on holidays.
im not to worried what it looks like, as long as it works.
SO.
it would be a shame to treat a nice dandy that way.

I think in the current economic climate & the camping season coming you won't find many cheap daddy's...even my old 1983 one is still in really good condition

vessey44 wrote:I think in the current economic climate & the camping season coming you won't find many cheap daddy's...even my old 1983 one is still in really good condition

Someone will come across something at some point that's suitable.
The first ones I saw were all dross.
Keep asking someone will view something with a squidgy floor or collapsed suspension.

we will keep and eye out and hang around tips you never know but I agree paying a higher price for good when your gonna throw monies at it to suit your needs good luck and I know that not many Dandy's being up for sale are missed by this site

wingnut1 wrote:thanks i quite understand just what your saying.
BUT.
the dandy will de cut about and as ive said mounted on to a sankey trailer.
then it will dragged off road and up forest tracks and extraction roots.
when set up it will have two hairy arsed marshals that will be covered in mud fall into it to sleep, thats all it will be used for.
it aint going to have an easy life !!.
thats why i want an old tatty one.
if i like it, then i will get one thats tidy to use with the other half on holidays.
im not to worried what it looks like, as long as it works.
SO.
it would be a shame to treat a nice dandy that way.

You see what the threat of a hit man can do seriously though i can see what your saying,i would think you will get fixed up because to be honest you probaly want the one most would walk away from.

I agree with Mike, you will find something. Have you any other options than a Dart though or has it got to be a dart or would anything up to the size of a discovery do.

I saw a Dandy with its wheel bearing collapsed on the M1/M18 Junction a few weeks ago.

Im not sure if there on this forum but tracking them down on another may be productive. If its going to sit in the sankeys body anyway it wont matter what the outside looks like

result !!

thanks to good old e-blag ive blagged a dart .
ok so if you threw it a stick it would run after it BUT what would you expect for the princely some of £137.00
the other plus is its only in hereford just 50 miles away.
off to pick it up today.

wingnut1 wrote:result !!

thanks to good old e-blag ive blagged a dart .
ok so if you threw it a stick it would run after it BUT what would you expect for the princely some of £137.00
the other plus is its only in hereford just 50 miles away.
off to pick it up today.

wow well done cant wait to see what your going to with it

Well done, and worth waiting for. Looking forward to the pictures