My Kingdom for a Trailer

[xcarguy]

Sorry for upping the ante a little bit more. I was kind of surprised that wife liked it and was okay with the budget bust. Good luck.

 

 

I've been beating the bushes to find a 'used' trailer that I like. No dice, yet, but still looking.

[lucky dawg]

I've been beating the bushes to find a 'used' trailer that I like. No dice, yet, but still looking.

 

This site http://www.searchtempest.com/ may help you out. It checks Craigslist posts within whatever distance radius you specify. May also want to look in http://www.racingjunk.com/search and http://www.icscc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?10-Buy-amp-Sell .

 

Good luck with the search and be ready to pounce.

[xcarguy]

This site http://www.searchtempest.com/ may help you out. It checks Craigslist posts within whatever distance radius you specify. May also want to look in http://www.racingjunk.com/search and http://www.icscc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?10-Buy-amp-Sell .

 

Good luck with the search and be ready to pounce.

 

Thanks! I've been hitting RJ, and I'll give the other links a shot.

[Kitcat]

L Dawg: Nice, will you be pulling it with your Volt:)?

[mrmustang]

Two other places to look for a used trailer

 

http://www.sccaforums.com/forums/default

 

and

 

http://www.nasaforums.com/

 

Bill S.

[xcarguy]

Thanks, Bill.

[subtlez28]

L Dawg: Nice, will you be pulling it with your Volt:)?

 

Ha, thats what I was thinking. Electric motors do have tons of torque...

[xcarguy]

Well, first of all, thanks again for everyone's input regarding trailers. :cheers:

 

After much consideration (thinking long-term :rofl:), I’ve pulled the trigger on a spec’d 8.5x20 from inTech Trailers. This is pretty close to what it will look like:

 

http://www.intechtrailers.com/galleries/20-iCon-Series-670/

 

If all goes as planned (that’s the kiss of death :ack:), it will be ready for pickup on June 10 and will perform its first mission during the July 4th weekend with a tow from from Arkansas to NJMP and return.

[yellowss7]

Shane, you might want to consider something like this and add an anti sway bar to it as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/66153-Reese-SC-800-lbs-Trunnion-Bar-Weight-Distribution-Kit-Sway-Control/290971460204?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222008%26algo%3DSIC.MOTORS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D21398%26meid%3D6187317375988238428%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9407%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D180872918771

 

Tom

[xcarguy]

Shane, you might want to consider something like this and add an anti sway bar to it as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/66153-Reese-SC-800-lbs-Trunnion-Bar-Weight-Distribution-Kit-Sway-Control/290971460204?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222008%26algo%3DSIC.MOTORS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D21398%26meid%3D6187317375988238428%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9407%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D180872918771

 

Tom

 

Tom,

 

Thanks. This is on the list of additional items for consideration, right along with a brake controller and slip-on extended mirrors.

[NVP66S]

Well, first of all, thanks again for everyone's input regarding trailers. :cheers:

 

After much consideration (thinking long-term :rofl:), I’ve pulled the trigger on a spec’d 8.5x20 from inTech Trailers. This is pretty close to what it will look like:

 

http://www.intechtrailers.com/galleries/20-iCon-Series-670/

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Wow. Nice trailer.

[Kitcat]

I agree-what a trailer! Cant wait to see it and the uber Stalker at NJMP in eary July. Unless Karl really steps up his game, Shane is a lock to win the coveted "best trailer" award:).

[xcarguy]

I agree-what a trailer! Cant wait to see it and the uber Stalker at NJMP in eary July. Unless Karl really steps up his game, Shane is a lock to win the coveted "best trailer" award:).

 

Mike,

 

It'll be dirty after two days of towing, so Karl should still be at the top of the pecking order. :jester: On a serious note, my concern is that this thing is TRULY ready for pickup on June 10. From my perspective, that's cutting it pretty close for the July 4 event. :ack:

[Klasik-69]

Wow. Nice trailer.

 

Now that is one nice trailer. In hind sight, I should have bought a quality enclosed trailer vs. the el-cheapo I have but it has served me well. Yours is beyond a doubt a very high quality unit. Getting it June 10th is kind of close to the NJMP trip but should give you a few weeks to adjust. If you've already made provisions for an a/c unit, so be it. If not, make sure they add or provide the support framework in the roof for an a/c unit to be mounted. I think you're in Texas so staying cool out there is important. I mounted a Coleman 14,000 btu a/c in mine after buying the trailer, and had to go into the roof to add steel framing so the a/c unit wouldn't end up on the hood of the car. My Honda EU3000 powers that up nicely when the tracks don't provide power or when they want $30/day for a hookup like Barber MSP.

 

I'm pulling the open car trailer to NJMP since it's a lot easier on a long trip and allows for much better mpg. If you're pulling from Texas, you'll have a longer trip than I will.

[xcarguy]

. . . . If you've already made provisions for an a/c unit, so be it. If not, make sure they add or provide the support framework in the roof for an a/c unit to be mounted. I think you're in Texas so staying cool out there is important. I mounted a Coleman 14,000 btu a/c in mine after buying the trailer, and had to go into the roof to add steel framing so the a/c unit wouldn't end up on the hood of the car. My Honda EU3000 powers that up nicely when the tracks don't provide power or when they want $30/day for a hookup like Barber MSP.

 

I'm pulling the open car trailer to NJMP since it's a lot easier on a long trip and allows for much better mpg. If you're pulling from Texas, you'll have a longer trip than I will.

 

 

Klasik-69,

 

The trailer will have two roof vents with one of those vents pre-wired (and structurally fitted) for an A/C unit. I'm about a two-hour drive from TX, and yep, it does get hot down here. I'm sure A/C will be a future add-on, but I'll have to save my pennies; spent all my allowance on the trailer. At some point, the camel's back must break. :jester:

[Klasik-69]

Actually a smart move on your part. Better to spend it on a good trailer and wait to add on stuff as the budget allows than to get an el-cheapo like I did. And having the trailer pre-wired and structurally ready to mount the a/c will make adding it later a breeze. For some reason I had Texas on my mind, didn't bother to read you're in Arkansas. It will still be a long drive to NJMP. Why can't we talk these guys into coming over to Barber or Road Atlanta, split the difference, in future years. It would be really neat to get a bunch of 7's for a track gathering like they do in England.

 

Since you're running an LS engine, you will need to clip off four plug wires when we run at NJMP just to keep it fair. You still have a 4 liter advantage in engine size. Maybe only use 1st and 2nd gear, run with two flat tires, carry a sheet of plywood sideways..............I can keep on coming up with ideas if you like.:cheers:

[xcarguy]

NJMP Drivers club is the event organizer. They have granted us our own Run Group for 7's only. Race tires permitted for Caterhams only. You stalker boys can either run with 4 plug wires disconnected or run on 6 inch wide bias belted tires your choice.

 

Shane, you best watch out for Kitcat and don't let him get behind you. His nickname from our first outing was the "Blue Enema" He'll run right up your rear. :smilielol5:

 

Tom

 

xcarguy: Remember there are more Caterhams than Stalkers at this. So once we Caterham guys decide who of us will be in charge of blocking the Stalkers at any given time (on a rotating basis of course), I think you will find we are very competitive:).

 

Since you're running an LS engine, you will need to clip off four plug wires when we run at NJMP just to keep it fair. You still have a 4 liter advantage in engine size. Maybe only use 1st and 2nd gear, run with two flat tires, carry a sheet of plywood sideways..............I can keep on coming up with ideas if you like.:cheers:

 

Klasik,

 

By the time we Storker boys get to NJMP, we'll be pushing our cars around the course and thumbing rides. :smilielol5:

Edited April 16, 2014 by xcarguy

[Klasik-69]

Yeah, I didn't think about the "block", good idea. Glad to see you're getting plenty of help. I suppose the enema is provided at no extra charge from Kitcat, I'll have to get an extra big rear view mirror as a pre-caution but perhaps he'll be pre-occupied with you & leave me alone.

[Blindcars]

I had a 7'wide by 16' long Pace Enclosed car trailer for several years that I used to haul my bugeye in. It had a 6.4 inside height so was kind of cramped when standing upright in it but the lower height helped considerably on the wind resistance. Definitely get a V nose, definitely dual axels , and for ride quality torsion bar axels. Brake controller a must for safety reasons. I tow with an 2003 4 door F250 diesel so sway bars and equalizer hitch I don't need. Fuel mileage...19 to 20 mpg. Oh yea... 7.3 powerstrokin

 

LEO

[Klasik-69]

I had a 7'wide by 16' long Pace Enclosed car trailer for several years that I used to haul my bugeye in. It had a 6.4 inside height so was kind of cramped when standing upright in it but the lower height helped considerably on the wind resistance. Definitely get a V nose, definitely dual axels , and for ride quality torsion bar axels. Brake controller a must for safety reasons. I tow with an 2003 4 door F250 diesel so sway bars and equalizer hitch I don't need. Fuel mileage...19 to 20 mpg. Oh yea... 7.3 powerstrokin

 

LEO

 

The older 7.3 diesels were so much more fuel efficient. I had an 08 F-250 with the twin turbo 6.2 diesel that would pull great but burned a lot of fuel. Pulling my 24' V-nose trailer at 75 mph meant 10.5 mpg. 80 mph dropped it to 8.3 mpg. Now I pull the open car trailer with an F-150 4X4 and get around 12.5 mpg at 73 mph................nowhere near what you were getting with your F-250. I hear some of the Dodge owners claim their Cummins would better 20 mpg pulling a trailer at 70 mph.

 

The ideal tow truck would sport an Isuzu 5.2 L diesel engine with proper gearing so you could tow 1800 rpm at 70 mph. Who needs a truck that can do 100 mph anyway ? I'd like to see a half ton truck with a small diesel for towing situations like we run into whereby the trailer weight is less than 6,000 lbs and towing speed is around 70 mph. Ford, Dodge and GM are on a HP war each year kicking up the power at our expense just so some diesel jockey can keep up with a Corvette at the light.