 Storing a race car in an enclosed trailer??? |
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 Feb 18 2013, 02:25 PM
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Experienced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,038 Joined: 3-March 10 From: Huntersville, NC Member No.: 9,105  |
Once I'm finished with the CMC build, I'd like to free up my garage spot. I'm going to have to pay to store the trailer, so I figured I might as well get an enclosed trailer so I can just keep the car in it.
Anyone do it? Any concerns or problems? Thanks, Steve |
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Jun 24 2013, 03:57 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Homer Glen, IL Member No.: 540 |
Seems to have 6-lug axles (5200lb/ea) which is what you want. It's not worth it to have a 5-lug (3500lb/ea) axles in a 24' box. The checkerboard floor will peel eventually, they all do. Find out if the brakes work. Lots of people don't care if the brakes work "since I'm towing it with my dually anyway" or "we only went 30 miles away". I've got a trailer around that vintage that had that problem. It needed loaded backing plates and hubs since the surface where the magnets ride was worn out. That was $400 from etrailer.
The wiring will probably need to be re-done at some point if it hasn't yet. Trailer manufacturers seem to like using crappy run-and-tap connectors for everything. If you don't mind putting in some work, I'd probably try to get it for $2500-3000. |
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Steve91T Storing a race car in an enclosed trailer??? Feb 18 2013, 02:25 PM
GlennCMC70 Not a good idea. Lots of cars get stolen that way.... Feb 18 2013, 02:39 PM Sidney I stored my Firebird in my trailer for years. No c... Feb 18 2013, 06:01 PM GlennCMC70 We have had a rash of empty trailers taken around ... Feb 18 2013, 06:26 PM GlennCMC70 While on this subject - guys here who store their ... Feb 18 2013, 06:29 PM mitchntx "Security" and "surveillence" ... Feb 22 2013, 11:11 AM Shortcutsleeping The sticker thing goes both ways. I read an articl... Feb 22 2013, 04:57 PM Steve91T Not sure if it's a good thing or not, but ther... Feb 25 2013, 08:08 PM
Sidney QUOTE (Steve91T @ Feb 25 2013, 02:08 PM) ... Feb 26 2013, 04:58 PM Al weyman Also at least with the UK trailers, you don't ... Feb 26 2013, 07:47 PM Steve91T I've been going back and forth for a while now... Mar 27 2013, 02:19 PM Doug Phillips You will fit in a 20 ft but I would recommend look... Mar 27 2013, 10:16 PM nape Shallow V-nose is useless for aero, I have one. If... Mar 28 2013, 04:35 AM Steve91T You guys that haul to and from the track with an o... Jun 13 2013, 12:22 PM CrashTestDummy With an open trailer, if you're at the event, ... Jun 13 2013, 01:23 PM Steve91T I'm definitely going to get an enclosed traile... Jun 19 2013, 03:17 PM Steve91T What do you guys think about that trailer? Does an... Jun 22 2013, 01:53 PM Steve91T Thanks for the response. I forgot to ask about the... Jun 25 2013, 02:18 PM nape I've thought about it, but thinking about how ... Jun 25 2013, 02:46 PM SuperMacGuy If you really want "good" aero, put a tr... Jun 25 2013, 04:21 PM Steve91T QUOTE (SuperMacGuy @ Jun 25 2013, 12:21 P... Jun 25 2013, 05:37 PM |
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