So this weekend was a little slow on progress but some major steps forward were made. Some of you may not have known but the trailer that we own was bought when I thought the dream was to drag race a boat (read the story on the blog if you don't know it). The trailer is nice with a really big living quarters but the shop area is very small (Perfect for a little Drag Boat). We have barely been able to use it for the dragster and I had to build a mechanism to lift and store the nose of the dragster up in the air to get a pit vehicle in the trailer.
I have tried every way I can to figure out how to get the ProMod, the pit vehicle, and all the spares/tools I need in the trailer. What I have found is that there is no practical way to do that. Traci and I have been looking for a solution for months but most of the good solutions required the purchase of a toter home with living quarters, which was very expensive! A few days ago, a trailer appeared on my favorite race site and it was perfect. It is the same length as our current trailer but is 2 feet taller and has an upper and lower level to store cars and spares (called a stacker trailer). The trailer has a hydraulic lift to raise a car or pit vehicle to make room for another car on the bottom. The living quarters in it are not quite as large as our current one but we really don't use all of the space anyway.
As usual, it is located as far away as possible and we have to find time to make another quick trip to Florida to pick it up before the test session in February. Naturally, it is on the Atlantic side of Florida and is in the lower par of the state.We will have to figure out how we can leave with Dad still needing assistance.
This is a really small and bad picture of the trailer. The other pictures are kind of bad too because the owner has junk everywhere in the trailer. It is an all aluminum trailer which makes it very light (for a big trailer) and durable. It also has a 53 foot awning so we can do all of our between round maintenance in the shade and without getting wet during showers (it rains every time we race).
We will sell our existing trailer once we get the new one ready to go.
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| The truck does not come with the trailer. We will use Clifford the Big Red Truck to pull it |
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| Looking Towards the Tailgate |
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| Upper Deck to Store Pit Vehicle |
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| Lots of Cabinets |
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| Car Lift Pouches |
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| Cabinets on Opposite Side |
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| Outside the Shop |
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| Bedroom |
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| Kitchen |
I also made some progress on the car and found out that my fuel system parts are on their way. As usual, Mike Janis got me some really awesome fuel system control valves and controller. I can't wait to get it all and start installing it.
I also got all of the carbon fiber tube protectors installed and a bunch of wiring stuff done. The carbon tube protectors are needed because paint would get chipped off during between round maintenance and expose the steel chassis. The wires that are laying around will be cleaned u when I am done with the electrical system.
I also got the helmet restraint padding mounted to the roll cage. This padding limits how far your head could move in a violent crash (which I plan on never using).
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