I’m using a Look 8.5 x 20 enclosed trailer for transporting my SR8. It has a dove tail rear along with a drop down ramp door.
Installed a wireless controlled winch in the front and E Track in each corner today.
The E Track will allow for various tie down configurations. I’ve been using the stuff for years with excellent results.
I’ll also be using a set of 10’ Raceramps to get the car in without dragging (I hope).
Headed off on Monday from Scottsdale to Aberdeen, WA to pick up my new ride and then off to Buttonwillow for a weekend of track time.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
Looks great Richard! The E track is a great idea. I did two other things to my trailer that really helped. I got a couple cans of garage floor epoxy paint from Home Depot and added the anti skid to it. This gave me a great looking floor that was easy to clean up. The other thing I did that was really helpful was that I got a roll of black 1” anti skid tape and put it on the trailer floor right where the side of the car sits... running from the end of the ramp to the front of the trailer. It made it really easy to visually pull the car into the trailer in the right position when using the winch (which I used every time). They aren't great pictures, but you can get the idea of where the lines are in the attached pictures. Have a great trip getting the car!
Charley
Great idea on the lines. I’ll have to do something similar.
It looks like you pull your Radical quite far forward. How long is your trailer’s interior?
This was one of the things I was looking at yesterday as I set things up. Obviously more weight forward of the axles is best, just wondered how much forward. I’ve given myself about 2.5’ of frontal stowage area. Fortunately all my tools and equipment are in my tow vehicle so there will be minimal stuff in the trailer.
I also have a plus in that my tow vehicle is a 20,000 lb, 24’ box van with air suspension on the rear axle so it’s nowhere near as sensitive to tongue weight as say a pickup would be but I still want proper weight bias when I tow.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
I was using a 22' trailer made by Pace American. Pace and Look trailers are the came company, and I believe they are built in the same factory so they should be nearly identical. I found that the best position for the car was to have the engine centered between the two trailer wheels. You will have to experiment a little, because a few inches forward or back did make a difference when driving. I never had any sway issues, but if the car was too far back my tow vehicle (2012 2500 Suburban) would buck (bounce up and down) a bit. I used the space behind the car to store the Race Ramps. I had enough room in front to hold a tool box, winch, nitrogen bottle, air bottle, Flo-fast fuel jug, cones, etc.. I put the spare tire, jack and lug wrench on the side wall in the back to keep them out of the way. I also put a fire extinguisher right next to the door so it would be accessible if I ever needed it.
Charley
Everything fits perfectly.
I need to get a fire extinguisher and mount a nitrogen bottle also.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
Looks, great Richard! That is a beautiful car. The smile on your face devinately looks like a “Radical Smile” They are really hard to remove 😉
Regarding nitrogen bottles... do you already have one? I used the half height bottles which had plenty of capacity and were much easier to deal with than the full height bottles. I preferred the aluminum bottle over the steel bottle because it was quite a bit lighter.
Do you have a torque wrench yet? Most people don’t have a torque wrench that will torque 260 ft/lbs. The 1/2 inch torque wrench that most people have just wont do it. You also have to make sure they torque in both directions. The one I use is a Proto 6020AB but there are a few out there also.
I am looking forward to seeing updates on your future adventures.
Charley
I got tired of wrestling with the big half of the Race Ramps so I've stored them up in the ceiling of the trailer (I'm short, I don't hit my head ? ). Turns out that with the hitch I have in my fan I can get away with just using the thin half of the 10' ramps.
I made a couple of straps out of some thin aluminum and bent them to fit between the roof support arches. They're placed just far enough apart that you can get the thin end fully inserted into one strap and the other strap is right up against the thick end of the ramp. Put the thick end into the strap and push the lip against the strap
The key is that there's a catch on the thin end strap. The end of the ramp falls into the catch and the ramp can't move left or right and fall out. To remove you just push the thin end up and move the ramp over until the thick end falls out of its strap.
Simple but very effective.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
