ernie
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| posted on 10/8/03 at 03:07 PM |
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trailer/tow vehicle
can anyone tell me overall sizes & average weight of race car with a view to building enclosed box trailer, anybody had expirence of a london
fairway taxi for tow vehicle, what do you use?
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/8/03 at 04:16 PM |
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I've towed heavy road cars on a trailer with a 1.6 proton oersona doing the pulling. Its a bit annoying being so slow but i can manage, however
on a motorway it is nice to be able to accelerate occationally, so id recommend 2ltr petrol or TD.
Remember that an enclosed trailer will cause more drag though, might be significant on an Mway.
The car will usually be less than 50", so it just depends on how much space you need to get out! on my trailer the doors dont open when ur on it
cos of the mud guards. not a prob since there usually wont be any doors...
myself id aim for 60 inch internal space, and significantly less than a ton of weight capacity, maybe 500 to 750?
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andyps
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| posted on 10/8/03 at 06:03 PM |
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Saw an interesting variation by someone who built a locos for hillclimbing - he was using a large LDV van to carry it in, ut had added about 12 inches
to the rear of the van to make it long enough. Relatively cheap to pick up big vans and removes the need for towing!
[Edited on 10/8/03 by andyps]
Andy
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/8/03 at 10:20 PM |
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true, more secure in a lorry as a trailer can be pinched quite easily! A box van or did it fit in a normal tranny size thing?
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andyps
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| posted on 11/8/03 at 09:56 AM |
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It was a tranny kind of vehicle - one piece rather than luton bodied. He thought it would be long enough when he bought it but it turned out not to be
- hence the extra length added. There must be some vans long enough though.
The guy had built nice ramps inside the van for the car to sit on - and there was probably enough room to get underneath for some maintenance jobs.
Andy
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