Cheap speedster trailer project in NJ

Not mine but it looks like an easy project to haul your speedster.

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Would you put your car on that thing?

James

I use it, and then insure heavily.

To me that is a workable trailer project, smaller diameter wheels and tires, fenders and upgrade the lighting...for a few hundred additional bucks, you would have a light weight single axle trailer with a GVW of 2,900 lbs...Then again one can buy new with the stroke of a pen.

I didn't mean that it was a matter of money, but personally I would rather drive my car to its destination than put it on an open trailer like that, but I don't have a farts chance in a hurricane of fixing it up the way you could.. and no, I can't afford a new one.. not sure my civic could haul it anyway.. lol.

James

If I were closer it may be something to look at. I still would love to have an enclosed one, but boy does that increase the cost a lot.

FYI I sell new 15' open decks for $1899 complete Alan

Alan, just out of curiosity, on the open decks you sell, can you build a front air dam sort of structure on them? The one thing I remember from the Cobra guys is that protection from the blast of debris from the toe vehicle was the most important thing to get.

James

The Mfg. has then available in two different heights.

Take Alan's trailer, add a pickup truck bed tool box and a winch on the front and you've got the trailer that I've towed my speedster with for four years. Mine was hand-built by my son, tracks straight as a die up to 85 mph and beyond, does not sway (unless you force it to - then it recovers instantly) and has electric brakes (so does Alan's) which I consider mandatory for pulling Speedster+trailer weight.

From experience, it is really difficult to get tie-down straps on a Speedster if you're using a decked trailer (one that has a full floor all the way across) because the speedster sits so low you have no room to get your arms up under there to hook anything up. Get an open deck trailer (which just has decks on each side to hold the wheels of the car) and you can easily get underneath to connect your straps.

A winch is optional, but the ONLY way you'll be able to load a dead Speedster single-handed unless you load down-hill (which I've recently done without a hitch). An electric boat winch is OK, and you'll only need 1200 - 1800 lbs pulling capacity as you'll be pulling rolling weight, not the entire weight of the Speedster, PLUS you can add a block and tackle to double the pulling capacity (easy).

gn

Easy speedster tie down points:
On the front and rear lower shock bolts, add a piece of 1/8 steel by drilling a hole the same diameter as the shock bolt, then cut or drill out an area large enough for the ratchet strap anchor hook. Remove the shock bolt nut, slide the anchor bracket on and replace the shock bolt nut.
No messing around with wheel straps that can shift or having to crawl up under the car to wrap axle straps around the axle beam etc.
Where ever you may purchase a new car hauler trailer from, be sure to get a 96" wide unit and not a 102" wide trailer, the 102" open center section will be too wide for the speedster wheel stance.
Always X your load straps from the vehicle to the trailer anchor points.

Alan - that's a great trailer 'tech' tip - Thanks for sharing!

I just had a 16 foot, SOLID DECK, steel trailer built for my Porsche(s). I took the hooks off the ends of the straps and sewed in a 2" wide Dee. Now I put the strap through the holes in the wheels and stgrap it down taht way. No shifting, no reaching under to the dirty parts and no compressing the shocks and springs for days while travelingl. This is an easy and quick solution. Has anyone else tried it?

Also ... I got an open trailer for two reasons:
1. less wind resistance and better gas mileage
2. it gives people a chance to see the car and we get to visit with folks at each gas stop, lunch stops and hotel stops. Enclosed just keeps the car hidden and we feel obligated to share our fun cars with others not lucky enough to have them.

Spread the joy. Speedster owners are the lucky ones!

Dusty