Vanishing Point Road Trip • 21 • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **Tim** » 21 Aug 2009 11:45

patrick wrote:
airfuelEddie wrote:It's loaded and ready to go!

She's a tight fit, Eddie. I always liked my girl's tight.

Still just seeing Dave's face..... :shock:

by **dave-r** » 21 Aug 2009 11:46

I've just about given up trying to get these lads to behave on here Tim. :lol:

by **dave-r** » 21 Aug 2009 11:48

patrick wrote:They're a tight fit, Eddie. But I always liked wearing girl's tights.

Never thought you would be like that Pat. :lol2:

by **Eddie** » 21 Aug 2009 14:08

dave-r wrote:
patrick wrote:They're a tight fit, Eddie. But I always liked wearing girl's tights.

Never thought you would be like that Pat.

(I'm laughing with you Pat,,not at you)!! :lol:

by **fal308** » 22 Aug 2009 4:42

Eddie, you may want to try crossing your straps. Left strap to right side tiedown point. The way you have it now, a sharp turn may slide your car slightly and possibly move it into the sidewall. :s005:

They also make shorter straps, I've seen a lot of rigs tied down with 6' to 8' straps. Those look longer than that. BTW I'm running long straps on my RC but my rear straps are holding my front axle and my front straps are tied into my rear axle (gotta love four bys for clearance when tieing down

).

edited to add: If you do cross your straps, tighten up slowly and check for clearance on your exhaust etc

by **Eddie** » 22 Aug 2009 15:17

fal308 wrote:Eddie, you may want to try crossing your straps. Left strap to right side tiedown point. The way you have it now, a sharp turn may slide your car slightly and possibly move it into the sidewall.
They also make shorter straps, I've seen a lot of rigs tied down with 6' to 8' straps. Those look longer than that. BTW I'm running long straps on my RC but my rear straps are holding my front axle and my front straps are tied into my rear axle (gotta love four bys for clearance when tieing down ).

edited to add: If you do cross your straps, tighten up slowly and check for clearance on your exhaust etc

You're absolutely correct Barc! Thanks again for your invaluable advice! Yes, the 4X4's are great for that! The Winching straps I bought,(4), for each corner are the Harbor Freight H.D. ones,,the only problem is the length, they are 20 feet I think,,I'll duct tape the 'tails off or use a Zip tie. :thumbsup:

I bought the axle straps at www.truckntow.com they have a great selection,,but the prices are what you would expect for 'pro' grade equipment.

by **patrick** » 22 Aug 2009 20:34

airfuelEddie wrote:
dave-r wrote:
patrick wrote:They're a tight fit, Eddie. But I always liked wearing girl's tights.

Never thought you would be like that Pat.
(I'm laughing with you Pat,,not at you)!!

That was a tight girl, fella's. Not girl's tight's! :s001:

by **fal308** » 23 Aug 2009 14:22

Eddie, there are many places online to get straps and trailer parts. I've used Northern Tool and E-Trailer
These pages may help http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/ ... No=0&D=tie down strap&Ntt=tie down strap&Ntk=All&Dx=mode matchallpartial&storeId=6970&Ntx=mode matchallpartial&N=0&Nty=1 and http://www.etrailer.com/trailer-parts.aspx
You'll be driving right past E-Trailer when you go through Wentzville (just west of STL, it's next to the GM van plant)

edited to add; also many U-Haul and trailer rental stores sell straps etc (usually more expensive). Also many truck topper and camper shell stores sell these. Farm supply stores (Tractor Supply, Orschelin, Farm & Home Supply etc) sell these also. Even some WalMarts sell them.

by **Eddie** » 23 Aug 2009 14:41

Thanks Barc! I think I have everything I need now. I brought along in my tool kit,, a 30 foot long Pro-Comp 10,000 lb. pulling strap, a few snatch blocks, 4- 5,000 forged hooks, Nylon fiber rope,(4,000 lb.). I think we'll have enough pulling equipment. The winch is ridiculously powerful and overkill for my application, but winching the car inside the trailer is way cool. And if Drew/Pat/Jim need it it's easily removable. I've been driving around town with my car/ inside the trailer,,not too bad,,I hope the other dudes can drive it as easily as I can. :thumbsup:

by **Eddie** » 23 Aug 2009 15:20

patrick wrote:
airfuelEddie wrote:
dave-r wrote:
patrick wrote:They're a tight fit, Eddie. But I always liked wearing girl's tights.

Never thought you would be like that Pat.
(I'm laughing with you Pat,,not at you)!!

That was a tight girl, fella's. Not girl's tight's!

I knew you meant that Pat. You dont do that,,not anymore.(Just kiddin Human Floor Jack) :s022:

by **fal308** » 24 Aug 2009 0:58

Have you tried adjusting the car front and/or rearward to try and even out the load? You want the car just forward of the center of gravity of the trailer, so the trailer is very slightly tongue-heavy.

by **Eddie** » 24 Aug 2009 2:43

fal308 wrote:Have you tried adjusting the car front and/or rearward to try and even out the load? You want the car just forward of the center of gravity of the trailer, so the trailer is very slightly tongue-heavy.

Actually Barc, it has about 6 inches before making contact with my trunk lid in the rear floor/door when it's closed and secured. The front end has approx 3 feet in front of the front bumper before it contacts the wall. Pretty tight! :lol:

I drove it and with a straight stretch of road and my 4 wheel discs and the electronic inertia brake controller I have it didnt need any 'boost' (increased current), to the trailer brakes for a smooth 'emergency' stop. I'm glad I bought the prodigy unit, it was a liitle more but it has an easy to use 'boost' feature. Also the car is centered over the dual axles and the engine of the car sits just over the centerline. :thumbsup:

by **dave-r** » 24 Aug 2009 7:36

If it starts to weave on the highway we will have to move the car forward a bit more Eddie. There is more room for you to sleep under the back end of the car anyway. We will just lock you up for the night each night. :mrgreen:

by **fal308** » 24 Aug 2009 15:09

Sounds like a good plan Eddie. You may want t put some sort of marking (a vertical line a couple of inches long, a photo or whatever) where you can see it to use as a reference when loading, so you know where to stop for a balanced load. Either even with the driver, the mirror, the front fender or ...

by **Eddie** » 24 Aug 2009 15:23

Yeah, thats the plan Dave. Just dont lose the key, the roof vent is to small for me to egress! :lol:

Already did that Barc, I used to small 3" X 8" blocks of wood and although not in the pic, I drilled 2 small holes/wood screw, to just keep them in place each time I load it.. The front tires/tyres are set up agin them. Makes loading it a breeze, just winch up to the blocks. But thanks for the tip anyways. :thumbsup:

That other tire tread is from a 1956 Shivy which is a smaller car than the 1970 Dodge Challenger!:lol:

by **RedRaven** » 24 Aug 2009 18:40

I found the perfect place to stop off on the road to GoldField.

Look out for this sign along the way.

by **Eddie** » 24 Aug 2009 19:01

RedRaven wrote:I found the perfect place to stop off on the road to GoldField.

Look out for this sign along the way.

Whats this? Eat, Pass out, Burn-Out? :lol:

Eat, Sleep, Pass Gas!

Good Find Wayne, looks like we are welcome huh! :thumbsup:

by **patrick** » 25 Aug 2009 4:43

RedRaven wrote:I found the perfect place to stop off on the road to GoldField.

Look out for this sign along the way.

by **RedRaven** » 25 Aug 2009 7:08

Hey Pat, where in the F*&K is your Avatar dude?? :lol:

by **Jon** » 26 Aug 2009 2:24

Still toasty out here boys, (Aug. 25th) don't forget yer sunscreen. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... 17.235&e=0
And Daves hat.

by **drewcrane** » 26 Aug 2009 12:45

Jon wrote:Still toasty out here boys, (Aug. 25th) don't forget yer sunscreen. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... 17.235&e=0
And Daves hat.

that forecast is almost identical to our weather here in denver, :s024:

by **patrick** » 27 Aug 2009 4:16

RedRaven wrote:Hey Pat, where in the F*&K is your Avatar dude??

Still trying to figure that out. :oops:

Keeps saying my picture's are too big. I'll get it yet!

Remember, I trim and, kill tree's for a living. :biggrin:

No huge I.Q., for that. Common sense... Priceless!
Still not helping me, with the Avatar though. :roll:

by **patrick** » 27 Aug 2009 4:18

Yes, I've been trimming down the picture's too. Remember. I am a computer idiot. :s006:

by **dave-r** » 27 Aug 2009 7:50

The width can be no greater than 140 pixels, the height no greater than 160 pixels, and the file size no more than 391 KB. :wink:

by **patrick** » 28 Aug 2009 7:45

Real 73' 340 Magnum. Unleashed. No smog restrainte's

by **patrick** » 28 Aug 2009 7:46

It's a start. :roll:

by **patrick** » 28 Aug 2009 7:50

Crap!! Dave, I need help!!!

by **dave-r** » 28 Aug 2009 8:33

How about that?

by **RedRaven** » 28 Aug 2009 10:24

Looking good Pat!! :thumbsup:

by **patrick** » 28 Aug 2009 16:37

dave-r wrote:How about that?

ThanksDave!!!!!!!!!!!!!