building a trailer for jet car
10-19-2009, 06:22 AM
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building a trailer for jet car
well im building a trailer for my jet car so that when i go to the quarter mile track we will be looking like the pro s . and i wont have to carry the car around my son will be pulling the car with he s car i m doing it especially for him so he will be part of the show he s gonna love it here s some pictures
10-19-2009, 06:52 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
man you will need a big tralier so.
the one i built for my beetle is excellent as where i run my onroads sometimes there is a long walk so i just put onroad car on tralier and perfect saves me from carring it.
i built mine from aluminium...
sorry are those the traliers in the pics? nicesmall.....i suppose god enough to carry them.
the one i built for my beetle is excellent as where i run my onroads sometimes there is a long walk so i just put onroad car on tralier and perfect saves me from carring it.
i built mine from aluminium...
sorry are those the traliers in the pics? nicesmall.....i suppose god enough to carry them.
10-19-2009, 06:59 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
ORIGINAL: dc2 man
man you will need a big tralier so.
the one i built for my beetle is excellent as where i run my onroads sometimes there is a long walk so i just put onroad car on tralier and perfect saves me from carring it.
i built mine from aluminium...
sorry are those the traliers in the pics? nicesmall.....i suppose god enough to carry them. [img][/img]
man you will need a big tralier so.
the one i built for my beetle is excellent as where i run my onroads sometimes there is a long walk so i just put onroad car on tralier and perfect saves me from carring it.
i built mine from aluminium...
sorry are those the traliers in the pics? nicesmall.....i suppose god enough to carry them. [img][/img]
10-22-2009, 12:14 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
ORIGINAL: da mad maori
awesome stuff man
will you be making it a tilt trailer so you can drive a car straight onto it?
awesome stuff man
will you be making it a tilt trailer so you can drive a car straight onto it?
11-02-2009, 10:05 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
very nice man i like it.
i dont know if i showed you my one or not its a double deck and i use it always for my onroads its a real crowd puller attached to my beetle.
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i dont know if i showed you my one or not its a double deck and i use it always for my onroads its a real crowd puller attached to my beetle.
[img]{akamaiimageforum}/thumbnails/464442/Ql33630.jpg[/img]
11-02-2009, 01:12 PM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
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very nice man i like it.
i dont know if i showed you my one or not its a double deck and i use it always for my onroads its a real crowd puller attached to my beetle.
[img][/img][img][/img]
very nice man i like it.
i dont know if i showed you my one or not its a double deck and i use it always for my onroads its a real crowd puller attached to my beetle.
[img][/img][img][/img]
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
it is handy alright...
the two tyres on my tralier are flat,the fg tyres sometimes come off the rim and if your quick enough to glue them they wont get wet {inner foams} well the two on my tralier did so there flat now and tough to toe.....
any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
the two tyres on my tralier are flat,the fg tyres sometimes come off the rim and if your quick enough to glue them they wont get wet {inner foams} well the two on my tralier did so there flat now and tough to toe.....
any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
11-02-2009, 04:45 PM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
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it is handy alright...
the two tyres on my tralier are flat,the fg tyres sometimes come off the rim and if your quick enough to glue them they wont get wet {inner foams} well the two on my tralier did so there flat now and tough to toe.....
any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
it is handy alright...
the two tyres on my tralier are flat,the fg tyres sometimes come off the rim and if your quick enough to glue them they wont get wet {inner foams} well the two on my tralier did so there flat now and tough to toe.....
any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
11-05-2009, 12:21 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
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any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
I doubt expanding foam would be a good idea as it will most likely send your tires to an uneven shape.
That stuff is pretty powerful and any little "soft spot" in the rubber would make it bubble.
Also, wouldn't it make the tires TOO firm?
You'd want a bit of bounce still left in them...?
I'd look in to some seriously firm foam rubber.
Like the grey stuff they have in those flightcases for transporting stuff like big telescopes or electronic equipment.
You know the kind that's usually egg carton shaped on one side?
11-05-2009, 01:44 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
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I doubt expanding foam would be a good idea as it will most likely send your tires to an uneven shape.
That stuff is pretty powerful and any little ''soft spot'' in the rubber would make it bubble.
Also, wouldn't it make the tires TOO firm?
You'd want a bit of bounce still left in them...?
I'd look in to some seriously firm foam rubber.
Like the grey stuff they have in those flightcases for transporting stuff like big telescopes or electronic equipment.
You know the kind that's usually egg carton shaped on one side?
ORIGINAL: dc2 man
any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
any ideas on how i could harden them ?
i was thinking drill holes around the tyre and fill with some form of like expanding foam but i dont know if it would work....
any ideas?
I doubt expanding foam would be a good idea as it will most likely send your tires to an uneven shape.
That stuff is pretty powerful and any little ''soft spot'' in the rubber would make it bubble.
Also, wouldn't it make the tires TOO firm?
You'd want a bit of bounce still left in them...?
I'd look in to some seriously firm foam rubber.
Like the grey stuff they have in those flightcases for transporting stuff like big telescopes or electronic equipment.
You know the kind that's usually egg carton shaped on one side?
11-06-2009, 06:38 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
today i added the base of the trailer ill be covering it with metal paper sheet that sticks on like a sticker and doing the wheel mudguards >
11-08-2009, 05:23 AM
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
well ive got 3 choices to pull the trailer 3 1/5 2 cars 1 truck im finding it a bit difficult to choose the puller so im going to ask you guys which one would you choose 1 2or 3
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
ORIGINAL: Dirty_Vinylpusher
The truck.
The truck.
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Note I edited my post.
Added reasons why I prefer the truck.
Note I edited my post.
Added reasons why I prefer the truck.
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
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ive got the same idea if the cars had a plain body colour i would say yes then
ive got the same idea if the cars had a plain body colour i would say yes then
They still look too big to me.
I picture the Jet car as being a lot bigger than those race cars if they were all "real" cars.
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Anyway, I'll leave it at that.
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ORIGINAL: Mudgy
use the truck mate
you can have the same livery on the body (seeing as you haven't painted it yet) Team Kenazzo
use the truck mate
you can have the same livery on the body (seeing as you haven't painted it yet) Team Kenazzo
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
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Go with the truck for sure. If it were me, I'd go old school and do a ramp truck ( cool ).
Go with the truck for sure. If it were me, I'd go old school and do a ramp truck ( cool ).
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
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any picture to explain ?
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Go with the truck for sure. If it were me, I'd go old school and do a ramp truck ( cool ).
Go with the truck for sure. If it were me, I'd go old school and do a ramp truck ( cool ).
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RE: building a trailer for jet car
Some not so good ones. I remember in the old days ( lol ) the motel parking lots would be full of ramp trucks with funny cars, etc.