Old topic, but a good one. Anybody know anything about
a Hillsboro aluminum trailer? I've only seen one, very briefly,
but was impressed with the construction.
Comments anyone?
Thanks.
Steve Hammatt
(with all aluminum open trailer, looking to add to the stable)
Mount Vernon WA USA
----- Original Message -----
From: <Wavslav@aol.com>
To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:12 PM
Subject: re enclosed trailer
> I bought a 24" pace American Shadow last March for $6300 with a bare
interior
> and 7000# gross wt.
> I'd recommend a 10,000 gross to give a little room since my Vette weighs
> 2800 dry.
> The fully loaded models were going for over $11000 with Aluminum wallss,
work
> bench, roll away and compressor box.
>
> I painted mine with a dark floor and bright walls and mounted an 8 drawer
> Craftsman roll away, with the casters removed.
>
> You can go wild with all the little aluminum wall mountable storage
devices,
> I have a rack to hang my straps on when I'm backing the car down, and a 2
> helmet bay storage rack, and I keep meaning to buy a rack for oil cans and
a paper
> towel/ hand cleaner station, and tire racks to put above the car so I can
> nail my temples on it and bleed whenever I walk around the car.
>
> Ebay has good prices on trailers, and accessories.
> If your car is very low to the ground you may need extended ramps, I made
my
> front splitter removable so I can get the car back up the ramps, (Opps
> vintage, you guys don't have ground effects) I have slept on an air
matress in mine
> and been happy
> but If I did it again I would want the kind of door handles that Haulmark
> uses with a handle on the inside and outside, the Pace can only be
secured from
> outside and I have a fear of getting locked in by one of my smart ass
> buddies, (You'll never get out of a roof vent)
>
> I bought a winch for $60 at Kragen and I clip it to a D ring and a jump
box
> and it pulls my car up the ramp. No need for fancy winch installations.
This
> works great!
>
> Good Luck
> Evan
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