wstar's Journal

SPOHN · 01-03-2014, 08:11 AM

Great guys. Your giving ideas for my trailer. The madness never stops. Lol

wstar · 01-03-2014, 08:25 AM

The tire racks I've been looking at are these style: Tire Rack - Deluxe - Flip Up | PitProducts

guru · 01-09-2014, 03:03 AM

is cota your next event?

wstar · 01-09-2014, 07:47 AM

No, I'm hitting Driver's Edge @ TWS Jan 25/26, which is two weeks before the COTA thing. I figure that will be my shakedown trip for my basic trailer setup and the car to make sure I'm ready for COTA. Barring work-travel conflicts, I'm pretty much planning to make every MSR-H and TWS event that Driver's Edge is doing this year, and start hitting their Cresson ones starting in March or so. Since TWS is so close now, I may start picking up more TWS events too (e.g. PDS and PCA weekends).

I still haven't decided about how I'm going to do wheel storage. I'm not 100% comfortable about how much weight those tire racks I linked above hang off the side of the walls. Another option is E-track with shoring beams running across the trailer up high and storing the tires across the rear edge of the trailer way up at the top, but then access to them isn't great without removing the car first. My best plan right now (because it's a nice interim plan and doesn't preclude other options down the road) is putting a strip of E-track way down low along the left front wall (like 1 ft up), and just setting the tires against the wall on the floor in a row and running a tie-down strap through the center of them to the E-track.

wstar · 01-09-2014, 07:53 AM

Also, damn, you beat my MSR-CCW time on the list here :P Looks like I need to get back to MSR sometime and defend my honor

guru · 01-11-2014, 08:27 PM

dude i ******* spit my coke out.... lol
yeah but u rape me going the other direction. i havent had a chance to push it going clockwise because of tires but i see i have work to do.
we need to get together soon.

VoBoy · 01-15-2014, 03:24 PM

Nismo Fiesta 2014 Tickets, San Marcos - Eventbrite

get h2r under your belt

wstar · 01-15-2014, 05:30 PM

Good call, just signed up. Probably some of the Houston Z-car crowd will be there to hang out with too

sig11 · 01-15-2014, 06:39 PM

Neat! I didn't know there was a Z Fiesta in the states!

travisjb · 01-15-2014, 09:06 PM

not sure if i mentioned this already, but i just stack my tires on the floor in front of my car and have never had an issue... i have an expensive tire rack in my trailer but it is never used... you'll see

wstar · 01-15-2014, 10:08 PM

You stack them 2-high and 2-wide and set them against the bumper basically, or? The e-track rail I'm planning to strap them to can be used for other stuff down the road, so I figure it's no harm installing it for now.

travisjb · 01-16-2014, 06:35 AM

i throw them on the floor and then drive lol

i should mention that my floor is coated with a gravel/texture like surface... not this one exactly but similar FLOOR-TEX® | Textured Concrete Coating | Durable Non-Slip Coating | SEAL-KRETE®

wstar · 01-16-2014, 08:43 AM

Does your floor coating do ok with the hot car tires w/ rocks embedded in them? I was planning to put down a couple runners of tread plate where the car drives in, because I figured the tires would try to tear up the floor over time.

travisjb · 01-16-2014, 12:35 PM

i'm not worried about messing up the floor... my trailer is for towing, not showing... i have 2x8 boards on each side for the front tires that helps me to jack up the front of the car so the doors clear the wheel wells and 100% easier to get to the tow hooks behind the front wheels... in fact i stack two of those boards on each side and just drive right up

the floor almost looks like crushed pebbles covered in paint... very abrasive surface that is great on a rainy day... no slipping of car, driver or contents

wstar · 01-16-2014, 12:45 PM

I don't mean for show

As delivered my trailer floor is just plywood with some cheap grey paint on it. I figure hot rubber + rocks will chew through the paint, then I'll start getting water into the plywood and it will rot and tear up eventually.

Re: front straps - I've been test-fitting a solution using axle-straps through the wheel itself down low, seems to work without having to raise the car in the trailer. I'll snap a pic in a few minutes when I'm out there.

01-03-2014, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 46 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 222	Great guys. Your giving ideas for my trailer. The madness never stops. Lol __________________

01-03-2014, 08:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	The tire racks I've been looking at are these style: Tire Rack - Deluxe - Flip Up \| PitProducts guru likes this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

01-09-2014, 03:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
guru Track Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: houston,tx Posts: 597 Drives: 2011 magblack 370z Rep Power: 15	is cota your next event? __________________ JTRAN_MOTORSPORTS/GREDDY/MOTORDYNE/ACTION_CLUTCH/MEISTER_R/FORGESTAR/SPL/HOTCHKIS/SEIBON/KOGNITION/RECARO/CARBOTECH/STILLEN/PASSWORD_JDM

01-09-2014, 07:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	No, I'm hitting Driver's Edge @ TWS Jan 25/26, which is two weeks before the COTA thing. I figure that will be my shakedown trip for my basic trailer setup and the car to make sure I'm ready for COTA. Barring work-travel conflicts, I'm pretty much planning to make every MSR-H and TWS event that Driver's Edge is doing this year, and start hitting their Cresson ones starting in March or so. Since TWS is so close now, I may start picking up more TWS events too (e.g. PDS and PCA weekends). I still haven't decided about how I'm going to do wheel storage. I'm not 100% comfortable about how much weight those tire racks I linked above hang off the side of the walls. Another option is E-track with shoring beams running across the trailer up high and storing the tires across the rear edge of the trailer way up at the top, but then access to them isn't great without removing the car first. My best plan right now (because it's a nice interim plan and doesn't preclude other options down the road) is putting a strip of E-track way down low along the left front wall (like 1 ft up), and just setting the tires against the wall on the floor in a row and running a tie-down strap through the center of them to the E-track. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 01-09-2014 at 07:57 AM.

01-09-2014, 07:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	Also, damn, you beat my MSR-CCW time on the list here :P Looks like I need to get back to MSR sometime and defend my honor guru likes this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

01-11-2014, 08:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
guru Track Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: houston,tx Posts: 597 Drives: 2011 magblack 370z Rep Power: 15	dude i ******* spit my coke out.... lol yeah but u rape me going the other direction. i havent had a chance to push it going clockwise because of tires but i see i have work to do. we need to get together soon. __________________ JTRAN_MOTORSPORTS/GREDDY/MOTORDYNE/ACTION_CLUTCH/MEISTER_R/FORGESTAR/SPL/HOTCHKIS/SEIBON/KOGNITION/RECARO/CARBOTECH/STILLEN/PASSWORD_JDM

01-15-2014, 03:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
VoBoy Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago/Houston Posts: 37 Drives: 06 350z Rep Power: 17	Nismo Fiesta 2014 Tickets, San Marcos - Eventbrite get h2r under your belt

01-15-2014, 05:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	Good call, just signed up. Probably some of the Houston Z-car crowd will be there to hang out with too __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

01-15-2014, 06:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 18	Neat! I didn't know there was a Z Fiesta in the states!

01-15-2014, 09:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 189	not sure if i mentioned this already, but i just stack my tires on the floor in front of my car and have never had an issue... i have an expensive tire rack in my trailer but it is never used... you'll see __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

01-15-2014, 10:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	You stack them 2-high and 2-wide and set them against the bumper basically, or? The e-track rail I'm planning to strap them to can be used for other stuff down the road, so I figure it's no harm installing it for now. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

01-16-2014, 06:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 189	i throw them on the floor and then drive lol i should mention that my floor is coated with a gravel/texture like surface... not this one exactly but similar FLOOR-TEX® \| Textured Concrete Coating \| Durable Non-Slip Coating \| SEAL-KRETE® __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

01-16-2014, 08:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	Does your floor coating do ok with the hot car tires w/ rocks embedded in them? I was planning to put down a couple runners of tread plate where the car drives in, because I figured the tires would try to tear up the floor over time. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

01-16-2014, 12:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 189	i'm not worried about messing up the floor... my trailer is for towing, not showing... i have 2x8 boards on each side for the front tires that helps me to jack up the front of the car so the doors clear the wheel wells and 100% easier to get to the tow hooks behind the front wheels... in fact i stack two of those boards on each side and just drive right up the floor almost looks like crushed pebbles covered in paint... very abrasive surface that is great on a rainy day... no slipping of car, driver or contents __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

01-16-2014, 12:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	I don't mean for show As delivered my trailer floor is just plywood with some cheap grey paint on it. I figure hot rubber + rocks will chew through the paint, then I'll start getting water into the plywood and it will rot and tear up eventually. Re: front straps - I've been test-fitting a solution using axle-straps through the wheel itself down low, seems to work without having to raise the car in the trailer. I'll snap a pic in a few minutes when I'm out there. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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