[Land-speed] Trailer and truck

[23weldon]

BJ -- Thanks for your comment.  That Ford big 6 is a fine efficient engine.
Problem is that I have very limited space in my driveway and a full size truck
is a trial to maneuver for everyday driving.   Since Brian King sold me the
Golddigger my whole racing program changed allowing, among other things, an
opportunity to reduce the physical size of everything to better fit my needs.
Exception being the length of the car and fitting it into my shop.  There's a
long discussion in the Landracing.com technical section about my questions
regarding rebuilding the lakester chassis in 3 pieces so I can easily get it
into my shop.
The Golddigger weighs 1800 lbs wet and I've fairly closely calculated that all
the support stuff will come in under 600 lbs.  Total weight 3000 lbs to tow.
And a trailer I can actually move around empty and easily back down my curvy
hillside driveway towable with 200hp and a 110" wheelbase tow rig.
.................... Ed Weldon

----- Original Message -----
  From: bobbyhotrods at comcast.net
  To: 23.weldon at comcast.net
  Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:39 AM
  Subject: Trailer and truck
  Ed, just a thought or two. If that trailer gets crunched and a lot of them
do it will take a big welding machine to fix it.
  Hard not to like #600 though.
  Out of Arizona I got my 94 F-150 5 speed and 300" six, 15 mpg towing. Better
still after having it for 4 years it's required no repairs. I know, they're
hard to find but as they say, they are out there, and all you need is one. BJ
in Boston