What about the car?

All of this talk about new trucks and tricked out trailers, but what about the diamond that sits in the middle?

She is coming along. Pictured above are numerous pictures of the journey. New engine, new HS6 carbs, new Mallory Unilite distributor, new wiring, new wheel studs, new, new, new, or cleaned, cleaned and painted.

The motor is in, the carbs are on and the exhaust is hung. The brake system is done including the re-routing of the rear brake line through the cockpit - along with the main battery line and fuel line. This is done to protect these lines. If they remained under the car they could get ripped off if I went off the track.

The wiring is done and bundled and the battery has been moved to the passenger side. The front steering needs to be finished along with running the fuel lines through the pressure regulator to the carbs. The brakes and clutch need to be bled and pressure built up. The oiling system needs to be connected and the cooling system installed. Probably 10 other things I looked past - my notes are downstairs.

Oh yeah, and it needs to start and run on its own. All by the first of September. Throw in a family vacation and weekend trips to my parents house and I am running behind.

I'll be down there tomorrow busily working ...

Progress on the trailer

My dad is rocking it on the trailer. As the pictures show, it is wired for electricty, lights installed, cabinets in and even the fold out door that meets the accordian door creating a private space for - you guessed it - a toilet.

I'm real proud of his work and laugh every time I get an update. I'm traveling in a couple of weeks to help finish it and take it home. There is some trim work to do and dad needs to finish the two roll around work benches/storage. I'll help undercoat underneath the trailer and I bought an AC unit off of ebay for installation via the vent hole in the top. Its a perfect fit.

We have our first event in September and plan on spending two nights in the trailer. When the women join us, we'll move to hotels. The whole design is to allow a comfortable space while at the races in addition to any work that may need to be done. We have cots for our beds.

Big G

A few months ago, I bought a very cheap red pick up. I was really excited about it. 5.7 liter V8, extended cab, long bed, plenty of power to pull the trailer filled with race goodies. Truth is, the truck was not my smartest purchase. I could write for days about why at the time it seemed like the right purchase. And now having lived with it for a while - I can write a page or two about why it was not the right purchase.

So, the red truck is going on craigslist with the hope that some aspiring businessman in Northern Virginia needs a decent work truck.

Enter my latest toy. A 2003 Chevy 2500 HD extended cab pick up. 6.0 liter V8, 77,000 miles, working AC :), 4x4, long bed, four-wheel disc brakes, working radio with CD :) and plenty more reasons why I probably should not own a nice truck like this. Now the family will ride with me and we can make some long reliable treks to race tracks in distant lands.