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Trailer update

Since we are going to get my trailer this week, I thought I would record a quick update. During the last few months, my dad has been rocking on the build out of my new 20' enclosed trailer.

We did the floor together, but other than that, he has owned this thing and despite his weeks of travel in service to the country, he has found the time to make it happen.

Here's the short list with some pictures taken around July 4. Most of this has since been painted and finished.

The front section has three areas. A bathroom, which consists of a portable toilet on a riser with a fold out door that meets an accordion door providing total privacy.

The middle section is a table top with shelf and cabinets, as well as a galley sink. Underneath the table top goes the roll around Craftsman tool box during travel and the big cooler when at the races. The shelf will have a small microwave and there is room for a fridge should we go that far. There is also a fluorescent light mounted underneath the shelf.


The third section is for hanging coats and my race suit, as well as multiple drawers for whatever we will need for surviving. When a racer packs to go to the track, we take a lot of stuff, because 1) you are living there for three days and 2) you need anything and everything in case you break something. I have all sorts of spares that I bring with me in tubs. The last thing you want is to lose a water pump and have to go home, losing the entire investment of the weekend.


There are three large two bulb fluorescent light boxes that hang throughout the trailer. In addition along the walls both inside and outside are power boxes. There is a fuse box that handles the power coming into the trailer and enough wiring and outlets to power anything I have and anything my paddock neighbors might have including my AC unit which goes in this coming weekend.


My aunt and uncle did some renovation to their kitchen, so I got some of their oak kitchen cabinets. In addition, mom and dad also did some renovation, and I got the drawers that are near the hanging clothes area. Here is another one of the cabinets toward the rear of the trailer.


Since taking these pictures, dad has built a rolling tool bench with multi-power outlet box, florescent light and vise with a pegboard back that will double as a storage unit while traveling. It is made to go over the front of the car and secure to the sides preventing both forward, backward and side-to-side movement. Storage will be a key factor when packing for the race track.

In addition, he has put a mount in the floor that will connect to my winch, so I can continue to load the car on my own.

I'm real proud of the work dad has done and in three weeks, we'll be camping in this thing, sleeping on cots with the AC pumping. When the ladies join us, we'll retreat to the hotels.