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Posted by: Garold Shaffer Apr 1 2009, 09:03 PM

So the Racecar/AX weapon should be ready for action once my fuel pump gets here.

I have a good open trailer to haul it around, but since it is an open top car just wondering if anyone made up a cover to keep the drivers area some what dry while hauling the car? Its a race car and I'm really not concerned about it getting wet, but I have a EvoII seat for my fat and it has a fabric cover that can't be removed (easily)and I know I will run in the rain so.... I am looking for ideas mainly to keep the cockpit dry during transport. If I had the extra $$ I would spring for an enclosed trailer but that is not in the budget this year. I was thinking of some sort of a tarp type slip cover????

Here is my racer 914 aka Moby

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Posted by: ConeDodger Apr 1 2009, 09:09 PM

Garold,
I once started to tow my 914 to Marina with the top off. It seldom rains in the summer here so I was not worried about the interior getting wet. But, I noticed that the car was harder to tow. It messes with the aerodynamics having the top off. Much easier with it on.
Now, I should mention that Marina is 100+ miles away. If you aren't going to tow far it probably isn't such an issue.

Posted by: sww914 Apr 1 2009, 09:16 PM

Here in Ca it rains so seldom during race season that if it's raining on the way to the track you might as well stay home because they won't drive in it. I've had it rain on the way home, my seat was dry before i drove the car again a couple of months later.

Posted by: Garold Shaffer Apr 1 2009, 09:17 PM

Rob

There is no top for the race car (see picture above) Its a chopped windshield frame, no rear window, old FP road racer that is coming back to life with a 3.0L /6

Posted by: Garold Shaffer Apr 1 2009, 09:22 PM

QUOTE(sww914 @ Apr 1 2009, 07:16 PM)

Here in Ca it rains so seldom during race season that if it's raining on the way to the track you might as well stay home because they won't drive in it. I've had it rain on the way home, my seat was dry before i drove the car again a couple of months later.

That's not the case here in good old NW Indiana the land of road salt & construction. I have at least 2 AX events a month this season (some months every weekend) so just looking for ideas. Current plan is not to be such a pu$$y and just bring a few towels and soak up ans much water as I can and let mother nature take care of the rest.

Posted by: ConeDodger Apr 1 2009, 09:41 PM

Garold,
The coolest thing I can think of would be to install snaps and have a boat top shop make a Sunbrella top for it that would hold while being trailered. Might mean snaps every 6 inches instead of 12.

Posted by: jaxdream Apr 2 2009, 07:36 AM

If the seat is your only concern , how about putting heavyduty trash bags over it and tie it down with bungies, that should keep it pretty dry. Just my $.02 .

Jaxdream

Posted by: 6freak Apr 2 2009, 09:06 AM

QUOTE(Garold Shaffer @ Apr 1 2009, 08:03 PM)

So the Racecar/AX weapon should be ready for action once my fuel pump gets here.

I have a good open trailer to haul it around, but since it is an open top car just wondering if anyone made up a cover to keep the drivers area some what dry while hauling the car? Its a race car and I'm really not concerned about it getting wet, but I have a EvoII seat for my fat

and it has a fabric cover that can't be removed (easily)and I know I will run in the rain so.... I am looking for ideas mainly to keep the cockpit dry during transport. If I had the extra $$ I would spring for an enclosed trailer but that is not in the budget this year. I was thinking of some sort of a tarp type slip cover????

Here is my racer 914 aka Moby

Someone makes a cover that just covers the cab of the 914 seen it bungees to the finders should work for that with the roll bars and all..I wish i knew who has them...If i remember right Mr Elliot had on at the WCR08

Posted by: mudfoot76 Apr 2 2009, 10:53 AM

QUOTE(jaxdream @ Apr 2 2009, 09:36 AM)

If the seat is your only concern , how about putting heavyduty trash bags over it and tie it down with bungies, that should keep it pretty dry. Just my $.02 .

Jaxdream

Or get one of Perry's umbrella covers...

When are you bringing that downstate and running with us on a 'big' track?

Posted by: J P Stein Apr 2 2009, 12:33 PM

No cover...just go fer it. I do try to leave it home when it's gonna rain.
It's a race car not a CW queen.

Posted by: carr914 Apr 2 2009, 01:41 PM

Get a Perry Umbrella cover, then have Millie sew some snap-straps that would go around the roll.bar.

T.C.

Posted by: Garold Shaffer Apr 20 2009, 09:21 PM

QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Apr 1 2009, 07:41 PM)