Dumbo The Flying Elephant

[Larry Hill]

I-65

[steven reynolds]

Thanks Larry

Steve

[Larry Hill]

I spent Tuesday getting Dumbo disassembled and parts ordered. Our parts guy said they all should be here today. Keep your fingers crossed for good luck. I still need one more quote from a body shop for the insurance co. All of our body shops are all backed up until mid to late November. I still plan on taking it to St Louis. Or maybe it’s just my latest pipe dream.

[Larry Hill]

Well there is less available credit on my credit card account now since all of the ordered parts arrived. I dropped the the fender and the bumper cover off at Seay Collision Center owned by former racer Larry Seay. Went to the sign shop to get Dumbo's trunk replaced on the hood. Keep your fingers crossed, we just might make it to St Louis

[Larry Hill]

Making some adjustable stops for the race cars on the hoist. Goal is to not have them not move up or down and front to back. Also I will pull the pin and put the car in park

[Larry Hill]

Some days I’m lucky most days I’m not. Not lucky yesterday. A plastic part that mounts and locates the bumper cover to the fender was damaged in shipping. Maybe we will have time to get a replacement part before the fender is done.

I’m not going to try to get the quarter panels repaired until after racing season is over. So if people notice some unusual placement of some stickers I hope they understand. Before I send the car to the shop I will remove the drivetrain. That way I’m sure what is inside the oil pan will stay in the oil pan.

[Larry Hill]

While Dumbo is being repaired I worked on tying down the pink car better. Strapped the car down the regular way then added blocks and turnbuckles, thanks Glenn, to the front to pull the car down to the blocks. It is vary similar in the rear with blocks at the front spring mount and straps holding the car down. I think a GoPro camera could be a help.

[pmrphil]

The camera will open your eyes. I had someone else drive my rig and I rode in the trailer for just a few miles and WOW - there was a lot going on that shouldn't be!!

[James Findell]

Larry,

I struggled for a few years with the top car moving in the trailer on the lift. A buddy and I had to get in and push it back and forth one time on the way home for Cordova to get it back on the lift correctly.

I put front wheel chocks in solid on the lift and nut zerks on the floor that I put wheel chock in after loading the top car.

I grab a can of mustard (beer) and pull the front straps as tight as I can. Always tight when I get home. The rear straps are a different animal. I haven't found a way to keep them tight on most trips.

Always amazed how I can leave loose stuff on my bench and it stays there, but the cars want to move around.

James

[Larry Hill]

On the pink car we use two non-adjustable straps with safety hooks on both ends that are crossed on the diff to keep the rear tied down. The front we use two crossed straps that are adjustable. We added pull down blocks and turnbuckles to the front and and a extra set of straps to pull the rear down to the rear blocks. The blocks fit close, less than 1/8” pull down.

When and if we get Dumbo back we will have to fit the new stuff to the car to stop it’s vertical motion. Today we are lowering the hoist an inch and a half to get just a little more roof clearance while going down the road.