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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg View Post
Do your HW on paper first
lay out the car(s) and the attachment points to tie them down, often the standard D-ring locations are less than optimal, for instance if you tie down to the wheels you will sometimes want a wider D ring placement, similarly w/ fore/aft, or do you use E-track? that's a whole other consideration.

Do you carry other stuff in the trailer besides the cars? Tire?, gas cans? spares? bikes? etc, plan for these w/ racks and attachment points and space.

I don't like wood floors, they absorb spills and odors, aluminum or maybe the new composites or at least an impermeable membrane would be preferable

A beaver tail floor reduces the need for extra ramp length, but do check on the approach angles to be sure that the car can clear, if not extra ramps are in the cards
Good advice thanks Bill.

I am doing flush mounted E-tracks for sure, it's only like an extra $50.

Question is for me doing 16' or 18' interior length (not counting v-nose). The Corvair is 15' long. I'd love for the trailer to be as short as possible but not sure at 16' if it would be too tight, or not have enough running room for the tie downs.
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