Tip's and trick's on the road

[chevy only racing]

Have been planning and making a list of what to bring. Will be pulling a little trailer and have spare parts, slick's, gas can's and tool's on my list including a cooler. What are some tip's that you guys would suggest to bring that would be possibly over looked. Any tip's would be a great help would like to start setting the trailer up and making test trip's here soon. Thank you.

[nesabo]

Bring anything unique to your car that you may not be able to get at a local auto parts store. You will find that what you bring is not what breaks. Its the things that you think that will never break that strands you.

Mainly, make sure your cooler is full of cold beer!!!!

[BBR]

Set your trailer up so you don't have to unload a ton of stuff just to get a friggin screwdriver out. DAMHIK!

[38P]

RULE: if you bring it, you probably won't need it. (Does not apply to Larry Larson)

So, if you've got the space and the budget:

Valve springs, retainers, rockers, lifters . . . (Valvetrain is the most common DW failure, in my humble observation)
Set of spark plugs
Carb gaskets and jet kit
Gasket set and header gaskets
Wire (ignition and 10 gauge (heavy enough to work for most systems), connectors and crimp tool
Starter (the heavy old OEM one you probably ditched for the "lite" mini-starter is a cheap spare . . . ) and relay
Alternator (old take-off or a used one from self-service JY will suffice)
Belts
fuel line
heater hose (if equipped)
A selection of hose clamps
Water can
Waterless hand cleaner
Hand sanitizer (petroleum flavored food . . . not so good)
Fire extinguisher
Spare nitrous bottles
JB Weld and Epoxy
Gasket sealer/RTV
Electric Impact wrench
Aluminum racing jack
Fuel cans
Scan tool (if OBD II equipped)
Multimeter
OEM ignition (if the trick CD system fails)
Universal joint
Grease gun (few trick suspension parts are lubed for life)
Axle slide hammer
Harmonic balancer puller (just in case the cam/timing set go really wrong)
Spare shocks (if you're running coil overs)
Tire plug kit/Slime
A packing blanket (makes laying on the ground fixing stuff not so uncomfortable)
Fender covers
Header wrap and JY heat shield material (just in case you have to rig up an insulator to keep something from cooking . . . good stainless/insulators can sometimes be found at the JY on the top side of mufflers and cats for cheap)
Shop rags, polishing towels, bug and tar remover, and Quik Detailer
Duct tape (and a Bear Bond sheet if you're from NASCAR country or anticipate wrecking your junk . . .http://www.circletracksupply.com/bea...epair-kit.html )
Any reasonably small/light OEM suspension part that will bolt on to replace the trick stuff that breaks.

[squirrel]

I needed a plug wire in '11, I had one with me. I thought I needed some carb gaskets also, but really I just needed to adjust the idle better.

I didn't use anything I had with me in '13. I could have given my spare fuel pump to another racer, but didn't find out he needed it until after he bought a new one and installed it.

Getting some miles on your car is the best thing you can bring. then you'll have confidence in it

[chevy only racing]

I figured beer was as good as gold if I needed help or (when) on the side of the road. Started buying double's of odd stuff to bring that I hope wont be needed. ^^^^ HAHA That's probably what I would have done too and hope it all got put back in. Kinda think some night testing would be good idea to see what can be fixed at night with flash lights. Thanks for the tip's guy's very helpful hope to hear some more of the way the vet's plan your trip's.

[tsanchez]

RULE: if you bring it, you probably won't need it. (Does not apply to Larry Larson)

So, if you've got the space and the budget:

Valve springs, retainers, rockers, lifters . . . (Valvetrain is the most common DW failure, in my humble observation)
Set of spark plugs
Carb gaskets and jet kit
Gasket set and header gaskets
Wire (ignition and 10 gauge (heavy enough to work for most systems), connectors and crimp tool
Starter (the heavy old OEM one you probably ditched for the "lite" mini-starter is a cheap spare . . . ) and relay
Alternator (old take-off or a used one from self-service JY will suffice)
Belts
fuel line
heater hose (if equipped)
A selection of hose clamps
Water can
Waterless hand cleaner
Hand sanitizer (petroleum flavored food . . . not so good)
Fire extinguisher
Spare nitrous bottles
JB Weld and Epoxy
Gasket sealer/RTV
Electric Impact wrench
Aluminum racing jack
Fuel cans
Scan tool (if OBD II equipped)
Multimeter
OEM ignition (if the trick CD system fails)
Universal joint
Grease gun (few trick suspension parts are lubed for life)
Axle slide hammer
Harmonic balancer puller (just in case the cam/timing set go really wrong)
Spare shocks (if you're running coil overs)
Tire plug kit/Slime
A packing blanket (makes laying on the ground fixing stuff not so uncomfortable)
Fender covers
Header wrap and JY heat shield material (just in case you have to rig up an insulator to keep something from cooking . . . good stainless/insulators can sometimes be found at the JY on the top side of mufflers and cats for cheap)
Shop rags, polishing towels, bug and tar remover, and Quik Detailer
Duct tape (and a Bear Bond sheet if you're from NASCAR country or anticipate wrecking your junk . . .http://www.circletracksupply.com/bea...epair-kit.html )
Any reasonably small/light OEM suspension part that will bolt on to replace the trick stuff that breaks.

Spare nitrous bottles did not need this lol
Scan tool (if OBD II equipped) did not need this either

Brought the rest though, and need to bring enough tools to replace anything that can break. I also brought a spare battery, hoses, belts, dist gear.

[GH]

The tire plug kit from O'Riellys, it was the last thing I bought and the first thing I needed at BG.

[38P]

Spare nitrous bottles did not need this lol
Scan tool (if OBD II equipped) did not need this either

Brought the rest though, and need to bring enough tools to replace anything that can break. I also brought a spare battery, hoses, belts, dist gear.

Good suggestions . . . One of those "jump boxes" like DF & Finn use on "Roadkill" isn't a bad idea, either (an awful lot of "Pinks" episodes turned on flat battery "drama") . . . I just carry jumper cables because my budget is too small . . .

I didn't have a spare nitrous bottle and needed it when Monte ran out of spray.
I forgot my scan tool and needed it (few things are worse than visualizing exactly where you left something at home when you need it in the middle of the night)
I didn't bring the take-off OEM rear trailing arms . . . and needed one of them when an aftermarket bushing ate itself (made a couple hundred miles of fun driving before a new arm drop-shipped to the next track . . . )

[BlueCuda340]

Don't leave your spare coil on the workbench 600 miles away, it will be the first thing you end up needing.

And thank you to Mr. P body, quick 52, and Jack from Rocket fuels for helping me out of that little bind.

[Carl Stancell]

so if we can limp it to the next track we can have parts shipped/delivered with out being dq

[BlueCuda340]

Yep, the UPS truck is not considered a mule car.

[chevy only racing]

That is great info to go off of. Might have to get a little creative on packing the trailer. How strict are they about antifreeze? Will they make u drain your system out. The track I run at has no problems with it so never had a problem. Don't want to go to Tulsa and work on it, just have fun.

[gray86hatch]

I run antifreeze.
Alum jack stands if you can find them
Sit back and look at the car bring the tools you need to take the whole car apart. tools get heavy if you bring everything.
Plugs and a case of oil.
5 gal of fuel
Gallon of water couple quarts of trans fluid.
12v air pump
Zip ties
Pack the parts in boxes write on the outside what is in them.
I had a box that had just the tools needed to flip the car at the track less things to sort thru or get lost.
Rain x

Tim

[ksj2]

If the newbies want to learn how to properly pack the trunk of your car just watch Mike Crow unload the trunk of his Dart.Yes he does practice loading the trunk. 20 pounds of crap can fit in a 10 pd bag.One thing that he does that I copied was all the little stuff put in a tackle box.Proper use of space.