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Help from person w/ trailer (solved)
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:00 pm
by Craig Naylor
Hi,
Just purchased a future autocross car, not currently streetable, so A A A won't help .... however I need to get it home. Car is in La Crescenta / La Canada area, I'm in Arcadia. Anyone available on Sat not attending the ladies school who could help out? Please call 626 975 366.9
(Or Tomorrow morning (11/26/08), or Monday???)
Thank you in advance.
Craig
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:11 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Do you think you'll be able to push the car on the trailer okay?
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:40 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Steve's a gimp

, so let me know if you need help pushing or anything. I'm in Sierra Madre. I have approx. Noon to 1:30 open if you need me. Cell # is 626-818-1874.
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:03 pm
by Michael Sullivan
If there has been no offers, I can help and Kurt's window of 12:00 - 1:30 on Saturday works for me if you think we need the help.
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:16 pm
by Tadd Ekstrand
Steve Ekstrand wrote:Do you think you'll be able to push the car on the trailer okay?
Steve Ill be with you so I can help push.
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:14 am
by Craig Naylor
Bump.
Apparently I misunderstood Steve's post. Still looking for someone with a trailer. Thank's
Craig
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:36 pm
by Craig Naylor
Bump
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:12 am
by Steve Glusman
how big is the car?
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:45 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Cute little gay car sitting in the Clement's driveway now. :gpower:
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:03 pm
by Steve Glusman
cute little gay car?? A Honda civic?
my sister is gay and she was always driving a Honda civic.....
if the little gay car fits on a 11' trailer, I might be able to help out Sunday a.m.
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:07 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Miata. Very nice one I thought.
I helped Craig move it today. He rented a tow dolly. I drove my truck.
Less hassle than getting tie downs arranged, airing up trailer tires and trying to figure out how to get the car up on the trailer. This way was pretty painless. Just cost Craig a little coin. I was glad to help with the truck. I'm not doing anything til Thursday (snip cut drill remove graft suture rinse repeat).
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:13 pm
by Michael Palero
does it have an badge on it that starts with IZ...?
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:20 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Craig went the lemming route. Wise choice in my opinion. Hard to imagine any car having more parts availabily, support, and knowledge base than the miata. And easy to find people to work on it. The oddball idea was really cool. But I don't think it would have been a good fit for Craig's car crafting abilities. Craig's gift is driving skill.
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:34 pm
by Steve Glusman
glad it worked out
I can sleep in Sunday morning now!
Re: Help from person w/ trailer
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:16 pm
by Craig Naylor
Michael Palero wrote:does it have an badge on it that starts with IZ...?
Thanks to all who responded, and a BIG thank you to Steve for helping me move the car. I still know where the IZ... is, and I found an engine for it with under 50k on it (the day after I bought the Miata). Finding a replacement engine was my biggest concern for that car.
Then there's the non-existent rear shocks, non-existent rear CV joints, the non-existent turbo (since the engine was torn apart, I had no way to determine the status of the turbo).... the list goes on. On the other hand, the car was rust free, and in just as good shape at the Miata.
Re: Help from person w/ trailer (solved)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:15 pm
by Eric Clements
You found an engine so I shouldn't look into what it would take to fix the one that is in the car?
Re: Help from person w/ trailer (solved)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:19 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
I think he was talking about the hypothetical IZ project.
Re: Help from person w/ trailer (solved)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:51 pm
by Craig Naylor
Steve's correct,
I was responding to the prior post, saying that the day after pulling the trigger on that car that Eric has to work on.... one of the people looking for an engine for the "IZ"..., found one...., but the Engine (although the biggest) was only one of the potential stumbling blocks on rebuilding the "IZ"....