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Apr 22 2014, 02:21 PM
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I just began autocrossing and want more more more. My biggest issue is the distance I should drive the car if anything breaks. Right now I keep it within 1hr from my house if I need AAA or something.
I currently have my wife drive our 03 Chevy 2500 HD with tools in it and follow me to the track. It serves as an emergency tow vehicle in so I can find a local Uhaul and rent a trailer to get the car home in a pinch. I was talking to my father in law about it and he said for YEARS he "flat towed" his 67 Vette to events all over the place before he got a trailer. I live in an apt and have NO room to store a trailer, plus I don't know how serious I will get into racing just yet. All I know is that it's fun and I don't want to be limited by distance so much. So, that got me thinking. Has anyone fabbed up some brackets/mounts to a 4th gen to tow it like people tow their DD cars behind a motorhome? His 76 has a gaping wide open grill that he was able to find points on the frame to make mounts. My 95 Z may be a little tricky. My initial thought (without actually poking around) is to use the metal bumper support you can see after taking the factory fog light+bracket out. This eliminates the need to put holes in the bumper cover and seems to be the right height off the ground for an attachment point fairly level with a truck hitch? Opinions? Comments? Thanks guys. |
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Smitty2919 Tow Bars on 4th Gen? Apr 22 2014, 02:21 PM
CrashTestDummy Is your Z an auto or standard? While I'm not ... Apr 22 2014, 05:11 PM
ReEntryRacer As far as the damage to the transmission, auto or ... Apr 22 2014, 07:49 PM
Smitty2919 It's a manual. Makes me think what people do t... Apr 22 2014, 08:27 PM
InfernalVortex QUOTE (Smitty2919 @ Apr 22 2014, 04:27 PM... Apr 22 2014, 09:43 PM
CrashTestDummy QUOTE (Smitty2919 @ Apr 22 2014, 03:27 PM... Apr 22 2014, 10:44 PM
Jacks2000 Some manual transmissions the cluster gear doesn... Apr 22 2014, 10:18 PM
KeithO Consider buying an open trailer and finding a plac... Apr 23 2014, 02:56 PM
roostmeyer Another thought, at least around here, U-Haul char... Apr 23 2014, 05:39 PM
mercutio AAA Plus will tow you up to 100 miles. And they... Apr 25 2014, 03:21 PM
Al weyman I used to tow my 2nd Gen all over the UK to variou... Apr 25 2014, 08:11 PM![]() ![]() |
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