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Re: Towing/trailering a bugeye

Subject: Re: Towing/trailering a bugeye
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 01:01:37 -0600
Cc: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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Well my decision has been made for me, there is no way for me to get 
the trailer I need so this is going to be done with a tow dolly.  So 
everyone says to remove the driveshaft, does that mean that it will 
unbolt from the rear or do i have to disassemble the U joints?  The 
only good news is that this will only be about 120 miles worth of 
towing..

Lester


.. any last bits of info GREATLY appreciated...



On Feb 19, 2004, at 10:38 AM, Lester Ewing wrote:

> Morning all,
>
>       I am about to pick up my very own '59 bugeye.  However, I have loaned 
> my 16 ft trailer to some fine folks to make a Mardi Gras float so I 
> can not use it.  I have 2 options, a tow dolly (2 wheels and the cars 
> wheels sit on it) or a small 10ft trailer.  My questions are, how much 
> does a Bugeye weigh, are there problems towing it with the rear wheels 
> on the ground (about 200 miles), will it fit on a 10 ft trailer, and 
> what things should I check before starting the Bugeye?  (Yes, I'll 
> check oil and gas, current owner says that he hasn't done anything to 
> the car, can't tell me if it has been converted to neg ground, etc.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> lester
>
> .. oh yeah, what's that extra cylinder for???  More than three seems 
> like a waste ehh Chuck!!  ;-)






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