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RE: Towbar for MGB

To: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>, Harris Goldstein <hgoldstein@ibm.net>,
Subject: RE: Towbar for MGB
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@cwix.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Dec 1998 15:13:02 -0700
Not that bad?  If the bumper hasn't been removed in a while remember to bring
your nut splitter.

Larry Hoy
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Chad Cooper
> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 2:42 PM
> To: Harris Goldstein; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Towbar for MGB
>
>
> The strongest point is where the bumper bolts in. Drawback is that the
> bumber has to be removed, but it's not that bad.
> Chad
> '72 B Daily Driver, towed from Seattle to Dallas, with this towbar
> arrangement, with driveline connected.
>
>
> Harris Goldstein wrote:
>
> > A colleague described a towbar he had built (and used) for a B.  It
> > involved a bar with holes at each end that apparently attached to the
> > wishbone pivot.  The front nut was removed, the bar added, and the nut
> > replaced.
> >
> > This seems like a relatively easy solution to flat towing a B
> > (notwithstanding the issue, and controversy, of disconnecting the
> > driveshaft).  It wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate or to install.
> >
> > In fact, it sounds too easy.  In particular, is the connection to the
> > towed B robust enough for pulling and, more importantly, stopping?
> > Would this be suitable for longer (over 100 miles) distances?
> >
> > Any experience with a towbar arrangement such as this?  Any other
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
>
>


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