[Roadsters] Tow Strap Advice

[MH]

Ha! Ha! .......Nerve racking with a rope? !    You should try it with a 
chain! BTDT,.....No, I don't recommend it!

I would like to hear recommendations or thoughts on where to hook a strap, 
rope, or tow cable hook. There doesn't seem to be a good place, I wouldn't 
want to use any part of the suspension or sway bar towers. I often wondered 
if there was some kind of kit that could be drilled and mounted with some 
grade 8 bolts, or whatever. I had considered getting some horseshoe bent 
re-bar and weld it to underneath the cross-member.

Mike Hudson  '67 - Stroker / 5-Speed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ljordan704 at netscape.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Tow Strap Advice


> I remember years ago when I was towed several times with a rope in a 
> couple
> of cars. What a nerve-wracking event that was. Thank God for AAA.
> Linda
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: E Scanlon <escanlon at wa-net.com>
> To: Alan Watt <AlanW at dprinc.com>; Datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Sent: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 4:16 pm
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Tow Strap Advice
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> Make sure whomever you have in the car pulling or being pulled and you 
> have
> established an EASY form of communicating.  This is after having checked 
> the
> brakes on the Roadster.  Cell phones use may be a good thing to use and 
> even
> the "dumb" little things may be important.
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> Don't forget, it's easy to presume that the person who is pulling you in 
> the
> roadster, knows to tell you that they've let off the gas and are now
> coasting... until you find yourself slamming on the brakes and they 
> accelerate
> in response to the tug they feel in back....  it quickly becomes a yo-yo.
> Done that, been there, don't want to do it again.  Thankfully, in my case 
> it
> was in the yard and all it cost me was a pair of ruts in the lawn.
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> E
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> ----- Original Message -----
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 2:20 PM
> Subject: [Roadsters] Tow Strap Advice
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>> Hi,
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>> I need to tow my roadster about a mile down the road to a mechanic for >
> some
>> engine work.  What is the best place to attach the tow strap on the >
> roadster?
>> Other advice regarding the tow (other than legal) is also welcome.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alan
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>> 67.5 SPL311 ________________________________________