I've tried putting a couple of these in the back of your Cobra, but the
back end still seems to break loose. Maybe a couple more would do the
trick....
:-)
Jim
At 04:34 PM 1/16/2001 -0800, James Creasy wrote:
>jim,
>
>the bigger the magnets the better. try some 500 lb ones next time for some
>REAL traction. :)
>
>-james
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
>
> >I've been following this thread...and this one is just too far out,
> >unless you've implanted a magnetic strip into the pavement???
> >--Pat K
> >
> >"J. Ochi" wrote:
> >>
> >> They're actually really big magnets, which make the back end of the car
> >> stick down much, much better.... :-)
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> At 02:27 PM 1/16/2001 -0800, Navid Kahangi wrote:
> >> >What's that Jim? You have extra reinforcement plates in the spare tire
> >> >well?!?!?! That should account for a full second improvement in your
>lap
> >> >time. :)
> >> >
> >> >--Navid
> >> >
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On
> >> >Behalf Of J. Ochi
> >> >Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:06 PM
> >> >To: Willis, Jane (410); ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> >Subject: RE: Trailer Hitches
> >> >
> >> >I'm not sure if Da'Lan makes two different models for the BMW 3-Series,
>or
> >> >it was the guys who installed my hitch, but the one I have on my M3 has
> >> >extra reinforcement plates in the spare tire well. Pete Mottaz's 325
> >> >doesn't seem to have these plates, and he has some cracks under the
> >> >car. Seems to me like you could get someone who's used to working on
>rusty
> >> >British cars to weld up the cracks and build some plates to fit in the
>tire
> >> >well for your hitch....
> >> >
> >> >Jim
> >> >
> >> >At 07:26 AM 1/16/2001 -0800, Willis, Jane (410) wrote:
> >> > >I have a D'lan on my BMW. It's light. 7 lbs. I can take the ball hitch
>on
> >> > >and off. I had U-haul install it for me. Unfortunately, I like to
> >> >"trailer
> >> > >race" and the result is cracking/tearing under the car. Little 2 inch
> >> >slits
> >> > >going from both sides of the car. Stress fractures I'm sure. I've
>quit
> >> > >hauling the trailer...don't know what I'm going to do come race day.
> >> > >
> >> > >-Jane
> >> > >
> >> > >-----Original Message-----
> >> > >From: Smokerbros@aol.com [mailto:Smokerbros@aol.com]
> >> > >Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:14 PM
> >> > >To: CMerritt@luminousnetworks.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> > >Subject: Re: Trailer Hitches
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >Carl-
> >> > >
> >> > >I like hitches made by Da'Lan. Installation is usually very
> >> > >straightforward. The only problem was that they never had a "receiver
> >> > >style" hitch for my cars, so the hitch ball was always there...
> >> > >
> >> > >Charlie
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