You welded the part at a truck stop??
Linda
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On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:39 AM, "Fred Schroeder" <roadster2@schroeder-family.us>
wrote:
> I once towed my roadster using the front bumper mounts. It tried to pass
us
> going through Hartford, CT!! And, it nearly succeeded. God bless safety
> chains.
>
> I have a better suggestion. Remove the bumper and mounts. Take two pieces
of
> heavy angle iron and drill them to bolt on in place of the bumper mounts.
> Take a third piece of angle iron and weld it across the newly made mounts.
> Four bolts to change it out and you could suspend the car from it! This
was
> done at a truck stop outside of Hartford 35 years ago and I still have it.
> Quick, simple, and absolutely bullet proof.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Fred Schroeder
> roadster2@schroeder-family.us
> Home page: http://schroeder-family.us
> NRA Life Member
>
> Behold the superfluous. They are always sick. They
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:11 AM
> Subject: [Roadsters] Towing question
>
>
> Group,
>
> Has anyone ever towed their roadster behind a motor home? I'm thinking
> about
> doing this myself. It appears that I would need to build the attachment
> points on the front of the frame myself since there aren't any
manufactures
> that make attachment brackets anymore for our little cars. I would also
> have
> to disconnect the driveshaft when towing plus install a light and
indicator
> connection to the car. Any other considerations that I've missed?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steb
> Milwaukee
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