<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">I have a collapsible tow bar similar to that pictured. I modified it by cutting off the ends and having suitable solid round stock welded onto the inner faces which fit into tow-eyes which bolt onto the longitudinal frame rails.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">The car tows and tracks perfectly (though one cannot back up while attached). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">I have a Smitty's five-speed conversion and though I am not 100% certain I have a number of opinions off of Toyota forums saying that there is sufficient splash-lubrication supplied from the output shaft's rotation to avoid internal damage. Nevertheless on the few occasions I have towed more than short distances I have, every 50 miles or so, stopped and run the engine for a while to get the input shaft spinning to provide lubrication. So far so good.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 6:43 PM Neil Anderson <<a href="mailto:neilandcustom@gmail.com">neilandcustom@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Those are my photos and my tow bar I made over forty years ago. It was made to attach to the inside of the front frame rails using the same threaded bushings that the bumper brackets attach to on the outside of the frame rails. That way you wouldn't have to remove the bumper. The tow bar receiver extended out in front of the bumper. </div><div><br></div><div>I still have the tow bar, but have not used it in many, many years. I think I did disconnect the u-joint at the diff when I used it to tow my BT7.</div><div><br></div><div>For those in Australia, you could leave the receiver attached to the Healey and then attach a sturdy "Roo Bar" to it.</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Healeying,</div><div><br></div><div>Neil Anderson<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 4:58 PM Robert Begani <<a href="mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com" target="_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_248660113928873383gmail-m_6733327802745277686WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Hi Jerry:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Attached is a picture of the attachment to the frame I found. Uses existing frame bolts so I can simply unbolt it and drive around without problems. Will consider the idea of replacing the bumper with a channel. As kees just commented the trans and overdrive along with the differential are bathed in oil so I cannot understand why I have to disconnect the drive shaft. Then again Price reminds me of the one that shifted into gear. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Bob <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:cjerryadams@yahoo.com" target="_blank">cjerryadams@yahoo.com</a> <<a href="mailto:cjerryadams@yahoo.com" target="_blank">cjerryadams@yahoo.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Begani <<a href="mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com" target="_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Towing a Healey flat<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">I towed BN2 to Columbus Ohio and back to Dallas/Ft Worth area flat. I replaced front bumper with 3”-4” channel so not to bend bumper. I did disconnect drive shaft so not to damage OD. Better safe than sorry<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">s</span><u></u><u></u></p><div id="gmail-m_248660113928873383gmail-m_6733327802745277686AppleMailSignature"><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone <u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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