...and now I actually read your note completely....
Since you haven't purchased anything yet, if you wanted to borrow/buy my
whole rig (bar, tow lights, safety chains), I'd be pleased to talk w/you
(or anyone who has this need, really).
However, shipping this really heavy stuff to anywhere would be pretty
pricey. so picking up would be the way to go.
Oh, and on second thought, I think it's 3/8" steel plate that my custom bar
mount is made of.
-e
At 04:03 PM 7/18/2001 -0700, Eric Armstrong wrote:
>I had a bar fabricated by a local steel shop that bolts to the bumper
>mounts, the anti-sway bar towers, and the front frame member.
>
>It cost me about $150 to make. I fabricated a prototype out of 1/4" foam
>core, and they assembled this thing for me out of 1/4" steel plate. The
>lower edge of the bar rides lower than the low edge of the front apron, and
>accomodates the brackets my tow bar bolts onto. You can leave your bumper
>on while this bar is mounted if you want to. It sounds like we got the same
>tow bar units.
>
>I have since rid myself of my truck (since the car is now restored and is
>reasonably dependable), and would consider selling the bar, or providing it
>to you on an extended loan.
>
>I had a Chevy C10 Cheyenne Fleetside (1/2 ton) with a class IV hitch. It
>rode a little high, so I needed to get a ball mount that dropped 9" so that
>the tow bar didn't rake up to the truck at too extreme an angle. I got
>those magnetic base tow lights so that I was all legal to tow w/it. I
>towed the car to Les' (CDM) place from San Francisco, and to/from Shasta in
>1999 (to some polite teasing from my fellow BADROCers and some disdainful
>looks at the Shastice parking lot!).
>
>let me know if you want more info or to borrow/buy the bar.
>
>-Eric
>
>
>
>At 02:35 PM 7/18/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >All,
> >
> >I now know more than I care to about towing requirements for a 1997 Chevy
> >S-10.
> >
> >The standard 2 inch ball that you can put onto the step up bumper will
> >accomodate 200 lbs. tongue weight and 2000 lbs. tow weight. I am wondering
> >if Sid's solution would work out.
> >
> >I went down to Pep Boys at lunch today and looked at some towing stuff.
> >
> >2 inch ball: 9.99
> >Tow Bar 112.00
> >Wiring kit for Chevy s-10 8.50
> >Rear signal lights (Brake and turn signal) 24.95
> >
> >Would this and some safety chains be all that I would need? How problematic
> >is it to fabricate a connection from the car to the tow bar? The tow bar is
> >V shaped and adjusts to widths from 24-40 inches. It comes with some
> >shackles to mount it to the axle I guess.
> >
> >Thoughts?
> >
> >Andrew Murphy
> >SoCalROC
> >_________________________________________________________________
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