Well...I decided to pull the bumper off my car and took the steel part of the bumper off of a parts car. I bolted a large piece of 1/2" angle iron to it and fastened a 2" ball to it. It worked wonderfully. The 4 wheel disc brakes had no problem braking either. The little Supra pulled a LOADED 84 firebird from Wyoming to Indiana with just 1 problem...the wife isnt totally comfortable driving a stick. Im going to have to replace my clutch in a little while. Im sure if I were driving it, the clutch would still be in excellent shape. Gotta love them little Supras.
Desperate need for a hitch
Im gonna kill 2 birds with one stone on this one. First...where in the world can I find a hitch for my 85 Supra. All I have found are for 86 and on. Even looked up a celica hitch. the late 70's poped up and then 86+. Funny thing is I need it to tow my Firebird to my new house. It is already hooked up with a tow bar and would be economically better than pulling the Supra with the Firebird. I have manufactured some brackets and fastend a tow bar on the firebird so there will be no weight ON the bumper of the supra. The only way I would be putting the full weight of the car is if I manage to back the Firebird off a cliff...and that isnt going to happen. If anyone has one they could part with....please do contact me at [email protected] . Next question would be...My mkII is badged "Handling by Lotus" I do know who Lotus is and figured the badge was a sweet thing to be showing off. My question is are such badged cars rare? I had a parts car and its suspension or drivetrain didnt look any different than this one.
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No trailer. I Fabricated some bracketry and fastend a tow bar to the front end of the Firebird. Was no tongue weight, just pull weight. Was an interesting drive. We hit a blizard on the way here. When you are pulling a car that outwieghs you, you run across several problems....like when you go to get gas and the ground is covered in snow and ice, the rear car has a tendency to push the back of the tow car. That took some skill to overcome. The next problem is navigating inclines from a standstill...such as pulling out of the gas station. Posi in 2nd does a good job of cutting through the ice and snow to find traction, but it takes time. Regardless, everything made it in one piece. We passed more accidents than I could keep track of. People sliding off the road, over embankments...it was a mess. I can brag about my wifes driving ability. I often do. I was the one who had to take the rig off the interstate to fuel it though. She refused.With a car trailer too ?!?!?!?
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