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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 14-September 08 From: portland, or Member No.: 9,546 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
Hi everyone. Does anyone offer a tow hitch solution for a 914? Ideally, I'd like something that's detachable/not permanent/that won't uglify the car when not in use. Doesn't have to be super heavy duty. Basically, I'm looking for a way to tow a very small trailer, to take a shifter kart to and from races.
If there isn't an off-the-shelf solution, what would be the best way to custom rig something? Or is this totally inadvisable? The Emory Special (pix attached) can tow a baby Airstream, so I'm hoping a 914 can be made to tow a light trailer... Is anyone's 914 setup for towing here? There's gotta be someone! I'd appreciate any insight. Thank you. -duc Attached image(s) ![]() |
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The glory that once was. ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,302 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Mahtomedi, MN Member No.: 1,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
Hitch and tire trailer are on the long list of winter projects for me. Bought the standard cheepo red frame trailer, need to add the plywood, box, and tire mounts. My Keizers are 7" wide, and j u s t barely won't fit stored vertically like Geralds skins.
For the hitch, as I have the turbo set up going on, I can remove the huge and heavy heat shield under the back trunk. Exhaust goes straight out the turbo, so no muffler back there either. I picked up on evilbay a couple yrs back, a universal reese hitch kit, which uses a flat stock piece for the receiver/hitch. As I still like my pretty chrome bumpers, the plan is to remove the heat shield, weld a bracket to the underside of the trunk and cut a notch in the black valance below the plate for the receiver bit to slide into. Might have to re-mount the rear plate slightly, but when the hitch is out, you'll hardly notice the opening in the valance under the bumper, it'll be maybe 1/2" tall and 2" wide. The flat receiver bar slides into the receiver section and secures with pins, so its easily removeable. I forget exactally what the hitch kit is supposed to be good for capasity wise, but for 300 pounds of trailer, tires, tools, it should be fine, as long as I don't go trying to drag any more parts cars home or pull the boat with it. |
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