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Old 03-12-2006, 10:39 PM   #31
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The chev in red is pure HORN
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Old 03-12-2006, 10:41 PM   #32
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yes......wtf??
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Old 03-12-2006, 10:43 PM   #33
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Indeed?!?!?!
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Old 04-12-2006, 12:17 AM   #34
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I'd say he's quoted the wrong post lol.

Hey Apollo is that your back yard or are you just offering you services to help some old bloke 'clean' the old cars out lol.
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:53 AM   #35
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Thats part of my backyard,fortunatly I have a dam that blocks the veiw from the house and road.
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Old 04-12-2006, 09:36 AM   #36
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Old 04-12-2006, 10:04 AM   #37
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There are some beautiful chevs and fords in the above pics. There are also some gross pics.
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Old 04-12-2006, 10:51 AM   #38
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Jesus... how close is that to becoming an XB/XR8 8 wheeled Mutant

just add the driving skills of one P plater to pull in front of you suddenly and Wammo!
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Old 04-12-2006, 12:20 PM   #39
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Yeah, I know, far from an ideal set up! He has towed the XB like that from Melbourne (750km) and twice to Adelaide (500km round trip).
You wanna know something REAL scary........ the brakes on the trailer are almost non existant!!
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Old 04-12-2006, 02:45 PM   #40
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Wouldn't it have beena good idea to back the car up a bit on the trailor so as to evenly spread the load of the car over the axle???

Just an observation.
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Old 04-12-2006, 02:55 PM   #41
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Wouldn't it have beena good idea to back the car up a bit on the trailor so as to evenly spread the load of the car over the axle???

Just an observation.
When i picked my xr8 up from blupower i towed it home with my old mans landcruiser, i got 15 min's down the road and unstrapped it and rolled it back 10'and it made a huge difference. Other than my car ivé only ever towed a boat once for 15 min and i could feel it wasn't sitting right, it looked no where near as bad as that tho.

I had 2 straps over each wheel and one over the cross member pulling the car down so it wouldn't bounce, still moved 2' to the right. I done them up that tight i had to cut them off when i got home. Although i did sit on 13o all the way home.
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Old 04-12-2006, 05:22 PM   #42
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Wouldn't it have beena good idea to back the car up a bit on the trailor so as to evenly spread the load of the car over the axle???

Just an observation.
nope, too much weight at the back (engine etc) and the setup would sway like crazy...
would have been far better if the car was back about a foot or maybe even a little more, if thats possible with that trailer(some trailers are too short to achieve a nice balance)
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:22 PM   #43
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:41 PM   #44
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:51 PM   #45
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Just about need to tow our cars to shows. For example the Springnats for fear of getting defected and no ride home.
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nope, too much weight at the back (engine etc) and the setup would sway like crazy...
would have been far better if the car was back about a foot or maybe even a little more, if thats possible with that trailer(some trailers are too short to achieve a nice balance)
What about if you reverse it onto the tailer?
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:56 PM   #47
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What about if you reverse it onto the tailer?
again, that would have the weight of the engine over the rear of the trailer.....which isnt a good thing as it lifts the rear of the towing vehicle....which induces sway.

the idea is to get as good a balance as you can, but if you MUST have the weight more towards 1 end, you try and have it towards the drawbar end

ive towed heaps and never have an issue with the car sagging down like the eb pictured....
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Old 04-12-2006, 09:19 PM   #48
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nearing completion stage 1,and completed.yep Ive always loved to look at cars in tow.
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Old 04-12-2006, 09:24 PM   #49
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Old 04-12-2006, 09:31 PM   #50
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WTF....thats one way of doing it!
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Old 04-12-2006, 09:40 PM   #51
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mine, wouldn't go up it forwards, jack had to get used to help get it up backwards
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Old 05-12-2006, 02:22 AM   #52
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Thats part of my backyard,fortunatly I have a dam that blocks the veiw from the house and road.

Can I live at your place???
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Old 05-12-2006, 08:48 AM   #53
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And the Australian government is convinced doing 130km/h on the hume is not safe.........

Go figure :
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Old 05-12-2006, 09:02 AM   #54
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No its OK, he has a warning triangle on the back
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Old 05-12-2006, 09:17 AM   #55
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that shot of the little trucks on carrier is so incredible,
what a spin out, if you told anyone without the photo to show they would never believe you,
heck,im looking at photo and cant believe it,lol
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Old 05-12-2006, 09:37 AM   #56
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In China they make an extension lead from lengths of wire with bare ends stuffed into a power point.
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Old 05-12-2006, 09:53 AM   #57
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Can I live at your place???
Um............no.
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Old 05-12-2006, 04:45 PM   #58
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I've been waiting months for somewhere to post this pic.

I'l like to pay a tribute to the bravest towie EVER - this was in a no-standing zone outside my office in Brisbane.

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Old 05-12-2006, 04:50 PM   #59
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Wouldn't it have beena good idea to back the car up a bit on the trailor so as to evenly spread the load of the car over the axle???

Just an observation.

Any further back and it starts swaying like crazy. The XR8 is low and the trailer is very heavy on the draw bar.
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Old 05-12-2006, 04:51 PM   #60
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HAHAHAHA^^^^^^^(cop car on tow truck),I wonder how many defects he's had since then lol ?
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