Tow Bar

[billnparts]

I had another brain fart the other week. Ive decided to fabricate a mount for a tow bar. Amazon supplied the tow bar, but I have to make something for it to mount to. I know a guy that does maintenance at a local scrap yard who not only supplied the material, but had someone else at the yard fabricate the supports from my cardboard template. Now that I have all the parts, all I need is to find the time to put it all together. Drill four holes to mount the supports where the front bumper brackets mount to the frame and weld it all together.

This should keep wear off the race tires to and from events as well as serve as emergency transport.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[edward ericson]

Cool, man. Show more pics, OK?

[billnparts]

OK, here are more pics.

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=new_set

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Paul Mossberg]

Bill,

This one too. The link is for the user to start a new set. It’s not a link to your pics.

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[billnparts]

https://flickr.com/photos/128426013@N03/sets/72157657387420353

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[edward ericson]

Nice , Bill. Looks like it’ll work.

[Bob]

Great that you were able to put that together. I was lucky enough to get the tow bar from previous owner that looks like others seen for sale, having U-clamps to attach to VW chassis.

Is yours going to keep clear of the bumper okay? Pictures make it look very close if hitch end pivoted upward. As in entering/leaving road from some higher elevation parking lots, etc. Although the hitch is already lifted up for the pictures and not laying on the ground.

[billnparts]

The hitch ball would have to be over 20″ off the ground for the tow bar to contact the bumper.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Bob]

Okay, I figured it was just the way it looked so close together in the picture. And that you would have realized otherwise anyhow.

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