"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Actually built some narrow plates to go inside the folded sheetmetal
frame. Can not exactly remember how I did it. But towed a 2800# vette on
a tandem trailer with spare wheels. Worst part of the beautiful POS was
the lack of brakes 10" drums, and lack of radiator size. Could not use
the AC on real hot days.


Don't know about the '68 models but in '69 the R/T's that had either the
426 or the 440 HO had disks on the front and an oversized, 26" radiator.
They were part of what was called the "Hemi Package". The brakes were
the most difficult items to get when we were re-doing the front end. They
are big, four piston caliper types that are very hard to find and few
shops can get parts to rebuild them. I had called Smith Bros.
Restorations who recommended upgrading everything ... rotors, spindles and
calipers to those from the readily available 1970 and later models that
were two piston types. We lucked out though after six weeks of searching
found a new set of rotors, four piston calipers and pads of the original
type. Got them from a small, off the wall garage in Georgia.

Eisboch




Mine was a 383 for the street. Learned in my 55 chevy drag racing days that
it was much better to have a street car and a race car. Saved having to
wrench on the single car so you could drive to work on Monday.

On 23 Oct 2006 19:49:42 -0700, wrote:

Cripes, man!

The boat rig weighs about as much as the car!

The frame of the boat trailer is stronger than the frame of the car.
Woah! Wait a second. The car HAS NO FRAME! well, maybe a "sub" frame,
but doing what you want to do is not a good idea.

My 18 ft. ChrisCraft is on a single axle frame, and I pull it behind a
302 v-8 powered '89 Mercury Grand Marquis.

At least it has some power, and a full frame, and some brakes.


you should really reconsider what you're planning.



Jim, wrote:
I have a 23' Chapperalle. and double axle trailer (total weight est 5000
pounds.) I'd like to tow it up a ramp and into a storage yard then
launch once/year. Ramp is about 20% and maybe 20' long, the yard is
less than 100 yards away.

My vehicle is a Chevy Malibu with a wheezy 4, and the trailer has an
electric winch.

Think if I stayed in Low, and went slow I could do it?



I think the original poster is just trying to jerk someones chain.
Either that or they must sell cheap drugs in the area.

This needs to be tried!! Think of the entertainment value.

Butch
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On 23 Oct 2006 19:49:42 -0700, wrote:

Cripes, man!

The boat rig weighs about as much as the car!

The frame of the boat trailer is stronger than the frame of the car.
Woah! Wait a second. The car HAS NO FRAME! well, maybe a "sub" frame,
but doing what you want to do is not a good idea.

My 18 ft. ChrisCraft is on a single axle frame, and I pull it behind a
302 v-8 powered '89 Mercury Grand Marquis.

At least it has some power, and a full frame, and some brakes.


you should really reconsider what you're planning.



Jim, wrote:
I have a 23' Chapperalle. and double axle trailer (total weight est 5000
pounds.) I'd like to tow it up a ramp and into a storage yard then
launch once/year. Ramp is about 20% and maybe 20' long, the yard is
less than 100 yards away.

My vehicle is a Chevy Malibu with a wheezy 4, and the trailer has an
electric winch.

Think if I stayed in Low, and went slow I could do it?



I think the original poster is just trying to jerk someones chain.
Either that or they must sell cheap drugs in the area.