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Old 11-03-2009, 09:05 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Glass reinforced, top and sides matched up to the car. Now just the bottom and some paint...

Buddy: It's scrap for the most part, 2X4's, PVC pipe, and tin.

Cost is less than 100$, and weight is 50~75 lbs. Thats not a lot of weight, but its very awkward to maneuver something this big, especially when there is nothing to grab! I've had to add a handle to the rear plate and a block on the bottom of the hitch bar so the floor jack can have enough area to balance.

Eventually I might have to build a special attachment for the floor jack or something to remove this thing. It's quite awkward to get on and off.

Right now its

1) Back the car in
2) Take the plate off
3) Take the plug wire out
4) Plug it up
5) get the tail up in the air with the jack
6) Balance the tail and put a 1 1/4 pipe in a hole from 4 feet away.
7) Cuss
8) Try again, get it in, but be careful not to go in too much, as the hitch pin needs to also line up.
9) Put the hitch pin in and the cotter pin through it.
10) Check lights
11) Put plate on back
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