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Towing
Had my first towing experience, and thought I'd share a big improvement I figured out in case it does someone else some good. I initially had a fairly standard recovery strap and, although it worked, it had to be wrapped around the A arms several times because it was too long. Also, I had it coming out under the front of the car and it did put some upward pressure on the fiberglass. So, I found these 5 foot straps on Amazon that come as a pair. They're the perfect length to wrap once around the A arms and then thread them through the lower cowling on either side of the oil cooler rather than underneath. Very easy to hook up and puts no stress on the fiberglass at all. Each strap is rated at 9,000 lbs.
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1) You know there are attach points for straps on the rear of the car. That may just be on the ERA outboard braked rear, though.
2) Why did you have to be towed?:confused: |
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Am I missing something here? Cheers, Glen |
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Hi Patrick,
I don't see attach points on the rear - I have the Jag rear with inboard brakes. As for why I got towed, my engine has a custom Crower cam with a hydraulic roller grind and, of course, hydraulic roller lifters. But, in an effort to keep costs reasonable, my engine builder put in standard Ford rocker arms and they just weren't up to the task with the heavier valve springs. So, one of the rocker arm shafts broke. No other damage and I've had the rocker arms replaced with much stronger Harland Sharp roller rockers. They sure are pretty - it's a shame to hide them under valve covers. Anyway, I'm back on the road. Kevin |
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Kevin
Nice work................... :p |
Kevin
Nice post, way to go ............... :p |
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my take on a removable tow eye.Sam
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You know, I think to just pull your Cobra up on to the flatbed, I think you could pull it via the quick jacks, at least on an ERA. I know the party line is "don't try it," but to just pull it up an incline of a few feet, I think it would be ok.
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I don't think trying to load a Cobra on a flatbed backwards would work too well. I recently had my 67 GTX towed home (facing forward) and we had a lot of trouble getting it off without dragging the SS tailpipe extensions. He finally had to drop the rear wheels off the end of the bed and then literally drive the flatbed truck out from under my car. I still had a couple small scratches on the very end underneath, but they were stainless steel and they sanded/polished out OK. The oil cooler housing on our cars is quite a bit lower than my tailpipe ends on my GTX - although the length of the car would make some difference.
I actually would worry about loading the car on the flatbed even facing forward - apparently it did work though. I carry a 15 foot strap and some towels (with other stuff) in a kit in my trunk just in case. Since I don't have an oil cooler I guess I should be able to slip the strap through there pretty easily and secure around the cross member. Glad you got the engine problem taken care of Kevin. |
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