1964 Dart Grüne Hölle Road Course/Track Day/AutoX Project
4/12/22
Hitch Install - Ready to Pull the ValianTrailer to a race.
I got a Great Deal on a Hitch - Craigslist $tyle for $20.... It's catalogue application lists it for a VW golf. @ 39 Inches it was 3" too wide for the 'ol MoPar A body Frame rails... which are Dead on 36" Wide Centers.
This receiver hitch also had some mounting ears at different elevations... So I had to solve that as well.
No Before Pics, but Here is what CURT MFG says they look like new:
Designed to fit this Generation of the VW golf? MK VII Maybe?
So after Relocating the Mounting ears and Taking 1 1/2" out of each side of the tube to the uprights I Broke out the hot Glue Gun and stuck it all back together.
Some Test Fits for Marking Hole Locations:
Carriage bolts, Mount Plates and Fishwire is all that's needed here.. and they are home in the frame rails.
Bolt up / Mock Up required a re-do of the Battery shut offf switch too.
10" of ground clearance - and maybe some sort of future rear aero Expander frame? who knows?
Not a great Picture, But the Painted version came out nice - and it Towed the empty 800# ValianTrailer flawlessly.
Maybe it serves as a rear Tow Point for the Road Racing Track days too?
4/12/22
Hitch Install - Ready to Pull the ValianTrailer to a race.
I got a Great Deal on a Hitch - Craigslist $tyle for $20.... It's catalogue application lists it for a VW golf. @ 39 Inches it was 3" too wide for the 'ol MoPar A body Frame rails... which are Dead on 36" Wide Centers.
This receiver hitch also had some mounting ears at different elevations... So I had to solve that as well.
No Before Pics, but Here is what CURT MFG says they look like new:
Designed to fit this Generation of the VW golf? MK VII Maybe?
So after Relocating the Mounting ears and Taking 1 1/2" out of each side of the tube to the uprights I Broke out the hot Glue Gun and stuck it all back together.
Some Test Fits for Marking Hole Locations:
Carriage bolts, Mount Plates and Fishwire is all that's needed here.. and they are home in the frame rails.
Bolt up / Mock Up required a re-do of the Battery shut offf switch too.
10" of ground clearance - and maybe some sort of future rear aero Expander frame? who knows?
Not a great Picture, But the Painted version came out nice - and it Towed the empty 800# ValianTrailer flawlessly.
Maybe it serves as a rear Tow Point for the Road Racing Track days too?
