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I made one recently and have one off a doner car from 15-20 years ago. I used it to tow the 122 home a couple of weeks ago. I thought about it and since I really wanted a good one I set out to make one. Took "U" bolts and placed around the axle, made from tubing some bars that come straight out from the axle and bent them up to finish just about at the trunk opening and 2" away. Bought a draw tite on ebay for $10, cut it to only have the center 24 inches of the hitch.Tap the bars and drill holes in the draw tite, allen bolts into the bars. I also used some eye bolts and chain to suspend the bars from the trunk floor... and some flat stock to make a "Y" from these eye bolts to the center of the hitch (yes, there's a small slot in the body to connect to the hitch). The U bolts "float" on the axle with delrin surfaces so the axle can move as it should up and down. I haven't taken pictures yet but I will soon. My next trick is too drill out my Stainless bumper to the same spec as the Draw tite and allen bolt it to the arms for a clean look when not towing. I'm waiting for the powder coat oven to work before I proceed with the bumper and finish the whole assembly for pictures. But I needed to get the 122 home.... so I bolted it up and used it!.
http://www.georger.com/Family%20Lintner/images/Virgil/virgil3.jpg
this is the stainless bumper on Virgil ...coming soon to V2
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