billy
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| posted on 15/5/03 at 08:12 PM |
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tow hitch for 7
i fancy getting a small caravan to pull behind me kit. whats a good 1 to fit?
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/5/03 at 08:30 PM |
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Matell to a really nice pink one, it is usually attached to the Cindy Mercedes, I have heard that toys are us have a good stock, but I am afraid that
no kit version is available.
Any caravan bigger than this will give you loads of wheelspin and distorted chassis!
Best of luck,
Ken
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robinbastd
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| posted on 15/5/03 at 08:40 PM |
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Why anyone wants to tow a toilet around behind their car is a mystery to me.
Two replies from Cornwall dwellers........perhaps it might be due to seeing just a tad too many of the bastarding things down here.
Ian
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billy
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| posted on 15/5/03 at 08:53 PM |
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my god cornwall home of the ginster pastie and the edan project.mmmmmmmmm oh and caravans love the place,just watch out for the low bridge on yah way
down.lol
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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robinbastd
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| posted on 15/5/03 at 09:16 PM |
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Do Ginsters sell their pastys in Cornwall? I thought they were for export only.
As for Eden,it's a bloody greenhouse innit?
I suppose I'll have to go there eventually
Can anyone explain how lorry drivers hit that bridge? It is flourescent yellow,there are dozens of warning signs and surely they must know how tall
their truck is. Shame it isn't even lower,then it would decpitate caravans as well......
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/5/03 at 09:24 PM |
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There are even height detectors both sides of the bridge and bloody great computerised signs which tell the lory driver that he is about to die, but
they still go through and end up on the local news!
Bact to topic, I fancy a tow ball just to carry mountain bikes and perhaps a temporary 'boot' for those trips to Brittany - any ideas
Mark
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 15/5/03 at 09:40 PM |
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about 20 years ago I did a tour of europe for a month towing a 10 ft caravan behind a 1100 50hp ford fiesta. Absolute pergatory. It did 38 mph in 3rd
flat out!
The paris peripherique was particularly interesting......
Caravans are slow cos
1. the driver is an old git.
2. the law prohibits them from going fast.
I dont own a caravan now, so no pi$$ takes...
atb
steve
[Edited on 15/5/03 by stephen_gusterson]
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kingr
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| posted on 16/5/03 at 09:53 AM |
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I saw a mini caravan thing (more like a towable solid tent really) at Stoneleigh, I think it was designed for towing behind a smart, but the same
probably holds for locosts. But then if you're going that low you'd probably be better off getting a small tent.
Kingr
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Spyderman
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 posted on 16/5/03 at 10:11 AM |
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I would have thought with the low weight of a Locost finding a caravan light enough to be able to pull would be a problem.
A small trailer tent would probably be more suitable if you absolutely need the capacity.
A small trailer and tent would be the optimum if you need to carry a load of stuff with you. It's not as if you are going to be taking the wife
and kids is it?
Modifying the rear end to take the load from a tow hitch could be fun!
If you want to tow a caravan then use a saloon car.
Terry
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Viper
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| posted on 16/5/03 at 12:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
Caravans are slow cos
1. the driver is an old git.
2. the law prohibits them from going fast.
I dont own a caravan now, so no pi$$ takes...
atb
steve
[Edited on 15/5/03 by stephen_gusterson]
I owned a 27foot caravan towed by a Mondeo Diesel..
caravans are slow because....tosspots in BMW's won't get out of middle lane when i came up behind them doing 85.
the Law prohibits every one from going fast...does it stop any of us??
I don't own a caravan now coz some low life fuckwitt (Xscuse my french)set fire to it at 3in the morning.
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 16/5/03 at 04:32 PM |
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Gusterwotsit owns a caravan...
BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 16/5/03 at 04:33 PM |
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(Obviously I think he's lying about no longer having one...)
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Marcus
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| posted on 18/5/03 at 06:56 PM |
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Tow hitch eh.
Funny you should mention that, I've fitted one to mine. Picked it up from Beaulieu last year for a fiver!
Chassis mods, I only added another 'Z' in the back and used a 3mm plate welded to the back of the chassis to mount the thing on.
I'm NOT going to be towing a caravan, it's an accessory mounting point really for Mountain bike / Golf Clubs / Boot rack for touring.
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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billy
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| posted on 18/5/03 at 09:46 PM |
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mmmmmmmmm.lol the post was a joke.ill bear it in mind tho if i fancy causing a traffic jam.
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 18/5/03 at 11:30 PM |
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I've fitted a detachable tow hitch to mine for all the same reasons as Marcus. I'm also toying with the idea of making a small trailer
that mimics the rear end of my locost for those weekends away. Best I finish the car first.
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dmottaway
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| posted on 19/5/03 at 02:01 AM |
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Kawasaki makes a line of those 4WD motorcycle thingies with deDion rear-ends. They put a tow hitch on the deDion tube!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 19/5/03 at 07:33 AM |
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I have a tow bar complete with tow ball that came off a mini if anyone wants it. Free, gratis and for nothing. Would be glad to get rid of it. Not
too keen on posting it though so would be better for anyone reasonably close to Plymouth.
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gjn200
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| posted on 19/5/03 at 10:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Viper
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
Caravans are slow cos
1. the driver is an old git.
2. the law prohibits them from going fast.
I dont own a caravan now, so no pi$$ takes...
atb
steve
[Edited on 15/5/03 by stephen_gusterson]
I owned a 27foot caravan towed by a Mondeo Diesel..
caravans are slow because....tosspots in BMW's won't get out of middle lane when i came up behind them doing 85.
the Law prohibits every one from going fast...does it stop any of us??
I don't own a caravan now coz some low life fuckwitt (Xscuse my french)set fire to it at 3in the morning.
gotta agree here:
I'm only 32 and borrow the ol'mans van a couple of times a year, it aint me going slow, its the git in the skoda labia or whatever that
you can't see in front of me!!
<- Me!
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Spyderman
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| posted on 3/6/03 at 05:39 PM |
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You still searching for a caravan to tow?
How about this one. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2417757868&category=424
Terry
Spyderman
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macbrew
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| posted on 3/6/03 at 07:43 PM |
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I think the law states that you cannot tow a caravan greater than the weight of your car and this is for experienced towers (old gits max 30mph).
Rule of thumb is no more than 80%
Doubt if you would find a caravan light enough or even a trailer tent.
Being tossed about by a wind swept out of control mobile bog is not what I am building my car for.
Sorry to be so serious but I can't better some of the previuos comments (can't spell eeetheeer).
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elewayne
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| posted on 4/6/03 at 01:50 AM |
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Toe bar
All kidding aside. I think there is a link on the Lotus 7 links site (real Lotus) for a guy who turned that little trunk thing into a small pickup
bed. That might work better for you.
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Rob Lane
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| posted on 4/6/03 at 08:57 AM |
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Fitting a tow hitch is probably very easy but its use should be confined to a 4 foot open trailer or other lightweight objects.
The law changed about 3 years ago regarding tow gross weights and vehicle weights. They also changed the driving licence status regarding towing
weights.
I can't be definitive about this but i think any towed item could not be more than the towing vehicle weight unless braked and then not above
the design towing load.
Just how you would come to the towing design figure on a Locost has me puzzled.
I do know however that the cops are well up on this and have been pulling towing drivers on Sundays around here just to check that very thing.
The Ministry checkpoints at Hull and Newark in particular have been pulling towing drivers and some horse trailers.
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johnston
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| posted on 4/6/03 at 10:31 AM |
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the talk i heard from the rally fraternity was if your were towing a car on a trailer the towing vechile had 2 b 4wd or a twin wheel van
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gjn200
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| posted on 6/6/03 at 07:00 PM |
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Towbars need to have some european cert now, as does the car, The mgf for example is'nt allowed a towbar at all.
<- Me!
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andyps
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| posted on 6/6/03 at 07:21 PM |
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As far as I know there was a date after which all tow bars had to be EC certified, and aproved for the car they are fitted to.
Who would know when it had been fitted though? I am sure if the car is not new there wouldn't be too much problem - I had also been considering
something detachable for carrying bikes etc for my planned build.
[Edited on 6/6/03 by andyps]
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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