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Subject:Re: DIY trailer hitch - $22.00
From:Eric Zeno
Date:Tue, 6 Jul 2004 07:11:45 -0400

Nice work Frank,
    It looks like you have the fiberglass bumpers.  Would the location
of these parts still work with the steel bumpers?
                                      Eric

Frank wrote:

>Made myself a trailer hitch for my '90 Carat.  Total cost for 2"x2"x1/4" support
>bar about 42-1/2" inches long, and 2" receiver hitch material about 10" long was
>$22.00.  Took about a half day to do the job.
>
>Seems more than adequately strong - I can jump up and down on the receiver (240+
>lbs) and can't detect any give.
>
>See photos at my web site  .  .  .  .  .
>
>http://home.att.net/~frank001/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
>
>Look under Photos section.
>
>
>Frank
>'90 Carat
>BMW R1150R
>
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