I've had a GoWesty hitch installed for a couple years.  Bolts to the engine
carrier at the same place as the center engine mounts; the hitch is supplied
with longer bolts.  Very easy install and looks great.  It has been a great
hitch, except I need more than the 200lb tongue weight limit allowed by the
GW design.  Mine's coming off this week to be replaced by a Dennis Haynes
frame-mount.

If anyone in the Seattle area is interested, they'll be a gently-used GW
hitch for sale soon...

Todd

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> Date:    Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:48:31 -0400
> From:    Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Looking for Trailer Hitches
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> Well=2C I took a look at it and it looked like it bolted on to the same
> pla=
> ce that the 2.1 exhause does on the engine. I just looked at it on the
> GoWe=
> sty site=2C but it doesn't describe the installation in detail.
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> =20
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> Ed
> =20
>> From: scottdaniel@turbovans.com
>> To: eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM=3B vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Re: Looking for Trailer Hitches
>> Date: Sat=2C 24 Jul 2010 21:53:55 -0700
>>=20
>> bolts onto the engine ( or exhaust ) ?
>> not likely as the engine moves around on rubber engine mounts.
>>=20
>> fwiw ..
>> I have a pretty heavy duty trailer hitch for a vanagon for sale.
>>=20
>> Scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>> southern Oregon
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