Moving a car with no front wheels
October 2nd, 2020, 06:22 PM
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Bringing a car home with no front wheels
Any ideas as how to achieve such a feat? Dollies go under the wheels, and a tow truck picks a car up by its wheels, too, so those are both out. The engine is out of it, too, if that matters.
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October 2nd, 2020, 07:12 PM
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Round fence posts. Jack the front end up, put a fence post under the front end. As first fence post rolls closer the rear wheels, feed another post under the front. Rinse and repeat.
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October 2nd, 2020, 07:38 PM
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October 2nd, 2020, 09:00 PM
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Several miles. Sorry, should've been more clear.
Seller took the whole front end apart to install disc brakes from another car. There's nothing to attach them to.
October 3rd, 2020, 11:22 AM
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How would I prop it up on the trailer and secure it?
I'm not sure how that would work. The bottom wouldn't all be at the same level.
Several miles. Sorry, should've been more clear.
Seller took the whole front end apart to install disc brakes from another car. There's nothing to attach them to.
I'm not sure how that would work. The bottom wouldn't all be at the same level.
Several miles. Sorry, should've been more clear.
Seller took the whole front end apart to install disc brakes from another car. There's nothing to attach them to.
October 5th, 2020, 06:30 PM
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A friend bought a '68 Cutlass in Ohio with no motor. He and I went to get it with a fabricated two inch square tube about ten or twelve foot long with a bracket on one end to attach to the trans cross member and a hitch on the other end for the truck ( he is among other things a professional welder). Slipped under the engine cross member with a long bolt through the cross member and hooked up to his cube van. Toll booth people on I-90 were a little excited to see this arrangement, also wanted to charge toll for four axles, there were only three. Let us go after we paid for three and brought it up to the wilderness area north of Toronto. No problemo.
P. S. Square tube 1/4" wall.
P. S. Square tube 1/4" wall.
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October 6th, 2020, 12:09 AM
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A friend bought a '68 Cutlass in Ohio with no motor. He and I went to get it with a fabricated two inch square tube about ten or twelve foot long with a bracket on one end to attach to the trans cross member and a hitch on the other end for the truck ( he is among other things a professional welder). Slipped under the engine cross member with a long bolt through the cross member and hooked up to his cube van. Toll booth people on I-90 were a little excited to see this arrangement, also wanted to charge toll for four axles, there were only three. Let us go after we paid for three and brought it up to the wilderness area north of Toronto. No problemo.
P. S. Square tube 1/4" wall.
P. S. Square tube 1/4" wall.
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