SIII Tow Hitch Plate

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  • printjunky
    3rd Gear
    • Jul 2007
    • 325
    #1

    SIII Tow Hitch Plate

    Can anybody work me up basic (or complex, if you want) dimensions of an (original?) tow hitch that bolts to the back crossmember? I had one on my second SIII (sitting behind a barn somewhere in North Dakota still, probably ). Basically, that one was basically a "C" channel, with a pintle jaw welded to it.

    The basic question I want to answer, is: If (as I make my own custom (and no offense to our hosts, NOT $229!) hitch, am I starting with 6-inch, or 8-inch "C" channel or were they larger?

    Any other dimensions, tips, hints, design ideas (what variations are out there?), are well appreciated.

    Shawn
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    • rovertek
      1st Gear
      • Apr 2007
      • 188
      #2
      i have a used one.....

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        • HybridIIA
          1st Gear
          • Dec 2006
          • 100
          #3
          PM me your email address & I'll send you a drawing.
          '62 109 - coil sprung
          '64 88 - coil sprung

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            • Bertha
              3rd Gear
              • Nov 2007
              • 384
              #4
              I have a used, sandblasted and painted one I was just about to put on ebay
              1965 109 2door hardtop (restored years ago)
              1971 88 (restored and as new)
              1967 88 (the next project)

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                • printjunky
                  3rd Gear
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 325
                  #5
                  Just saw Ike's. Sweet!

                  Looks much like the sketch in front of me I did at, errr, ummm, work. But I used a more rectangular backplate, more like the original. And I added some addt'l safety chain tabs.

                  If I can't do it myself for less than half (Pangolin=$170 galvanized) I'll probably go with that eventually. (C-channel is $12, plate is another couple of bucks and a pre-made hitch tube is about $20. Welding's free (me), but I wonder how much galvanizing is?)

                  So I guess that means my preferred price on a used non-galv. unit would be $85, conditional on condition. And I know it's pretty heavy, so if shipping is insane, that might affect that number.

                  Probably to some I sound cheap. $229, $170, $85 ... small potatoes, right? But I have an ongoing money-starved-projects-to-income ratio, such that I have to rationalize quite a few choices) Also, though I'm transplanted in the Midwest now for 13(!) years, my roots are deep in Maine. So added to that, I'm Yankee frugal. (Dad's rule: Never pay someone for something you can do yourself. And you can pretty much figure out how to do just about anything yourself. ... I'm not saying it doesn't backfire: Roofing the back porch (still leaks), shoulda called a pro!)

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                    • NickDawson
                      5th Gear
                      • Apr 2009
                      • 707
                      #6
                      Not sure if this helps, but snapped these quickly while taking pics for another post


                      more here

                      http://gallery.me.com/nickpdawson#100097&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=0

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                        • printjunky
                          3rd Gear
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 325
                          #7
                          Thanks Nick!

                          Those are the exact measurements I needed! Looks like my 6" C-channel is a little bit narrow, so I'll probably go with the 8.

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