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westy66
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 Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:12 am Post subject: trailer hitch with extractor? |
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whats up. what are you guys using for hitches with these monster motors and extractor exhausts? im running my new 1955 single port stroker and just got a puck!!
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buggdude67
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I have a 67 bus with a hitch built to clear my dual muff. My muffler is not one of the new style fat boy style though. You can check my gallery to get a couples of different pictures of it. I hope it will give you an idea of maybe how to build your own.
Good luck.
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WideFive
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Bob, you're "Splitwindow2" on eBay? I wondered who ended up getting that Puck.
You'll probably end up having to fab a hitch. There's a couple different ways to go about that.
One thing to keep in mind is that different brand headers fit differently. Meaning some might give you more clearence than others. I have a Bugpack 1 5/8" and a 1 3/4" (not sure who made it) that we can test fit, if you need to.
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westy66
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hey aaron, that was me! i couldnt pass it up for $2k right here in michigan. WITH the awning and poles too. havnt even told the wife yet!! maybe i can come stay in it in your driveway when she kicks me out, you live close 
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: Re: trailer hitch with extractor? |
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whats up. what are you guys using for hitches with these monster motors and extractor exhausts? im running my new 1955 single port stroker and just got a puck!!
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Do a search both here and in the gallery for "hitches" and you'll find numerous styles. Mine is a "normal" type hitch grafted into bus bumper brackets and sits right in place of the bumper. So much so, that I then grafted a bumper right over it!
Clears just about anything you can throw at it! 
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WideFive
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havnt even told the wife yet!! maybe i can come stay in it in your driveway when she kicks me out, you live close
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I've got a 1/2 acre of woods out back that are all yours, buddy. Won't even charge you rent 
Let me know if you end up needing any help with that hitch.
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vw7266
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| hmmm a puck sounds fun...what it in ohio? I havent looked on the auction site for a while... |
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westy66
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| not much luck searching. anyone got some pics? |
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WideFive
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Hey Bob,
PM your email. I have a shit load of hitch pics I've been saving for when I finally build one for my Single. I'll zip the file and send it to you.
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Utiledulci
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Here's a pic of the hitch on my '66. Looks like a dealer installed item, but I'm not sure...
I'd watch letting Aaron keep my puck though, you might go collect it one day and find a cardboard rendition of it! (Rib-rib!)
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roberto
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this was on my bus when I bought it with a bugpack header. |
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roberto
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roberto
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pyrOman
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| not much luck searching. anyone got some pics? |
 That's funny, I just typed "hitch" as keyword on the gallery and came up with 12 pages! 
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westy66
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| westy66 wrote: |
| not much luck searching. anyone got some pics? |
That's funny, I just typed "hitch" as keyword on the gallery and came up with 12 pages! |
but look how many of the threads have pictures..... all the "yeah, i got one" threads dont really show me much. |
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pyrOman
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| not much luck searching. anyone got some pics? |
That's funny, I just typed "hitch" as keyword on the gallery and came up with 12 pages! |
but look how many of the threads have pictures..... all the "yeah, i got one" threads dont really show me much. |
Well then, we'll do the homework for you. 
Those are but a few on the first 3 pages. Now, though some are not for the splitbus, a little imagination and determination will go a long way. 
Good luck! 
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But I got a different question.. What is better.. stronger, safer.. the one that goes back to the frame horns or where the bumber bolts up???
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WideFive
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| But I got a different question.. What is better.. stronger, safer.. the one that goes back to the frame horns or where the bumber bolts up??? |
The one that goes all the way up to the torsion housing
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vw7266
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| But I got a different question.. What is better.. stronger, safer.. the one that goes back to the frame horns or where the bumber bolts up??? |
The one that goes all the way up to the torsion housing |
why is that any better or safer? If you are bolting it where th bumper goes you are still bolting it to the main frame of the bus... |
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pyrOman
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| But I got a different question.. What is better.. stronger, safer.. the one that goes back to the frame horns or where the bumber bolts up??? |
It's all relative. If you intend to tow a couple of bicycles and a tricycle, then a receiver ball strapped to the bumper will suffice. Anything "bigger" than that will need some reinforcement. Refer back to the pictures and you'll see some sort of such in a few of them, mine included.
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