Yesterday, I purchased an FB in the California Bay Area and I need to tow it back to my more rotary-friendly home state of Texas.



To save on expenses, I was going to purchase a tow bar, rather than rent a dolly or trailer. Here are some options I came up with for towing it:



1) remove valance and connect tow bar brackets directly to tow loops under front bumper.



2) remove entire front bumper assembly and connect tow bar brackets to points where the bumper shocks were.



It is a 5-speed, but I was going to disconnect the shaft from the diff and trans anyway.



Any recommendations, comments, or sage advice?



Can someone tell me the distance between the tow loops?



Can someone tell me the distance between the bumper shocks?



Thanks,

Brian T. Carter

 

I'd go with plan #2 that would give you a solid mounting point.

As far as diff/trans go, a little lubrication never hurt anything.

Don't bother unless one or the other is locked up.

Use as large a bolt as possible through the tow loops into

a chain (each side) for safety. you might also want to rig

up some taillights from the tow-vehicle to the rear of the

FB so you don't get pulled over for that.

And lastly, Make sure you have GOOD tires on the FB.

 

The car runs fine, I am towing it because I have to cross several deserts and it doesn't have AC (and I don't want to put unnecessary miles on it). It also has a straight through exhaust...so I would probably only be able to drive it for 30 minutes before a migraine kicked in.



You are right about the lights. I forgot to mention, I purchased a light bar on eBay that I will attach to the rear to avoid towing tickets.



Perhaps you are right about leaving the drive shaft in...otherwise crud will find its way into the tranny and who knows how much gear oil will ooze out. I was thinking of plugging it, but of course I don't know the size.



Thanks for the advice.



BTC