Anyone wanna see a trailer hitch install

       I am thinking about taking the Trailer Hitch off of my 85GT V8 and installing it on my 88GT for the trip down to Oregon. If people want I can take pics of how it is installed, where the holes need to be drilled in the frame and such. I am not going to document the install with pics unless at least a couple people want to see it.

I was thinking of buying the fiero store model but thought it was overpriced...... Dave did you make this one or buy local? if so do u remember cast?

Marcel

Here is a link to a few of there trailers.

Harbor Freight Trailers starting from $139

I mean for pictures of the hitch install onto your 88

Ok here they come. There are 14 pics in total, I went ahead and upload them to my shaw webspace for the time being as they will load much faster than on my home server.

Well we left USA Customs at 1:30pm and by 6:30pm we were at my Dads house 25 miles south of Portland Oregon having a drink.

Car ran great, kept a steady 130kph with a couple sprints to 190 when we had open passing lanes.   I will try to post a few pics of the trip over the next week or 2 that we are down here.

Here are the last 3 that I meant to post in the first reply.

Ok so here is the wrap up. Lisa and I are back in BC.

We rolled up to Canadian Customs. They asked us all the regular questions, then he asked me if the trailer had came down with me or not. I said No I got it as a late birthday present while I was down there. He asked if I had paperwork for it. I said I have the title for it and a letter from my grandmother stating that she had given it to me as a gift.

He gives me a piece of paper and sends me into the office.

I give him the Title for the trailer and the receipt showing that the cost was $160 and the gift letter that my grandmother wrote up.

He said, that regardless of it being a trailer, regardless of size, if I wanted to bring it into Canada and register it. There was a $200 import vehicle fee. I was like that can't be right. Then he proceeded to apply tax value of the trailer at $510 as that is what he felt it was worth in Canada.   I could not believe they could just "make up" a value for it.

They let me go without paying up front, they said I had 7 days to send the $200 to some place in Toronto.

So its here and chained to my tree.

I think in the end we are just going to pay the fee and deal with it.   I am guessing I could scratch the Vin number from the trailer, mail a letter stating it was destroyed and then rebuild the trailer as a "U-Built" unit. However if I ever get caught I am sure the consequences would be way more than $200.


Now for the good news. The trailer is HWY Rated, and we drove about 150 miles, then I stopped and checked the bearings and they were a bit warm, but fine.

I got into Washington State, where the speed limits are a bit higher, so I bumped it up to a cruising speed of 75mph after another 100 or so miles I pulled into a rest area and checked, the bearings were actually cool to the touch. I am guessing the first time I checked the bearings were still seating in. We hit the highway again and this time got into a nice group of cars, and we were all pushing 80-85mph. (about 130kph) We made really good time, even with 4 stops for trailer checking, food and gas. We made it from Aurora Oregon to CDN Customs in 5hrs flat. Then we sat in the customs line up for 90 Min's which kinda sucked.

But the trailer did great, it is just about the perfect size for a Fiero. Big enough to hold an entire cradle with engine on it. At least a dozen wheels and tires, or other car stuff.

My only issue so far with it is backing up. I suck at backing up trailers.   It should be a simple concept, move car left, trailer goes right. Then once the trailer is at an angle to the car, straighten the wheels out and make your turn. I got so fed up with it in my dads driveway. I got out, un-hitched the trailer, pushed it to where I wanted it, then backed my car to where I wanted it and re-hitched the trailer. (trailer is only 300lbs with deck and sides installed)

Just an update to this thread, I don't know how I lived without this little baby.

 

I put on a larger deck on it, 4ftx6ft.   Today I got up, Glen F. came by. I loaded on a spare exhaust system complete. Drove to the storage locker, dropped off the exhaust, loaded on the Black 86GT, rear bumper, black 86GT rear Deck lid, and 2 black fenders.  Drove around for a bit with Glen then came home unloaded the trailer and drove to downtown Vancouver, picked up a Bassinet, (thing for a baby to sleep in that swings back and fourth, brought it home.  I have hauled engines, trans axles, and all manor of big items that I simple could not haul in a Fiero, and when I am done, I simply remove the trailer and go back to sports car mode.  Ah hell who am I kidding, I still drive it like a sports car even with the trailer on it.   Its sure nice having a multipurpose vehicle that is not an SUV or Pickup or Minivan.   Now if I could just find a legal way to haul people back there.  Bolt up a few spare Fiero seats and call it a day.