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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 02:28 PM
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Anyone ever try using a towbar with a 1st gen RX-7?
Old Mar 16, 2002 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Mar. 16 2002,15:28
Anyone ever try using a towbar with a 1st gen RX-7?
I had a 1st gen tow me with a steel cable. ???
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You're going to tow the 1st gen with the towbar, right? It should be fine, but if you're going far you'll want to remove the driveshaft.
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Yuppers that's what I'm after. My only worry is attaching it and not wrecking the oil cooler as it does hang down fairly low on the 79.
Old Mar 16, 2002 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Mar. 16 2002,23:39
Yuppers that's what I'm after. My only worry is attaching it and not wrecking the oil cooler as it does hang down fairly low on the 79.
You could always rig something up out of angle iron if there aren't any spots to attach it.
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Mar. 16 2002,21:34
You could always rig something up out of angle iron if there aren't any spots to attach it.
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Mar. 18 2002,11:50
[quote name='13BAce' date='Mar. 16 2002,21:34']You could always rig something up out of angle iron if there aren't any spots to attach it.
They took away my welding tools a long time ago, something about this extreme fetish with putting rotary engines into anything. . .



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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Mar. 16 2002,18:58
but if you're going far you'll want to remove the driveshaft.
i've heard this before, but never heard the explanation. why should you remove the drive shaft? what will it damage? and how far can you tow without removing it?
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Originally Posted by wankel_dreams' date='Mar. 18 2002,23:21
[quote name='13BAce' date='Mar. 16 2002,18:58']but if you're going far you'll want to remove the driveshaft.
i've heard this before, but never heard the explanation. why should you remove the drive shaft? what will it damage? and how far can you tow without removing it?[/quote]

It's not a good idea to have the transmission spinning in neutral for a long time. I would say that more than 20-30 miles and you should remove it.
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Mar. 18 2002,10:09
[quote name='Rotarydragon' date='Mar. 18 2002,11:50'][quote name='13BAce' date='Mar. 16 2002,21:34']You could always rig something up out of angle iron if there aren't any spots to attach it.
They took away my welding tools a long time ago, something about this extreme fetish with putting rotary engines into anything. . .



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