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 2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
28th Mar, 2010 at 09:43:27pm
ok i think i understand the legalitys of towing with an a frame. so questions not associated with that.
no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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3006 Posts Member #: 2500 Post Whore Buckinghamshire |
28th Mar, 2010 at 09:47:03pm
I think that looks OK, provided you stay below about 90 |
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 1596 Posts Member #: 8027 Post Whore Thrapston, Kettering, Northants NN14 |
28th Mar, 2010 at 09:49:43pm
even if it was legal i would be very sceptical about using it that low :S On 17th Feb, 2011 apbellamy said:
I popped my first one out the other day... |
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 3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
28th Mar, 2010 at 10:10:41pm
Hi Carl, i know you say that the question is not associated with the legalitys of towing with an a frame... but how are you getting round this by using one to tow your car to Avon etc?
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
28th Mar, 2010 at 10:13:24pm
Does it not have chains? The RAC bloke who recovered my mini after avon said the ones with just straps had a bad habbit of snapping the straps.
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
28th Mar, 2010 at 10:24:46pm
On 28th Mar, 2010 MarkGTT said:
Hi Carl, i know you say that the question is not associated with the legalitys of towing with an a frame... but how are you getting round this by using one to tow your car to Avon etc? if i could do this it would make me very happy! please drop me a pm if you would rather keep this post on topic. cheers. im just gonna chance it tbh if i get stopped what are they gonna say "you cant do that" then ill just get me missus to drive either me mini or van home. the annoying bit is that this a frame did have a braking device but my mate binned it coz it was shit lol no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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 116 Posts Member #: 4273 Advanced Member stoke on trent |
28th Mar, 2010 at 10:31:01pm
i towed my mini with aframe no probs tow ace at 70 lol give it a go see how yopu feel towing it |
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116 Posts Member #: 4273 Advanced Member stoke on trent |
28th Mar, 2010 at 10:32:08pm
o and i had a flashing beakon on the roof then it looks like its been recoverd lol |
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2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
28th Mar, 2010 at 10:38:58pm
On 28th Mar, 2010 apbellamy said:
Does it not have chains? The RAC bloke who recovered my mini after avon said the ones with just straps had a bad habbit of snapping the straps. well these have been used by the aa for about 4 years and the straps look perfectly ok, they have some sleeves which slide over the straps to protect them where they wrap around the lower arm On 28th Mar, 2010 apbellamy said:
How have you got it mounted? Where are the swivals? Mine sits a lot higher than that. there are 2 different types of ends where they attach to the arms. some have a simple L shaped piece of metal and some like mine has a claw type thiing which have a nut on the bottom. most common ones http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/towing-a-frame-2-5-t...=item2559a40a11 mine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOLOMATIC-towing-A-b...=item45f1bc0185 hope that helps no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
28th Mar, 2010 at 10:40:15pm
On 28th Mar, 2010 nibble36 said:
i towed my mini with aframe no probs tow ace at 70 lol give it a go see how yopu feel towing it not bothered boout towing just concerned bout it grounding out lol no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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 2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
28th Mar, 2010 at 11:47:59pm
make up a spacer that sits under your bump stop (that you can somehow bolt on so it wont fall off) to raise the suspenion for transport to a decent height, i would NOT run the a-frame like that. if you do, atleast weld some 4mm thick "skid plates" to stop it catching. turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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 9326 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
29th Mar, 2010 at 01:37:14am
SPARKS!!! |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
29th Mar, 2010 at 08:00:56am
On 28th Mar, 2010 Carl said:
On 28th Mar, 2010 apbellamy said:
Does it not have chains? The RAC bloke who recovered my mini after avon said the ones with just straps had a bad habbit of snapping the straps. well these have been used by the aa for about 4 years and the straps look perfectly ok, they have some sleeves which slide over the straps to protect them where they wrap around the lower arm On 28th Mar, 2010 apbellamy said:
How have you got it mounted? Where are the swivals? Mine sits a lot higher than that. there are 2 different types of ends where they attach to the arms. some have a simple L shaped piece of metal and some like mine has a claw type thiing which have a nut on the bottom. most common ones http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/towing-a-frame-2-5-t...=item2559a40a11 mine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOLOMATIC-towing-A-b...=item45f1bc0185 hope that helps Mine is like the first one, looks like a much tighter and higer fit around the suspension. The hook bit on yours positions it much lower than mine, but I'm guessing that's by design. I think you should be able to get new pivots with chains and straps from the manufacturors. That's probably the best way to sort your clearance issue. EDIT: I would advise not to buy the a frame in the first link, it's obviously been involved in an accident. Personaly I think it will have lost some of it's strength in the bump and who knows what damage will have been done to the rachets etc Edited by apbellamy on 29th Mar, 2010. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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