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Old 05-26-09, 08:32 PM
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RX-7 FD3S TOW VEHICLE (Hell Yah!)

So I finally did it and here it is. My trailer for my track tires, tools, gas tanks etc....









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Old 05-26-09, 08:34 PM
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You have bird **** on your lights.
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Originally Posted by 7_rocket
You have bird **** on your lights.
Thanks Gonna wash it tomorrow lol

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Old 05-26-09, 08:39 PM
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I thought I was going to shake my head/facepalm when I saw the title, but it's actually refreshing to see for some odd reason.
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Paint it the same colour as the car and put the same wheels on it and then you'd be ballin' outta control SON!
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Originally Posted by DaoNhatHai
I thought I was going to shake my head/facepalm when I saw the title, but it's actually refreshing to see for some odd reason.
No, I'm not towing a Honda on the back

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Paint it the same colour as the car and put the same wheels on it and then you'd be ballin' outta control SON!
I'd have to roll the fenders hardcore for that

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Old 05-26-09, 09:09 PM
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I don't know what to say.
I remember seeing this vehicle at the meet. But I didn't think you were going to put a hitch on it.

Ummm, I'm speechless.
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Wow, that's impressive.......
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Originally Posted by Neo
I don't know what to say.
I remember seeing this vehicle at the meet. But I didn't think you were going to put a hitch on it.

Ummm, I'm speechless.
The hitch was already on at the meet. You can't see it once the drawbar is removed unless you look underneath

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Old 05-26-09, 10:01 PM
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Nicely done Marco. I'm sure that will be handy.
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I was thinking that you bought a tow vehicle and trailer for the rx-7.

but I guess this method works too.

Looks nice. You can put your lawnmower in there too!
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put a engine hoist,spare motor and air compressor! in there lol full trackside service
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Dude, you so need to bring this rig to the next meet....get someone to put up an enclosure around it and +1 on painting it the same colour as your car.
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I knew you were doing this. I saw the hitch. But I was still unprepared for the above images.

I agree with the others paint and rims needed.
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Originally Posted by Bwek
put a engine hoist,spare motor and air compressor! in there lol full trackside service
The funny part is with the size of our motors it would fit too lol.

Originally Posted by rd_turbo
Dude, you so need to bring this rig to the next meet....get someone to put up an enclosure around it and +1 on painting it the same colour as your car.
What do you mean by enclosure?

Originally Posted by ScrappyDoo
I knew you were doing this. I saw the hitch. But I was still unprepared for the above images.

I agree with the others paint and rims needed.
LOL, you guys are serious with the paint and rims. I figure the trailer was gonna get beat up a little as I put it away for storage. I need garage space just for me haha.

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Are you sure the rotary has enough torque to pull the trailer Btw, where did you get the trailer hitch and is it made for our car?
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Originally Posted by paul_3rdgen
Are you sure the rotary has enough torque to pull the trailer Btw, where did you get the trailer hitch and is it made for our car?
I did notice I was at 7-10 inches of vacuum at 130 km/h on the highway instead of the usual 10-12 inches. But other then that it pulls fine under boost

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I did notice I was at 7-10 inches of vacuum at 130 km/h on the highway instead of the usual 10-12 inches. But other then that it pulls fine under boost

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when I was young, dumb and had to prove my car could do anything, I pulled a ford L-9000 cube van (probably 25,000LBs) with my 10AE out of a parking lot and down the road to get repaired.

(I also pulled my widebody turbo vert home from toronto with a diesel VW, that worked well too)

IMO the trailer "looks" fine. It's a damn trailer. it's not going to look amazing.

but I'd ditch the ramp off the back if it's removable. it's not like you need it anyhow, and it would make the trailer look a million times better.
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I considered getting the ramp removed but meh. I guess I could remove it, its pretty damn heavy.

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not to mention somewhat less than aerodynamic
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your going to have to hook up to a 30' travel trailer and take a picture
Would be a one of a kind never done before. lol
the sight of the rear pinned to the ground and the front wheels in the air would be
priceless.

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your going to have to hook up to a 30' travel trailer and take a picture
Would be a one of a kind never done before. lol
the sight of the rear pinned to the ground and the front wheels in the air would be
priceless.

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The rear rebar/bumper would be torn off. It's only rated for 150 pounds of vertical downforce on the hitch.

What would be neat though is making a video of having the trailer hooked up while going around the track.

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