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Ryan Posselt
TryHard
NSW
Celsior V8

Posts: 250
Reg: 08-2006

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Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 10:21 am, by:  Ryan Posselt (Yakusaryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Guys its been a while since i posted because everything has been going SO well on the celsior, no issues at all, which is purely fantastic!

The story is i'm going to take up Go Kart racing next year and need to fit a tow bar to the celsior. (preferably of the square hitch/hayman reece variety) Unfortunately it will mean chopping a whole out of my 12month old aftermarket bumper... but hey what can you do!

So my question is this: Has anybody got a towbar on their car? has anybody tried to fit a towbar? I know that Beau Yates, the drift legend, uses a celsior to tow his AE86 Sprinter
. but i have never seen another celsior towing. Will this create issue because i have air suspension? i figure if i switch TEMS on while i'm towing it should be fine :-) Any help would be hugely appreciated!!
Ryan Posselt
TryHard
NSW
Celsior V8

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Reg: 08-2006

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Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 06:36 pm, by:  Ryan Posselt (Yakusaryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Anyone?
Andrew Smith
Tinkerer
vic
v8

Posts: 17
Reg: 03-2007

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Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 06:49 pm, by:  Andrew Smith (Bt1323) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

gday there mate i think Hayman Reese has a tow bar for them give them a call because i remember a member on ausvip.com had one but he was in Queensland hope this helps
Dimitrios Amerikanos
Tinkerer
TAS
Supra TT and Celsior

Posts: 29
Reg: 03-2006

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Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 10:46 pm, by:  Dimitrios Amerikanos (Sgt_slaughter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I don't know much about towing but maybe this helps.

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/body/trailerhitch.html
Jaime Laurente
Tinkerer
Qld
UZZ31

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 11:50 am, by:  Jaime Laurente (Haime) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Theres a tow bar place along Parramatta Road that can do it for you. I drove from Gold Coast to Sydney just to have it installed in 2003. They have the contract to install to Lexus dealers. There were three other Soarers at the shop when I had the TOwbar installed. Am sure other members from here are also happy with their work. Just do a search on towbars from here.
Ryan Posselt
TryHard
NSW
Celsior V8

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 05:10 pm, by:  Ryan Posselt (Yakusaryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks guys!!
Ryan Posselt
TryHard
NSW
Celsior V8

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 07:16 pm, by:  Ryan Posselt (Yakusaryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPP I Finally got a tow bar. Supplied by JC Whitney international for $250 including postage and rated and trailer weight 1000kg it i a simple bolt on install. I'll post pics in a couple of weeks once its on
Ryan Posselt
TryHard
NSW
Celsior V8

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Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 08:57 pm, by:  Ryan Posselt (Yakusaryan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey kids,

Do you think i need to get a diff/gearbox cooler to tow or should the current setup do the job?
Bob O'Brien
Tinkerer
Vic.
'90 Celsior V8

Posts: 27
Reg: 04-2007

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Monday, October 06, 2008 - 08:46 am, by:  Bob O'Brien (Barcode) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I would think you would only need a cooler if you were towing a very large van. A trailer or small van is no problem for a Celsior.
Andrew Ferres
DieHard
WA
'90 C-F Celsior V8, '84 Soarer V8, '91 Supra V8

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Monday, October 06, 2008 - 10:23 am, by:  Andrew Ferres (Peewee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Heat is the main enemy of the autobox (that and lack of maintenance). So if you are towing heavy weights long distances or very regularly (like a caravan around the country), I'd get a larger tranny cooler installed.

If you are just towing a boat 10km to the beach/river every other weekend then I wouldn't bother.

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