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1st Gen Firebird Tow Hitch
All,
Anyone here possibly have a tow hitch for a 1st Gen Firebird you want to sell? I realize this is the race section but, prepping for next year's Drag Week and figured I'd ask here first before fabbing or purchasing one. Thanks, -joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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I have one, I will post up photos tonight.
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I also have one; supposedly for a '69 (bumper hitch).
I can post up pics if the deal with 694.1 falls through. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Hey Guys, thanks! Curious to see.
-joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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Pics were handy on another thread:
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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hitch
I have one but It doesn't look anything like that one. I think mine is a draw tite hitch was put on the car in 1970. Let me see if I can find it and take some pictures.
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Keith, where exactly does your hitch bolt? Looks interesting.
-joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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I can't answer that; I don't have a bird and it was a pile of parts when I got it as you see here.
I was going to try to fit it to my Grand Prix but I ended up adapting a small platform hitch, which turned out to be pretty easy due to the architecture under the back of the car. It also allows me to use the ball mount to get the height that I want. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 Last edited by Keith Seymore; 10-23-2019 at 07:33 AM. |
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Here are the photos, it is labeled Draw tite & 67-68 Firebird. $75 would do it but it may be a hemorrhoid to box, maybe I will attach it to a sheet of plywood & ship it that way? Maybe we could arrange some sort of delivery... I am in Milwaukee.
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"At no time did we exceed 175 mph.” Dan Gurney's truthful response to his and Brock Yate's winning of the first ever Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining Sea... Still have my 1st Firebird 7th Firebird 57 Starchief |
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694.1,
That is a bit larger than I would have thought. Looks like it is shaped to go under the stock gas tank and bolt to the truck floor along with the 2 front mounts possibly to the outside bumper mounts. Can't even imaging what shipping would be. Thanks for the pictures but, I'm going to pass on this one. I don't have a gas tank anymore, now a fuel cell in the trunk. Keith, Thanks for the pictures but, going to pass on yours also. Not quite sure what to do with it to tow a small trailer. I may end up just fabbing my own. Again guys, thanks for the pictures, greatly appreciated. 68Hotbird, Let me know if you find yours. -joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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My car had one bolted to the rear bumper when I bought it in 1987. I got rid of it back then, so I don’t have one, but they do or did exist. Mine was very simple, U shaped, looked nothing like the ones posted so far. Mine was very light duty, probably what you are looking for.
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1969 Firebird, Tx3-455/468 machined by CVMS E-heads by Dave Wilcox/Comp Cams 300B-6 flat solid 850DP on E-85 by Eric Niefert/T2 1" plastic spacer T-400/PTC 4000/390's/30x9 Hoosier radial slicks,#3400 1.38 60' 6.32 @ 108 MPH at Northeast Dragway NC 5/23/15 (9th pass on new engine) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePCu2v...ature=youtu.be 1.37 60' 6.26 @ 109 half track, 9.86 @ 136 1/4 mile, #3350 11/26/16 at Richmond Dragway (125th pass on new engine) |
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455firebird1969,
Did it look like this? This would be perfect for my needs. Having trouble finding one. -joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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this is what mine looks like.
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Jal, I would be happy to shorten mine up with a Sawz all!
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"At no time did we exceed 175 mph.” Dan Gurney's truthful response to his and Brock Yate's winning of the first ever Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining Sea... Still have my 1st Firebird 7th Firebird 57 Starchief |
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WTS69Bird,
Are you willing to sell your hitch? If so, how much? PM me if you'd like. Thanks, -joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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Yes, that’s what I had. I remember each top of the U attached to the bumper. And my bumper had holes after removing it. Can’t really remember much else about it. It’s been three decades, so it’s starting to get fuzzy
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1969 Firebird, Tx3-455/468 machined by CVMS E-heads by Dave Wilcox/Comp Cams 300B-6 flat solid 850DP on E-85 by Eric Niefert/T2 1" plastic spacer T-400/PTC 4000/390's/30x9 Hoosier radial slicks,#3400 1.38 60' 6.32 @ 108 MPH at Northeast Dragway NC 5/23/15 (9th pass on new engine) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePCu2v...ature=youtu.be 1.37 60' 6.26 @ 109 half track, 9.86 @ 136 1/4 mile, #3350 11/26/16 at Richmond Dragway (125th pass on new engine) |
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this is an interesting discussion, I have often thought about the viability of towing a small trailer in years to come with my Firebird, and figured that it should be doable.. I was thinking of getting an early 1970's Pontiac accessorizer to see what they looked like too...
I mean this was actually a thing:
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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finally found it
here is my hitch still attached to my original bumper.
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69Hotbird,
That's exactly what I'm looking for. Will you see it and how much? Thanks, joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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All, thanks so much for posting what you have but please don't post up that you have a hitch if you're not willing to sell it.
Thanks, -joe
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"2015 Pontiac Nationals "Chief of the Pontiacs" Champion 2009 HPP Magazine P2 Class Winner Englishtown, NJ 69' Firebird 492 CI E-Heads, 3.73's Street driven Best - 10.21 @ 128.98 |
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