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BigEd88 Total posts: 704
Ed Green2004 Grand Prix GTP CompG Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Location: Amherst (Buffalo), NY Age: 37 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: WTB Small Trailer For Snowmobile and 04 GP trailer stuff |
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Someone is giving me an older vintage snowmobile, if anyone knows someone selling a small trailer (just need room for 1 snowmobile) let me know.
Also any good sources to get a hitch and required equipment for my grand prix to pull that small trailer/snowmobile combo? |
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redross17 Total posts: 3600 Brian Ross2004 Grand Prix GTP CompG Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Location: Buffalo Age: 49 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: WTB Small Trailer For Snowmobile and 04 GP trailer stuff |
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BigEd88 wrote: | a hitch and required equipment for my grand prix |
Sacrilege! _________________ 2018 Acadia
Retired: 2014 ATS, 2004 GTP |
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KC2GIW Total posts: 5563
Matt Antonio1998 Grand Prix GTX Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Location: SYR/ROC Age: 25 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Buy a brand new truck. It's a much better investment. _________________ Hi, I'm Matt. I'm the resident smartass and I have fourblack children: (ok, one's only half black..)
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BigEd88 Total posts: 704
Ed Green2004 Grand Prix GTP CompG Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Location: Amherst (Buffalo), NY Age: 37 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen them on them, snow mobile is maybe 300-400 pounds for a heavy guess, very small unit, I can't afford a truck at the moment. It hurts to think about but its my best option at the moment.
I'll be towing below the 1000lb limit the grand prix has. |
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Larry Total posts: 2201 Larry H.2001 Grand Prix GTP Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 48 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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There's a Z06 in Webster. With a hitch. That pulls a trailer. In the winter. |
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seen96 Total posts: 2033
Drag Radials Suck on FWD.1997 Grand Prix GT Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Location: elbows deep in 4t65e Age: 46 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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^^^Thats fuggin hardcore man.
Well, if all the burnouts didnt kill the trans, I'd say this will be the true test.
If you're up for the drive, head out to Lockport...Cole Muffler on S.Transit (Rt.7 will have a hitch designed for your application. Let me know if you're interested, and I'll give you better directions and stuff. _________________ ZZP stuff...
Heads (started as ZZP stg.3 with some improvements)
Cam (XPZ with a slightly different components for valve movment)
IC (Ford Cobra coolant resv., frt exchr the size of a engine rad. weight consum. rear expans. tank)
"Certified Auto Trans Shop" Transmission sold by ZZP...I have no comment for this peice of...great trans.
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SLP Headers <--FOR SALE
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dezldave961 Total posts: 808
Dave P.2004 Regal GS Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Location: Omaha, NE (was Rome, NY long ago) Age: 41 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Here's one for sale in Cortland for cheap ($20)... http://syracuse.craigslist.org/pts/612716995.html ... maybe he'll ship for a few bucks more.
Don't mind the appearance, mine was somewhat ugly, but cleaned up easy.
BEFORE --- AFTER
The harness is pretty basic, I just made one using junkyard connectors that go in the trunk... and spliced the necessary lines with about 4-5ft of wire to the trailer connector from a store, so that it basically acts like a pigtail harness.
connector location (#1)
conector pin-outs
I currently have the Rigid Class 1 hitch (2,000# max) that I got on craiglist in MN... my tranny guy (dad) was even the one who said to do it, meaning I was off the hook if something went bad. Only put about 40-50 miles on with it since trailer got WAY overloaded with car parts, so we went back with his Silverado to transfer some cargo to the box.
It towed very well around town when I only had 3 trannies and shortblocks, plus some random junk on the trailer, which is probably a tad more than a sled, especially older ones (I could tell when I added too much weight after that, though, as I nearly doubled that, but the light-weight tires started blowing before the car had issues).
Install was simple to do, as you can tell from my After picture, and feels plenty solid for a light trailer with just a touch of tongue weight. Be sure to mount the hitch to bend up and out, for proper height with the ball.
- Dave _________________ 2004 Regal GSX - YouTube channel Stattama T67BB, A2W IC, ST5, heads, L32, GMR diff/chain (11.46 w/ Z7 T66, IS3t cam)
2006 Grand Prix GXP - K&N intake and mufflers only, basically stock for me
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BigEd88 Total posts: 704
Ed Green2004 Grand Prix GTP CompG Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Location: Amherst (Buffalo), NY Age: 37 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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seen96 wrote: | ^^^Thats fuggin hardcore man.
Well, if all the burnouts didnt kill the trans, I'd say this will be the true test.
If you're up for the drive, head out to Lockport...Cole Muffler on S.Transit (Rt.7 will have a hitch designed for your application. Let me know if you're interested, and I'll give you better directions and stuff. |
Speaking of that my tranny fluid looked "ok" when I changed it
Thanks for the links guys, will explore the options.
Would the older body style hitch work with the newer body style grand prixs? |
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Joe_Omerta Total posts: 867 Joe Ventresca2000 Grand Prix GTP Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Location: Blasdell Age: 38 |
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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my car has a hide-a-way hitch all wired up and rdy to go if you wanna check out how that was done. it's been that way since i've had the car, looks like an oem install. _________________ 2004 Yukon XL Trying to keep stock
2000 gtp Custom I/C, TOGs, Custom PCM, 3.25'', HAI, VS cam Retired |
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dezldave961 Total posts: 808
Dave P.2004 Regal GS Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Location: Omaha, NE (was Rome, NY long ago) Age: 41 |
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: |
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BigEd88 wrote: | Thanks for the links guys, will explore the options.
Would the older body style hitch work with the newer body style grand prixs? |
The 97+ should be the same, because I almost bought on from an '04, since the Rigid* brand lists the same parts for 97-03's (GT&P) and 04-08's for Class 1 (pg1) or Class 2 (pg2) styles.
http://www.rigidhitch.com/pages/pdfs/PAGE-42-44.pdf
I can take a pic of mine tomorrow, but basically all you see is the little black square reciever with the two loops, from the back... barely comes out past the bottom of the rear fascia. If I was picky (which I might be once I start washing the car more), It would only take 2-3min to reverse the install work, and toss the setup in a corner until needed, since I doubt I'll be towing anything without prior notice (3 full-size trucks at our house).
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Grand Prix Fever Total posts: 789
Galen Vent2000 Grand Prix GTP Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Webster, NY/ Englewood, Florida Age: 38 |
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Larry wrote: | There's a Z06 in Webster. With a hitch. That pulls a trailer. In the winter. |
Yess I have seen that.... it has a Connecticut plate on it....and has those hideous backup lights on the hitch. _________________
-2000 Grand Prix GTP silvermist
-2003 Grand Prix GT redfire metallic
-1991 Grand Prix GTP LQ1/Getrag284 5 speed. Neon blue metallic.
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