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As perhaps many of us have found, my Cabrio has languished unused (if not unloved) for most of the last year. I'm at the beginning of a re-wiring which has grown from an indicator failure into a real elephant because I looked for trouble and found it. Just now, the steering wheel is off, the dash is hanging by the proverbial thread, and even if I could get the engine started the MOT expired in November. I'm facing a decision..either to strip it down further and do the whole of the re-wire myself or employ a professional to do it for me. Either way, the car will have to be trailered from home, either to my to my lock up, where I have power, light and space to do the job myself, or to my Auto electrician's workshop....where he has. SO I need to get the car onto a trailer (borrowed from a neighbour). I have a winch...well two actually...both of which have been used in a similar way in the past. BUT where on a Cabrio would one attach the tow rope? I rather think the front bumper would pull off (isn't it designed to absorb impact of up to 5mph by way of concentric tubes that are a sliding fit snagged by pinch bolts?
The best idea I've had so far is to wrap a suitable rope round the back of the engine block with the ends coming forwards under the engine mountings, to pass underneath a length of fence post braced across the car under the bumper mounting tubes so the tow rope doesn't snag on anything or rub up against the underside of the nose cone. Does that sound sensible? Of course, I face a similar problem when getting it off the trailer as well....but I plan to use gravity to roll the car backwards off the trailer straight into the lock up, as I haven't yet installed a suitable anchorage inside the garage to attach the winch to. Advice please.
Bill
The best idea I've had so far is to wrap a suitable rope round the back of the engine block with the ends coming forwards under the engine mountings, to pass underneath a length of fence post braced across the car under the bumper mounting tubes so the tow rope doesn't snag on anything or rub up against the underside of the nose cone. Does that sound sensible? Of course, I face a similar problem when getting it off the trailer as well....but I plan to use gravity to roll the car backwards off the trailer straight into the lock up, as I haven't yet installed a suitable anchorage inside the garage to attach the winch to. Advice please.
Bill
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