jagnweiner
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Just thought I'd post a few photos of my new toad. I bought a 2012 Buick Regal GS a year ago, with the intent of eventually setting it up to tow. It's probably the only Buick in the last 50 years with a manual transmission. We finally got rid of our faithful 2003 Honda Accord with 180k miles on it, so I needed to get the baseplate set up on the Buick. As usual, Blue Ox designed an amazing product. I'm very impressed that they make a baseplate for this relatively low production car.
When I got the baseplate for the Honda, I started to install it myself, but decided I needed to turn it over to my local body man. With the Buick, I gave it a go again, and this time was successful. If you can get the fascia off, installing the baseplate is not that difficult. I ended up taking probably five hours total, but could probably do it in three, if I had to do it again.
I still have to install the wiring and for braking, I have a Ready Brute setup to install. It's going to be a bit of a challenge, because access to the firewall is not that great.
I'll give a report after our trip to Florida at the end of March.
When I got the baseplate for the Honda, I started to install it myself, but decided I needed to turn it over to my local body man. With the Buick, I gave it a go again, and this time was successful. If you can get the fascia off, installing the baseplate is not that difficult. I ended up taking probably five hours total, but could probably do it in three, if I had to do it again.
I still have to install the wiring and for braking, I have a Ready Brute setup to install. It's going to be a bit of a challenge, because access to the firewall is not that great.
I'll give a report after our trip to Florida at the end of March.
It's a 1947 Mercury. If it had been it's fraternal twin, the 1946-48 Ford, I imagine you would have got it right away. When I was a kid, my dad had a '46 Ford convertible that I used to drive some when I was in high school. He then restored it, and later sold it to fund the restoration of a different car ('28 Auburn). Anyway, I gained a love of old cars from my dad and always had in the back of my mind that I'd like to find a '46-48 Ford convertible that was driver quality (not a show car). This one popped up on the local Craigslist last year and I decided it was close enough. The DW was kind enough to indulge my nostalgia.
