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Pass side completed. . …

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Safety hook loops just below the license plate box . . ....

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Extended ball mount installed. . ....

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Plate & flip-down bracket installed. Flipped down & up. . ....

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Installation complete. Plate flipped-up & ball mount installed (this is my extended ball mount that I've had for 8yrs). The new one is nice & shiny black powder-coat. . ....

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I used existing holes @ the very rear of the frame as the starting point to locate everything. I installed bolts in these holes & clamped the opposite ends of the hitch in place w/vise-grips to make sure everything was square & cleared.

Using the holes @ the end of the frame rails, the 'edge' of the hitch flange was .500" from the edge of the frame. I made sure both sides were equal before drilling any holes.

The holes in the frame that I used to determine where to locate & drill the 'new' holes in the hitch flange were just under .500" diameter. So I drilled the flange first; squared & bolted in the hitch (end of frame rails), clamped the opposite ends of the hitch in place, then drilled the hole out in the frame using the flange hole as the guide. One side was exact, the other had to be filed just a bit. It's definitely close enough for GOV work.

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Awesome well done man:metal::metal:

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really nice install. I got a hidden hitch but might have to look into getting this i nsteade as it may clear my pipes better. Thats for the write up!

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Scoti, that is awesome...thanks for the write up!

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Nice work, Im subscribing to this as i plan to do the same thing to mine only with a roll pan.

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AWESOME write up,thanks. Great Job!
-Lance

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Very nicely documented Scot. Thanks for sharing.

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Looks good! When I did mine, I actually cut the mounting brackets off and made some new ones that placed mine were I needed it...inside the framerails behind the plate. My hitch was for another vehicle too though.

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Any updates, I am going to try and pick the one up from summit this week. All I need it to do is tow my boat, and I am good:D

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You missed Scoti's update

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=290006

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VERY NICE!!! thanks for taking the time to do a write up!

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Thank you sir.


-Ryan

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Wow, pretty slick. You say the ECE hitch is a Class IV? I need a good hitch for my dually.

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Yes, it is a CLASS IV hitch.

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well done. now i know exactly what i'm going to need for mine. do you have any pics of it installed from underneath?

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I'll try & get it up in the air for some decent pics. The ones I took during/after the install are too close in proximity which compromised their clarity.

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Merged for "clarity".
I just answered the question last night about "why the rule"? and the next day a perfect example surfaces. Please try to keep things together. It is fine to bring up an old post to add up-dates. It gets bumped TTT and everything is easy to follow.

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Any idea if it would fit my '69 with a roll pan?

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you guys think you can just get a hitch from a junk yard and just weld it to your frame? its about the same thing right? how about the plate flip thing there was a few cars that came with that so i guess you can fab something up for that too?

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http://thumb13.webshots.net/t/65/765...3lZJwBy_th.jpg

I ended up welding in a 2" receiver tube. Works great!