I just looked in the PCA club racing rulebook. For what it's worth, under the "Safety" section, paragraph 23 states:

"All cars must have a tow hook, strap, or other suitable device in both the front and rear."

Since the word "Strap" is mentioned, I assume the safety belt towing strap proposal would be acceptable. As long as any of the towing devises are appropriately marked with the familiar tow hook decal, it will enable the track workers to easily identify the strap. In my case, I will mount the tow decals to magnetic material so that they can be more easily installed and removed.

Another reason I like the strap idea is that it can be tucked in behind the bumper when I'm not at the track. :)

The SCCA requires a 2" minimum opening. The under car hooks are not big enough.

Noel,
I ordered a few of the climbing runners rated at 5,000lbs to mess with. Hopefully I can find a spot to mount that is very discrete. I'll keep you posted.

John

John,

I look forward to reading your report and seeing the photos. :)

Noel

Noel,
I received the nylon runners today. They are a sewn loop that's about 9" in diameter. With a decent mount spot it could be a nice solution. However, I don't see an easy mounting spot but I'll try to find something.

John

Sounds good.

For the front, I was thinking that bolting it to the place where the bumpershock meets the body would work. Then you could thread the strap through the space between the bumper and the front valance. It seems like it would be a straight shot.

Or what about just slipping it over the bumper. You would have to disconnect the bumper to slip it around, but this may work too.

I look forward to hearing about your results.

I just saw this new Weltmeister Product that looks like it would work for the rear. The list price is about $80. I don't know if it is in the Pelican Parts catalog yet. What do you guys think?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1115917073.jpg

I just saw this piece myself in the new Performance Products catalog, doesn't look too bad for the money...

I have one made by GW Motosports for sale. PM me

As a climber I can tell you that climbing-spec webbing (also referred to as "military-spec") is plenty strong to pull a car. Spectra (a stronger form of webbing) is even beefier, yet lighter. Make sure to get bar-tacked loops of it rather than pieces of it that you would have to knot (the knot is a weak point). The biggest drawbacks here are that nylon webbing does not do well with heat or friction, with spectra having a lower meting point than normal webbing.

Hi everyone,

I got a place to computer laser cut a towhook for early 911 front bar. If anyone interested in getting one let me know they are made from 4mm thick high strength steel and to do a run of 5-10 would cost about US$30 each.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1123654927.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1123654940.jpg


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1123654951.jpg

The Performance Products rear towhook/jackpad is an ideal solution for the rear. But, as in my "case", it may require you to lengthen the mounting studs on the engine case. This is not a complicated process but time consuming since the engine needs to be supported to remove the muffler, rear engine tin, engine cross-brace and engine mount plate. Once you do that, you then double nut the stud, extract it, replace the studs with longer ones and then reverse the process.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1123669534.jpg

The front towloop was a bit simplier. Using aluminum stock and longer bolts, I mounted it on the front suspension where the tiedpwns were also mounted
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1123669657.jpg

what's it look like?

Hey Dave,

It's long gone now.... Noel might be able to post pics.

Cheers, Juan

Here is a photo of the one that Juan mentioned:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1124449897.jpg

oh wow... nice looking piece

I saw one yesterday for the rear that was a lot like the ones above. But the key difference was that the hookup point was actually a large U bracket that had been welded onto a plate. The U bracket was long enough to extend past the muffler so there was no interference. This could be made pretty simply for less than $20.

Cool tow hook
 

I'd be in for one of these at $30ish if you do a run.

PM Noel he may have one.

Yes I still have a few left. $35ea +shipping which is what I paid. One note though, new holes must be drilled as the manufacturing company that made them folded the hooks in the wrong direction making the existing predrilled holes unusable. I've already drilled a couple with a hand drill and it is quite easy.