stuck engine (?) and trailer hitch, haiku

["Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>]

1.)  I'd say somewhere around 10%, and 10%, respectively.

2.)  Installing a trailer hitch is somewhat complicated by the fact that
these cars do not have a frame to bolt to.  You need to get a factory hitch,
or find someone who knows where the strong points are, and I think welding
will be involved.  These cars are basically a sheet metal weldment, not as
suited for a bolt on trailer hitch as the old body on frame design.

Dick B


-----Original Message-----
2 seemingly unrelated questions for you knowledgable
IMLers:

1) If an engine, say a 440, is parked and sits for 30
years, never being touched and outside, what are the
odds it will be seized?  Any chance this engine could
be ressurected without a full rebuild?

2) Where would one get a receiver type (square end)
Class 3 or better hitch for a '67/'68 Imperial?  How
would one install it, preferably without welding?

3) Not a question:  Check out my new Haiku!

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