Miata Mailing List: October 1992, Message #48
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   From: (none)
Subject: Miata Trailors
   Date: (none)

A couple more notes.  I understand that the 42 inch long trailor is perfect 
for auto cross hauling.  A "pickup box" without the wings (sold at Pep Boys 
and Sams Wholesale) will drop exactly into the frame area at the front of the 
trailor.  Race tires will drop standing upright in the back part of the 
trailor.  No other bed or box is required.

If the trailor is an 8 foot folding trailor then you can build just one of the
two sections as I did.  I would not recomend cutting an 8 foot trailor in 
half.  Modifications to relocate the axle and tongue on the 4 foot section 
only required the drilling of 16 bolt holes.  No special tools other than a 
drill.  Locate the axle just to the rear of center.

You may want to have the hitch converted to a receiver by a metal worker or 
trailor shop as you will need a grinding and cutting wheel to cut the tongue 
off flush.  

I found no problem installing the hitch on the car.  I even was able to remove
it once to convert to the receiver.  It was not pretty to do (new words 
created but no blood tranfusions required) but possible.  I would not weld the
nuts to the car.  If it is not right the first time, then what?

I hope this answers your concerns.

Eric Fancher
Tejas Miatas
Austin, Texas