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Pont · 06-24-2003, 06:13 PM

Just thought I would show you guys how my hidden hitch turned out. Any opinions?

DrMaserati · 06-24-2003, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by Pont
Any opinions?

Yes. VERY nicely done. Looks great.

JP

70 CST 4X4 · 06-24-2003, 07:02 PM

Looks good. I have the same setup but have a chrome bumper not a roll pan. If the ball mount is a little loose in the receiver hitch you might want to put a small shim inbetween them to tighten them up. Had a friend with a lifted Chevy and he had a big drop ball mount. When we went to tow a trailer for the first time it was all over the road at 40mph. The trailer was loaded right and the ball height was correct. the ball mount was too loose and it was exagerated by the lenght of the drop. Put some shims in and it stopped.

Just some info in case.

I like your truck!

mkmiller1 · 06-24-2003, 11:19 PM

What a super nice job! I like it! Can you come down to AR and do mine?
Very nice job PONT.
Matthew

1969 GMC · 06-25-2003, 01:30 PM

I personally do not like rollpans on 4x4 trucks, but that is pretty slick...like the blue dots, too

6869704X4 · 06-25-2003, 02:16 PM

Nice.

Pont · 06-25-2003, 09:56 PM

Thanks guys, I'm more of a fan of rollpans being on 2wd trucks but I picked up this rollpan cheap and said, what the hell, let's see how it turns out.

I'm leaving town on Monday for a week, going camping. When I get back, I'll post pics of my travel trailer hooked up to the 67. Thanks again guys, I'm glad it turned out half as good as it did.

Pont · 06-25-2003, 10:00 PM

just for your info, the 2x2 tube that slides into the receiver is solid steel. That drop hitch feels like it weighs about 50lbs.

alf4444 · 06-25-2003, 10:11 PM

I like it. I am thinking of doing the same although I am doing it to hide the gap my body lift made. Are those hitches custom made? Or does someone make them?

Pont · 06-25-2003, 10:19 PM

Alf, you should be able to buy a hidden hitch to fit behind a rollpan on your 78 Blazer or 97 GMC. Nobody makes one to fit a 67-72 that I am aware of. I had mine custom made by a guy that does all my metal work. Early Classic Enterprises makes one that will go behind the license plate on the stock rear bumper for the 67-72.

GMC71k20 · 06-26-2003, 12:12 AM

very smooth, also like how the mudflaps are very subtle.

alf4444 · 06-26-2003, 09:33 AM

will the hidden hitch still work with a body lift?

6869704X4 · 06-26-2003, 10:27 AM

Pont,
Is that a 10" drop? Where did you get it? Ive got an 8" and my trailer is still at a higher angle than I want.

VTKidder · 06-26-2003, 01:58 PM

Hey Pont,

Can you throw up a full size picture of your avatar for us to feast our eyes? The truck looks beautiful.

Pont · 06-26-2003, 03:53 PM

alf, a hidden hitch can still work with a bodylift depending on how much bodylift you have. If you have a 2" body lift, it will just place the receiver 2"s lower on the roll pan. A 3" bodylift might run you out of room on a rollpan. In that case, you might have to have someone modify the receiver to sit higher in the frame.

6869704x4, it's a 12" drop and I had it made.

VTKidder, here the fullsize pic of my avatar. Thanks for the kind words on my truck, it still needs a ton of work.

tim m · 07-02-2003, 02:37 PM

Did you buy the hidden hitch and then modify it? Or did you just fabricate from scratch?

Pont · 07-06-2003, 11:33 AM

tim m, I had mine fabricated from scratch.

Pont · 07-06-2003, 11:35 AM

Here's a couple pics from camping this past week.

Pont · 07-06-2003, 11:39 AM

Looking at "Mount McLoughlin" from "Lake of the Woods"

Pont · 07-06-2003, 11:41 AM

This was our Camp Host

Mudder · 07-06-2003, 12:48 PM

I wanna go camping there!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Yukon Jack** · 07-07-2003, 09:37 AM

Pont, that looks great. Now that is the way to pull a trailer!

Pont · 07-07-2003, 01:53 PM

Hey Mudder, come on out! I'm ready to go camping again.

Thanks Yukon, how's your truck coming along? Are you done with the 454 swap?

Mudder · 07-07-2003, 01:55 PM

Pont dont tempt me!!!!!!!!!!!! I work this week then I have two weeks off paid with nowhere to go. I'm afraid if I came out there and saw a sight like that lake I wouldn't come back....................

**Yukon Jack** · 07-08-2003, 12:13 PM

Pont, I'm in the middle of body work right now, sanding in prep for painting. 454 is ready to fire, sitting in the frame.

06-24-2003, 06:13 PM	#1
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Rollpan hidden hitch Just thought I would show you guys how my hidden hitch turned out. Any opinions? Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

06-24-2003, 07:02 PM	#3
70 CST 4X4 Have A Nice Day! Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 355	Looks good. I have the same setup but have a chrome bumper not a roll pan. If the ball mount is a little loose in the receiver hitch you might want to put a small shim inbetween them to tighten them up. Had a friend with a lifted Chevy and he had a big drop ball mount. When we went to tow a trailer for the first time it was all over the road at 40mph. The trailer was loaded right and the ball height was correct. the ball mount was too loose and it was exagerated by the lenght of the drop. Put some shims in and it stopped. Just some info in case. I like your truck! __________________ 1970 CST K10 350/350/205 Short Bed - Fleetside Tach-Tilt-A/C-Tow Hooks Front & Rear Disc Brakes Front & Rear Posi 3.73 Gears 30 Gallon Stainless Fuel Tank SOLD 01/18 !!!!! 2007 2500 HD Classic Crew Cab LT2 4X4 Duramax LBZ

06-24-2003, 11:19 PM	#4
mkmiller1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Magnolia, Arkansas Posts: 1,091	What a super nice job! I like it! Can you come down to AR and do mine? Very nice job PONT. Matthew __________________ GOD is good...All the time! '71 swb custom10 barn find-68K original miles 72 K5 CST rust bucket, but runs and drives 84K miles

06-25-2003, 01:30 PM	#5
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	I personally do not like rollpans on 4x4 trucks, but that is pretty slick...like the blue dots, too __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

06-25-2003, 02:16 PM	#6
6869704X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SE NM Posts: 769	Nice. __________________ The more I learn about women, the more I love my truck.

06-25-2003, 09:56 PM	#7
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Thanks guys, I'm more of a fan of rollpans being on 2wd trucks but I picked up this rollpan cheap and said, what the hell, let's see how it turns out. I'm leaving town on Monday for a week, going camping. When I get back, I'll post pics of my travel trailer hooked up to the 67. Thanks again guys, I'm glad it turned out half as good as it did. __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

06-25-2003, 10:00 PM	#8
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	just for your info, the 2x2 tube that slides into the receiver is solid steel. That drop hitch feels like it weighs about 50lbs. Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

06-25-2003, 10:11 PM	#9
alf4444 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: taylorsville, UT Posts: 778	I like it. I am thinking of doing the same although I am doing it to hide the gap my body lift made. Are those hitches custom made? Or does someone make them? __________________ 2011 CCSB GMC 2500HD DMAX 73 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 96 Chevy 1500 STD Cab Shortbed Z71 Owner of WickedWolfRC.com

06-25-2003, 10:19 PM	#10
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Alf, you should be able to buy a hidden hitch to fit behind a rollpan on your 78 Blazer or 97 GMC. Nobody makes one to fit a 67-72 that I am aware of. I had mine custom made by a guy that does all my metal work. Early Classic Enterprises makes one that will go behind the license plate on the stock rear bumper for the 67-72. __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

06-26-2003, 12:12 AM	#11
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	very smooth, also like how the mudflaps are very subtle.

06-26-2003, 09:33 AM	#12
alf4444 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: taylorsville, UT Posts: 778	will the hidden hitch still work with a body lift? __________________ 2011 CCSB GMC 2500HD DMAX 73 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 96 Chevy 1500 STD Cab Shortbed Z71 Owner of WickedWolfRC.com

06-26-2003, 10:27 AM	#13
6869704X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SE NM Posts: 769	Pont, Is that a 10" drop? Where did you get it? Ive got an 8" and my trailer is still at a higher angle than I want. __________________ The more I learn about women, the more I love my truck.

06-26-2003, 01:58 PM	#14
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	Hey Pont, Can you throw up a full size picture of your avatar for us to feast our eyes? The truck looks beautiful.

06-26-2003, 03:53 PM	#15
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	alf, a hidden hitch can still work with a bodylift depending on how much bodylift you have. If you have a 2" body lift, it will just place the receiver 2"s lower on the roll pan. A 3" bodylift might run you out of room on a rollpan. In that case, you might have to have someone modify the receiver to sit higher in the frame. 6869704x4, it's a 12" drop and I had it made. VTKidder, here the fullsize pic of my avatar. Thanks for the kind words on my truck, it still needs a ton of work. Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

07-02-2003, 02:37 PM	#16
tim m Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Gilbert Az Posts: 286	Did you buy the hidden hitch and then modify it? Or did you just fabricate from scratch? __________________ 1970 k10 1971 C10 Gilbert Az



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07-06-2003, 11:33 AM	#17
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	tim m, I had mine fabricated from scratch. __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

07-06-2003, 11:35 AM	#18
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Here's a couple pics from camping this past week. Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

07-06-2003, 11:39 AM	#19
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Looking at "Mount McLoughlin" from "Lake of the Woods" Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

07-06-2003, 11:41 AM	#20
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	This was our Camp Host Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

07-06-2003, 12:48 PM	#21
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	I wanna go camping there!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-07-2003, 09:37 AM	#22
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Pont, that looks great. Now that is the way to pull a trailer! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-07-2003, 01:53 PM	#23
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Hey Mudder, come on out! I'm ready to go camping again. Thanks Yukon, how's your truck coming along? Are you done with the 454 swap? __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

07-07-2003, 01:55 PM	#24
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Pont dont tempt me!!!!!!!!!!!! I work this week then I have two weeks off paid with nowhere to go. I'm afraid if I came out there and saw a sight like that lake I wouldn't come back....................

07-08-2003, 12:13 PM	#25
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Pont, I'm in the middle of body work right now, sanding in prep for painting. 454 is ready to fire, sitting in the frame. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

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