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Offline Hyperacme

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Re: 1980 CVX
« Reply #60 on: December 29, 2012, 09:28:09 PM »
Good question ...

Offline GCarlover

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Re: 1980 CVX
« Reply #61 on: January 01, 2013, 08:44:19 PM »


What have you done to my thread?  Has everyone had too much New Year's celebration?

How about a few dozen deletes?
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Offline Rosscoe

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Re: 1980 CVX
« Reply #62 on: January 02, 2013, 08:15:17 AM »
Sorry, need to throw in one more thing.
As mentioned earlier, its one thing to be able to pull something and another to stop it.
When I was looking for a tow vehicle last year that had a decent balance of HP, torque and towing capacity I noticed what a huge difference in the specs if the trailer had brakes or not.
I ended up with an 01 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XS.
Towing capacity with Brakes 5,000 lbs
Towing capacity w/o brakes something like 1500 lbs.
Obviously, this has nothing to do with the motor size.
Personally, I think wheelbase plays a part on how well something pulls.
Check with the manufactures specs.
Most idiotic pulling combo I managed was pulling my 69 442 on a car trailer with a 74 Olds Cutlass with a bumper hitch for over 200 miles. Scary.
When I was loading the car, the back end of the Cutlass came off the ground and started rolling. I ended up putting it up against a tree to stop that.  :D
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Offline Tmstibbe

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Re: 1980 CVX
« Reply #63 on: January 03, 2013, 01:06:27 AM »
If anyone is still looking for a tow vehicle, I recently looked at the new Subaru Outback and the Forester.  These are 4 cylinder, 2.4 liter, about 176 hp, and have a factory tow rating of 2700 lbs.  They come with a CVT transmission.   Maybe this would be something to consider.   I'm planning on driving my Element (now with 92k) for a long time to come, but while having it serviced to flush all fluids, I wandered over to the Subaru line and took them for a test drive.  Subaru engine is a flat 4, so it has no vibration.  A new Forester design will be coming out in March 2013 (called a 2014).   Mileage while not towing is good, near 30.   Tom S.

Offline GCarlover

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Re: 1980 CVX
« Reply #64 on: February 01, 2013, 02:22:10 PM »
Eric I found the trailer weights in my 84 brochure CA16 alum 380lbs /SC16 steel 520 lbs
Fuel 100
91 175 Faststrike (Iboats) 394
Motor controls and cables 15
batt 45
ski bar+oil tank 30
Net weight 786 lbs. Add 50 more for fuel. 10 more for oil tank/skibar = Net 726lbs.
They probably didn't add 20 lbs for the steel fuel tank.
Boatsepcs.iboats lists 1980 cvx 16 at 700 lbs. 1971 plain cv 16 wt 566 lbs. Rated 120hp per Gregg's brochures. 1972 at 673 lbs.  1988 at 750 lbs.
If anyone in the Kansas City area needs a CV 16 there is a current one on Craigslist w/o trailer or motor for $500.  It's in the sanded down stage, he may finish it.
Don't know if if can be just clearcoated or not. Some have used Emron acrylic paint.  I left the website on Classic Glastron.
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