New to me vette
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Heel & Toe
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New to me vette
Just bought a 1999 hardtop in texas, and I am in missouri, going to trailer it up here on Wednesday or thursday this week. I have a 20' dovetail trailer and was wondering the best way to strap the car to not damage anything. Any help or ideas would get you a big thank you.
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Call a reputable towing company in your area and ask them how they do it to avoid causing any damage. Just a thought. Congradulations, enjoy your new to you ride. 
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The jack puck holes are where the tie down locks can go. Cross them in an X pattern under the car. This is how the wrecker driver will do it. Column lock helped me learn this a few years ago.
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Congrats on your purchase. Check the weather...snow/freezing rain is forecast for the southern Missouri and northern Arkansas for Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
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Heel & Toe
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Thanks for all the ideas and help, been watching the weather like a hawk, and everyone that I would trust to drive Any of my cars is either out of town for the holidays or going to be working so just me and a lot of red bull. I built some 10' ramps yesterday so that shouldn't be a problem. I will get some hooks tomorrow.
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North of Joplin, south of Kansas City, east of Pittsburg, KS. Ah, one more thing I miss about Texas is they don't salt the roads. But The last 2 years I haven't seen salt on the roads around here and not too worried bout it either, if it was my 89 GTA it would wait until a box trailer had been acquired (it doesn't even see rain).
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Congrats on the purchase and best of luck getting the car back to Missouri. Good to see another Missourian get into Corvette ownership.
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I have had 1 too many bad bus rides, good idea though. Train costs way too much, and a plane ticket at christmas time I don't think so. Forgot to mention the vette needs new rear tires the ones on it are bald, racing slick bald.
