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  • Honda Civic SI: Track-Accessory Trailer
    		•
    Andrew Totolos fashions a custom trailer for taking the tools in tow when headed to the drag strip.
    From "Tricked Out"
    episode DTRK-412


    (Continued from page 4)

    PHOTO
    Part 4: Add Hitch to Car

    The track trailer is ready to roll, but first Andrew has to add a hitch to the back of the project car and hook up the wires for electricity.

    Materials and tools used in this phase of the project:

    jacks
    hitch
    welder with safety gear
    electrical tape
    split loom

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    PHOTO
    Safety Alert: As a standard safety precaution, always disconnect the vehicle's negative battery cable before you begin work on any electrical or mechanical components.

    Instructions:

  • Jack up the rear end of the car.

  • Slide the supplied carriage bolts with washer through the rear holes in the subframe of the car.

  • Use a jack to support the hitch as you bolt it into place.

  • In the center, a U-bolt wraps around the factory tie-down loop. Before tightening down the U-bolt, slide in the tow ball and secure it with a cotter pin.

  • If Andrew was working on a tow vehicle, he could plug a plug-and-play harness into the taillights. Since he's working with a Civic, however, he'll have to find the correct wires and splice them in himself.

  • Disconnect the battery.

  • Attach the red wire from the trailer harness to the positive battery cable, and the white ground wire to the negative terminal.

  • Identify which wires go to the brakes, the parking lights and the turn signals.

  • Strip the ends of the wires, and connect them to the harness.

  • Once all the wires are matched up correctly, solder the connections and wrap them in electrical tape.

  • Pop the bulbs back into the housings.

  • To neaten things, wrap the wires in split loom before closing the trunk.

  • The new trailer is ready to be hooked up.


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    RESOURCES :

    Special resources for DIY's Tricked Out 400 series

    Racing Innovations
    www.racinginnovations.com

    Knoxville Dragway
    www.knoxdragway.com

    Wetherill Associates
    www.waipowdercoating.com

    SPC Performance
    www.spcperformance.com

    AEM
    www.aempower.com

    Kicker
    www.kicker.com

    Autoloc
    www.thehoffmangroup.com

    Killer Cans by Alsa Corp.
    www.alsacorp.com

    Rapido Group
    www.rapidogroup.com

    Stellar Security
    www.thehoffmangroup.com

    Dyno Dynamics
    www.dynodynamics.com

    Stillen
    www.stillen.com

    Skunk2 Racing
    www.skunk2.com

    Injen Technologies
    www.injen.com

    Nitrous Express
    www.nitrousexpress.com

    Synapse Engineering
    www.synapseengineering.com

    Air Ride Technologies
    www.ridetech.com

    Airgasm Kustomz
    www.airgasmkustomz.com

    Lincoln Electric
    www.lincolnelectric.com

    Mickey Thompson Performance Tires And Wheels
    www.mickeythompsontires.com

    Buggies Unlimited
    www.buggiesunlimited.com

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  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Honda Civic SI: Track-Accessory Trailer
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