cbolt Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I am looking to add a receiver style trailer hitch to my Monte and am having a difficult time locating anything that is bolt on and finding a welding place willing to tackle the job. I was wondering if anyone has a hitch on their Monte, where they got it, who manufactured it, etc. Is it a pipe dream to think anything on the market today would be a bolt on option for our cars? I still have a few local places to ask but am almost afraid of the cost of a made from scratch receiver style hitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 minute ago, cbolt said: I am looking to add a receiver style trailer hitch to my Monte and am having a difficult time locating anything that is bolt on and finding a welding place willing to tackle the job. I was wondering if anyone has a hitch on their Monte, where they got it, who manufactured it, etc. Is it a pipe dream to think anything on the market today would be a bolt on option for our cars? I still have a few local places to ask but am almost afraid of the cost of a made from scratch receiver style hitch. Gm made a hitch for the Monte. But I think it’s a bumper bolt on. Can’t haul the horse trailer with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Here is a pic of the one on my son's Monte. Like mentioned, I wouldn't tow anything significant with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Boy. That’s f up’ed contraption. I guess it works though. One of gm’s better ideas. Towing with that would definitely make your “Heartbeat “. Lol. Sorry couldn’t resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I got this one in 1973, sold it a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thems be different. I guess they probably both go to the frame. Never seen one off. Makes me feel a little more secure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) I remember two bolts through the bottom of the read bumper, under the plate and two through the trunk floor pan, I think there was a brace there also the bolts went through. I still have the holes, should fix that some day. Pulled my 1973 Artic Cat Panther snowmobile on a trailer with it and a 63 Triumph TR-3B on a 4 wheel trailer. Good thing I had Air Shocks! (Probably way over the weight limit I bet.) Edited June 19, 2021 by stangeba Added pic from 1982 when I removed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, stangeba said: I remember two bolts through the bottom of the read bumper, under the plate and two through the trunk floor pan, My car had holes in the same spots, behind the plate & the trunk floor, but the hitch was gone. Filled the ones in the bumper up when it was re-chromed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Yep. bumper holes filled by the chrome shop on mine also. Tri City Plating in Tn. did the work in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I have Bruce's old hitch, I put it on mine and had it on for several years. I towed a utility trailer for my camping stuff (back when I was tent camping) I just took it off last year but still have it. I can get a picture of it when I get back home. It's a class 1 hitch I believe made by draw-tite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbolt Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 None of those are receiver style hitches though. My intention is to put a cargo rack on the back so i can haul extra stuff on long trips. Im not looking to pull a trailer. I had an identical hitch to the one in the picture on a 1972 Olds i had several years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbolt Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 So I went on the UHaul site and after filling in the fields regarding year, make, model vehicle the message I got back was that UHaul would, at no charge to me, create a custom hitch for my car and warrantee it for life IF I would be willing to drop the car at their research and development facility in Tempe, AZ. and leave it for 2-3 days. So if anyone is close to Tempe, AZ and wants a free receiver style hitch for their Monte I suggest they go to the official UHaul site and see what happens. For me, it is just a bit too far a drive for a free hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 The receiver type with the small square tube would be the way to go, they tuck right up and under and are mostly out of sight. Had one on my mercury and worked great, that was also a draw-tite. I used to sell them very good quality hitches. But unfortunately they dont list them for our cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brichta Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I have one on the back of my 70 El Camino that I'm going junk soon. Let me know if that might work. Don't know if it original or not. Looks like it is original to the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbolt Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 Thanks Mike, but i think that won't work. I have been scouring the internet and found that the frame for a chevelle of the same year is virtually identical in the back as the Monte frame, with the exception of the station wagon or pickup version of the Chevelle, which are 1 1/8" lower at the very aft end. I have also found that UHaul has a receiver style hitch for a 1972 Chevelle 2DR, and that should work. I will call UHaul tomorrow to confirm the hitch is designed for a 1972 Chevelle coupe and they can manufacture one for me in time for the western meet. I havent jumped through this many hoops since my days with Ringling Bros...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVC Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 In the mock up stage.. Plan is to make it safe , use existing holes in the frame and minimum visibility… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVC Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 After making the plates, I made a wooden mockup… Today we welded the hitch … The wooden mock up was really helpful….. The precut steel wedged in perfectly… Ed C steel … The … Ed C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVC Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I pulled two of the three bolts on each plate and let the hitch drop down so we could weld the top and weld the receiver , steel reinforcement,,, and the chain holder … Note.. I placed the chain holder on top so it's hidden … When welded the hitch was easy to swing back to it's original position and we replaced the Grade A bolts… The center bolt are 9/16ths … end bolts are 1/2 inch ... Ed C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVC Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I'm over all happy with the results… As an extra safety measure , we added gussets to the end plates and the main bar… I doubt this hitch will fail unless I tow my big trailer (Shown below) … …. This hitch will easily handle 150 lbs of tongue weight and a gross trailer weight of 2500lbs … Quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7tonemonte Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Looks very nice! I’ve thought about doing that for a cargo tray in the past, nice job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikstudie Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 6/19/2021 at 4:49 PM, jft69z said: My car had holes in the same spots, behind the plate & the trunk floor, but the hitch was gone. Filled the ones in the bumper up when it was re-chromed. Same here, not safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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