At the very rear of the Frame are all the components related to the Towing Hitch and Winch.
A spring mounted framework for the Hitch Coupler itself.
The Coupler is directly mounted to a "leaf spring" which is suspended between to shock absorbing brackets.
There are also guide spools for the Towing Cable, and a roller guide.
As well as a lot of flat plates and angle brackets.
A lot of these parts required laminating layers to create double sided thickness.
And I had to trim and tweak a few things during this prototype assembly.
I've already adjusted all the parts in the kit to reflect my modifications.
One thing I am unsure about, is the assembly of the Hitch Coupler.
First off, my Coupler is too short...and I have already stretched it longer/bigger.
But, how to assemble it? any suggestions?
I made this one by printing a right and left part...then laminating those to thicker card.
Then I cut out both with a hobby knife...very tricky...and glued them back to back.
This gives me the 1.5mm-2mm thickness I desire.
But the edges are rough, the parts don't match perfectly.
I've tried sanding the edges (difficult) and edge colouring (messy).
I don't want to paint the part...and I can't recommend painting in the kit.
Obviously this is an option for any builder.
But is this the best I can get from a paper part?
