you all may have seen this but a kid on vw vortex just died when his jack
failed. Dont cheat this stuff.
On 10/4/07, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> FWIW, I have done that for YEARS, yet, last time I was putting an
> engine in, the ramps shifted sideways, when I was raising and pushing
> the tranny to get it into the tunnel area. I was in the driveway, with
> the radio blaring in the garage, the car sitting just about an inch
> above my chest, and no way to move. I could see the one ramp out
> beside the car, and the other tire was still on the ramp, just barely,
> and the ramp was tilted. Between songs, I hollered as loud as I could,
> for my wife. She came out, anxious to help, and KICKS the ramp with
> the tire balanced on it. This brought forth a slew of profanity, as I
> just KNEW I was gonna get the full weight of the car on my chest at
> any second.
> I just wanna say, if you ARE going to use ramps, get the best, widest
> ramps you can find.
>
> Brad
>
> On 10/4/07, Larry Daniels <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Mark, you can buy steel ramps that are cheaper than all of that wood,
> you
> > don't have to build them, you get better access to the underside of the
> car,
> > they are easier to store and, I would guess, infinitely safer.
> >
> > Run the front up the ramps, jack up the back with your floor jack (being
> > careful that the car doesn't roll backwards, BTDT) and put stands under
> the
> > axle.
> >
> > Or am I missing something here?
> >
> >
> > LAD
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>
> > To: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:25 PM
> > Subject: [Spridgets] Unique Car Lift
> >
> >
> > Here is a novel approach to getting your car off the ground. Clever
> idea,
> > wonder how safe it really is?
> >
> > http://www.classic1800.com/ramp-pit-plans/
> >
> > Mark
> > Nashville
> > http://www.ArrestMeRed.com
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