Inspired

scg · 01-11-2003, 12:34 PM

After visiting Ulf at JP's house and looking long and hard, here's what I've come up with after making lots of sawdust. I hate the casters I got (4"), so I'm off to the hardware store to get some shorter ones... they swing around too much for my taste... maybe I won't use casters at all, since I forgot to include them in my height measurments d'oh!

the whole thing is 31" tall without the small 2x4 blocks... On the other hand, I can now put in that 30" lift kit and scare the crap out of my neighbors Jeep

Anyway, thanks for the inspiration, JP!

Joe Ricard · Joe Ricard's Garage

I've seen this before, sssssssoooooo cool. the only thing is I hate to lift my car now I can just imagine lifting it up enought to get it on those boxes.

J P Stein · 01-11-2003, 02:18 PM

I've been plagiarized..or sumthin'. The wheels quickly develop flat spots and quit movin' around.....iff'n you use the cheep ones

31 inches?....damn. If a little is gud, then a lot must be better,eh?

RD Evans · 01-11-2003, 02:33 PM

How did you get your car high enough to set the boxes?

Bruce Allert · 01-11-2003, 04:54 PM

Good question RD. I think Scott & JP went down on Burnside & recruited a few "BUBBAS"

only would take 3 or 4 of em to pick it up!

& they'd doit fer a beer, eh JP?
bruce

scg · 01-11-2003, 05:05 PM

Quote:

I've been plagiarized..or sumthin'.

Awww, JP... think of it as "flattery."

Besides, now I owe you a beer or two.

Quote:

The wheels quickly develop flat spots and quit movin' around

Yup...already done that. I'm gitt'n me some steel wheel casters -- the hard rubber ones flat spot waayyy too soon

How do I get it waayyy up there? Right now, a 19" lift jack, 6x6's, 4x12's 8x16 cement blocks, and a 36"x16" scrap of 3/4 plywood... plus grunting a lot.

I'm hoping to get one of these for my b-day:

If I ever come into real $$$, I'll buy one of these:

and use the stands I built as work tables!

J P Stein · 01-11-2003, 06:07 PM

I have about a half cord of blocking plus more plywood boxes.
Jack up one end bout a foot and block the sucker. Go to the other end and repeat. Add blocks to the jack pad.......run thru this a few times and there it is.

I had help, last time and it took bout 15-20 minutes. By mesef' takes bout 45 min and I sweat. Disassembly is the reverse.

Scott:
You'd be hearing form my lawyer iff'n I had one of them slimeballs.

Hay....puttin' needle brgs on the front suspenders. Got me one of Meullers kits. Cheep at half the price

mskala · 01-11-2003, 06:34 PM

That thing just looks scary to me. I had enough blocking and lifting taking a few engines out, then thanks to Ginter being a guinea pig, got a real lift to save my back and make more garage space.
Mark S.

Kenny Powell · 01-11-2003, 06:41 PM

1 ton on plywood boxes Hmmmmmm, If it fails just throw it in the fire place or I can always use tooth picks! I think I see someone's
balls rollin on the floor.

scg · 01-11-2003, 07:29 PM

Arrrr! There be verticle and horizontal 2x2's and a full length 'X' crossbrace of 3/4" plywood in them there boxes, maytee! All screwed 'n glued together fur strenth... arrr! These be mighty heavy suckers, too. All four of 'em seem ta mass as much as the car.... Be they not strong enough, I be more worried about the garage floor cavin in like...arrr.

Gotta convince the wife that them there products at www.eagleequip.com (or other lift) be the hot ticket for havin' a happy Scotty around the house. Yessiree! Arrrr!

(Had to catch up on my drinkin': doc's say four+ per week be good fer ya... arrr! More rum wench!)

Bruce Allert · 01-11-2003, 08:46 PM

Scotty, next time I see ya If'n yer wear'n a patch over one eye I'll know ya had one too many rums.... mayteeee! Save some & I'll make us a Mai-Tai 'r 2
bruce

Kenny Powell · 01-13-2003, 06:25 PM

Tampa bay Buccaneers?

scg · 01-13-2003, 06:43 PM

Nah, just finishing off the holiday cheer before going back to my usual scotch... oh, and burning some mp3's of my old LP's... Tampa Bay? Nope. I'm a Cheesehead (switched after the Colts left Baltimore).

The car is actually *too* high, if you can believe that: I have to really stretch to get at it when on my creeper. Removing the casters dropped it 4", which put it at the perfect height.

Bruce Allert · 01-13-2003, 09:15 PM

Hey there Scotty, I was just think'n... what would it be like layin' under there after a glass or 2 of Glenfiddich??? Think we'd see stuff that warn't thar???

(or more stuff that was missed?)
bruce

sweater914 · 01-14-2003, 05:02 AM

hoisted what was left of the car from the hangar ceiling a couple of days ago, then modified a car dolly from a friend who restores WWII jeeps (a home made afare), joe finish up that roll of film