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Originally Posted by NordschleifeFIA
Safe: jack under a metal suspension point (rear diff pumpkin, or under the front arm).
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Yup, that's what I did. Trouble is shifting it off of the suspension / hubs when you need to work on them. Haven't quite figured that one out yet, but I will probably use four jacks. Two on each suspension point to jack the car up in the air. Then (remove the wheels), and put the other two jacks under the spindles. Lower the original two jacks (that were using the suspension points), and replace those with jack stands. Then lower the remaining two jacks (supporting the spindles).
I have four jacks (actually five), but that is a huge pain. But you don't really want to risk damaging something by lifting from one side, or pushing on the wrong lift point. You can never be too careful - one of the other cars was supposedly cracked and damaged due to carelessness!
-Wayne
Riskier: use a Formula Ford race jack with a 12"x12" piece of plywood, just behind the front wheel opening at the corner where the wood floor pan meets the side of the car.
Pedals: The pedals in the Marcos GT1800 (also designed by the Adams Brothers) moved forward and backwards to accommodate tall/short drivers. I'm guessing the Adams used something similar on the Probe?
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Originally Posted by NordschleifeFIA
Getting in & out of the Probe - how do you do it?
I can't imagine entering & exiting the Adams Probe... Wayne, you really should share how to do that in a video.  |
It's very similar to getting in and out of the 962, but both easier and more difficult at the same time. The center gauge pod gets in the way - you have to plan your entry carefully. Same as on the Porsche 962. The 962 is technically tighter, but there's no center gauge pod. With the Probe, if you don't know what you're doing, you get into the car with your legs bent, and then you can't extend them, and have to hop out. It's difficult to explain. On the 962 you lean on the bodywork - on the Probe (especially with my cracked windscreen) you don't want to lean on *anything!*
I've got a lot more photos, I will try to post 10 per day, starting tonight. Trying to get some traction on this thread, thank you everyone for commenting!
-Wayne