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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO
(Post 11960452)
Split bumper? I always loved the split bumper cars.
And I had a rs achet like that one in your pic and hated that ****er. I mean I probably have thirty to forty rachets and that was my least favorite. I traded it in
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Oh yeah. Split bumper all the way. That damn ratchet actually works pretty good for turning the crank with the angle I have to get at it. That's about it.
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Originally Posted by Marcellus
(Post 11960459)
If I may make a suggestion it is this. When assembling my car I built stands like this out of 16" 2x4 sections. Didn't cost a lot and well worth the effort. You can build them as tall as you want as long as you can get the car high enough to get them under the tires.
It makes working on the car much easier and stabler than jack stands and you can also see the car at ride height while working on it.
Nice start by the way.
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I have the jack stands under the axle in the rear so that ride height is dead nut. I would love to have something better for the front though. I think I have them positioned under the subframe connectors right now. Not too keen on building blocks up under the tires though. Looks a little iffy to me for some reason. Cool idea though.
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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO
(Post 11960476)
As much as you are spending on those cars and with as much as it helps I can't see why you guys don't just dump 1500 bucks on a used two post lift. I just bought another one. Ten thousand pound two post aamco. Probably used less than a hundred times. 1500 bucks. The guy bought it to under coat cars. So there is some on the arms. Doesn't bother me one bit
It makes working on your old cars so much more enjoyable.
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I hear ya. I don't want to mount a lift in my current garage since I have too many toys that get moved around all of the time.
Would love to have a decent lift in a bigger garage. Might have to put that in the plans for the 3 acre property I purchased next door to my cabin. Will definitely be a project for next year. |
