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rjmcgee The Hammer
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:42 pm Post subject: Floor Jack Idea |
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Maybe I am the only one here that hates jacking the front of the car under the crossmember. The shape of the crossmember and the fact that there is usually oil on it makes me nervous of the car slipping of of the jack crushing the oilpan. On my car at least the Y pipe is just a little lower than the crossmember and I always wind up with the jack pad just barely hooking the crossmember. Plus add to this that my shop floor is not real smooth and the car has to roll forward with the jack. There is a hole in the crossmember that is about a 1/2 inch in diameter so I turned a deal on my lathe that just slips into the jack where the pad slips in. On the other end I just made a 1/2 inch diameter stud that fits in the hole on the crossmember. I am about 260 lbs so I have to jack the car up to do anything under it, and this will hopefully save me some time and give me some piece of mind that the car will not slip off.
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TecherB Princess B
Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 390 Location: Some place between gresham and portland
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 6:33 am Post subject: |
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that is a cool project for your lathe. that is a good idea so do you use that before you put it up on jack stands?
so looks like you are haveing fun with your new toy enjoy. |
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90RSrocks Member
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 421 Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Floor Jack Idea |
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rjmcgee wrote: | The shape of the crossmember and the fact that there is usually oil on it makes me nervous of the car slipping of of the jack crushing the oilpan. | Screw the oilpan, I'm more concerned about it crushing ME if it slips!
Great idea ya have there Rodney, you must not want to win the Darwin award this year. |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Floor Jack Idea |
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90RSrocks wrote: |
Great idea ya have there Rodney, you must not want to win the Darwin award this year. |
unless that little tit breaks ...... |
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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looks good rodney, i might have mad the pad larger, i would worry about that much weight being concentrated on that small of a pad, but the stud to locate on the x-member is a good idea |
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rjmcgee The Hammer
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the complements. And for those that doubt it's strength, it would take a whole lot bigger jack for this thing to fail. It's only use is for the Camaro and there isn't even 2000 pounds on the front axle. Ithink it's safe enough. |
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:58 am Post subject: |
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i was so much worried about the jack, as i was the localised pressure on the k-member. but that should also be plenty strong. |
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chevymad Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 5474
1987 Pontiac Formula
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Actually John, next time you jack your rig up take a look at whats actually holding the car up. Usually its the knobs on my jack pad pickin the car not the pad itself. So that would be even more localized. |
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:08 am Post subject: |
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good point Brandon |
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