[AT] Shop lifts

[charliehill]

Don, I've told this story here before I think but I like to tell it so here 
it is again.  In the early 70's I was following a rather ragged Corvair 
through a campus street at NC State U.  That particular street had a couple 
of severe speed bumps, even at a slow speed.  When the Corvair went over one 
of them at no more than maybe 5 mph it suddenly stopped in it's tracks.  The 
driver got out to see what was wrong.  From my point of view behind him I 
could have told him rather quickly.  The whole engine fell out of the car 
and was sitting next to the speed bump.

I sure would like to have a lift too.  I need to put brake pads on the front 
of my truck now and I sure hate to do it sitting on a bucket with the truck 
on a jack but it's either that or let some shop rip me off.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Shop lifts


>A lift is on my wish list but may never happen.  A friend in Kentucky
> has one that we used to replace the transmission in a Corvair van. The
> use of a 55 gallon drum under the lift made engine removal and
> replacement easy.  No more laying down to reach under the car to then
> standing up then laying down, rinse and repeat.
>
> Last spring I used another friends lift to replace the clutch in the
> pickup.  Everything was done standing up.
>
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/April%2009/images/lift.jpg
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/April%2009/images/grease.jpg
>
> -- 
> Don Bowen           KI6DIU
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
>
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