[AT] Shop lifts

[John Dunlap]

I used to race Corvairs, that was just poor maintenance, or the idiot
didn't know how to use a wrench...

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:32 AM, charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 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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