Who wants 24 inches......

[trv8]

....Of clear space to work under their car.

Here's what I do.
I use a trolley jack and some Euro pallets. I cut down the pallets to 450mm x 650mm and some 20mm plywood cut to the same size and pace on top, this gives me 170mm in height each pallet. By jacking front and rear in turn, I go up to 3 pallets high under each wheel which gives me 510mm (20") to the tyres and 610mm (24") of clear space under the car. If you need more room just use more pallets .
Makes a big difference having plenty of room.
And the best part, the pallets cost nothing .

[Shauniedawn]

Think you should post a photo of your 24"

Shaun

[Steve-LPS-Thomas]

Do you live near Holby City by any chance?

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[nervousnewowner]

well they do film it in cardiff not bristol now dont they????


the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...

[Bobbieslandy]

You didn't work on Blue peter did you? i'd personally invest in some decent axle stands, they take up less space in the garage for a start

The epsiodes of casualty where cars are involved make me cringe. talking of which, don't run the car til it's hot, stop the engine, pull the fuel pipe off the pump, leave the filler cap firmly fixed in position, attatch an airline to the fuel pipe and blow air back to the tank to test the breather. it took a good 10 seconds to realise i'd pressurised the tank. My thumb was stopping fuel shooting out all over the hot engine and i couldn't reach round to undo the filler cap to let the pressure out. standing on your drive screaming for your wife is not a good look.

[trv8]

Not sussed out how to post up photos yet [:I].

Don't need to live near a hospital. Tried this idea out in work using my Sprinter van which is much heavier than the TR and was fine.
A mechanic mate of mine felt it was safe enough for him to get under when having a look at the starter motor.

[Shauniedawn]

Bloody, or should I say, 'Bobbyhell'. I'm laughing, but it's not very funny. If it'd just piddled out when you took your finger off you'd have probably been okay. But if you'd managed to just let a little out and it started atomising - well that could've been an even worse look for you!

Woman from work decided to get a garden leaf fire going a bit by chucking some petrol on it. She ended up with severe upper body burns as the breeze blew the fuel back at her. She only came back to work for a short while before she had to leave. The accident did even more mental damage to her than physical. Shame, nice woman.

Shaun

[trv8]

[quote]<i>Originally posted by Bobbieslandy</i>

You didn't work on Blue peter did you?


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Did you see it[?] The one I made a car creeper out of an old piece of MDF and some wheels off some office chairs I found in a skip [:D]

[Bobbieslandy]

Haha i knew it was you! I've got some vinyl graphics to put on the car, what are you like with sticky back plastic?

Pallets are strong old things, and i suppose if needed you could wrap straps around the wheel to hold the car still. What i wouldn't give for a four post lift, a heater, decent lighting..... where's that lottery ticket.......

[Bobbieslandy]

Petrol is horrid stuff, poor woman i hope she's making a steady recovery. I know, lets all fill a tank up with 10 gallons of the stuff, put a decent battery in with 30 year old dodgy wiring, sit on top of it and hare around at 80mph. Who'd do a silly thing like that[:I]