Getting it up?

[BertBert]

Working on the rad at home, I don't have a good way of getting it up in the air and I am fed up with doing it on my knees(!).

Does anyone have any techniques or ideas for getting it up into the air? I was thinking of investigating car lifts, but that seems a bit ott somehow!

Bert

[dsl2]

I had a dirty great RSJ installed in my new garage along with a integrated 1/2ton beam trolley/chainblock & just pick the whole thing up via the rollbar.

[nick997]

Use an engine hoist with webbing round chassis frames? Hoists can be bought for under a £100 on ebay.

[RobC]

As Nick says, engine hoist like this will do the job http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/range/guid/C94AD...

[NASA racer]

I use an electric hoist bolted through two ceiling beams.


And then set it on metal stands where it stays most of the time and makes it easy to work on.

[Ordinary Bloke]

No one's mentioned it yet so I feel it's my duty... Viagra???

[BertBert]

Excellent, thanks all. How much does a fully loaded clubsport weigh?

Nasa Racer how wide are your stands?

BErt

[BertBert]

Forgot to say, tried the Viagra and it works in a limited way - only able to lift up an end or side at one time!!
Bert

[NASA racer]

A friend of mine welded them up, they're 24" tall x 30" wide. Seems to be about the perfect height. Using a rolling mechanics stool I can comfortably sit and work on suspension/brakes. I can roll under the car on a creeper to clean and service under the engine...but I can still reach the higher stuff without any issues.

You can either drop an engine in from the top of drop one out down the bottom at this height too.

[dsl2]

My PR6 weighed in at 486.5kg with 20ltrs of fuel on board, ready to race. Somewhat above the quoted minimum of 418kg!

[RobC]

You can buy the stands off the shelf at places like Machinemart etc. CS with out wings etc will be around 440kg

[BertBert]

couldn't find any suitable stands in the net (could only find Demon Thieves with some at £100 ea) so I have had some made. Need to get on and do my winter works now (suspension and brake overhaul and engine coolant leak diagnosis).

Bert

[nick997]

BertBert, I see from your other posts that you are happily ripping your car to pieces. Did you lift your car with a winch bolted to the ceiling as pictured above or with an engine crane?

If not the latter has anybody managed to do this? By engine crane I mean something like this http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

Nick

[BertBert]

nick997 said:

BertBert, I see from your other posts that you are happily ripping your car to pieces. Did you lift your car with a winch bolted to the ceiling as pictured above or with an engine crane?

If not the latter has anybody managed to do this? By engine crane I mean something like this http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

Nick

Nick, I used an engine hoist like the one in the link. It's not a great process, but it worked! The core problem is getting the hoist under the car. It went like this...

1 lift the front with the quicklift
2 get hoist under the front (with one 'leg' through the quick lift IYSWIM
3 lift front to chassis stand level and put chassi stand under front.
4 very carefully move the hoist to the middle and lift on the rollbar to get two axle stands under the rear.
5 lower on to stands and reposition hoist at the rear
6 lift the rear and put the rear chassis stand under

I am planning to get an RSJ retrofitted after I have got the car done and out to use the hoist method next time!

I do have somne pics of of the process if it helps!

Bert

[nick997]

Thanks BertBert, sounds understandable. Some pictures would be helpful if not too much of a problem. I'll PM you my email address in a minute if it's easier than posting them on here.

Nick