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Putting Alpine on tall jackstands
- Thread starter Charles Johns
- Start date
DanR
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He may do that for his work, but He would never get one of my Alpines to take a chance of "dropping".
Ever see one dropped from a bout 24" height? bad news and even worst if there are no wheels or other running gear underneath.
One of these days your wife (Jean)may need to write a check for more work than what should have been
Limey
Donation Time
''I don't say anything and the wife writes a check when he's finished.''If he finishes it...On the bright side if he dies half way through, then your owner/wife won't have to write a check I guess??...
And apparently it's not your problem he kills himself fixing your car even though you saw he was being less than safe but said nothing to him? Jeez, that's so depressing.
I won't be reading this thread anymore...It's too sad.
My friend made up a few sets of these to put yourSunbeam on to work on it.
The front caster/cradle is one piece and bolts on like the front X member. The rear is two pieces that bolt onto the spring mounts and then a cross piece is added to keep the rear supports from moving in/out
Works slick!
BD
The front caster/cradle is one piece and bolts on like the front X member. The rear is two pieces that bolt onto the spring mounts and then a cross piece is added to keep the rear supports from moving in/out
Works slick!
BD
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Barry
Diamond Level Sponsor
I like the concept of supporting the car in the normal locations (the front suspension crossmember mounts and the rear leaf spring mounts). I would widen the "front track width" for more stability.
DanR
Diamond Level Sponsor
I like the idea of adjustment for width! Not sure of the smaller casters! They would be fine on a concrete floor, just can't roll freely on softer surface.
Would be nice to have measurements in case I ever decided to build one.
The rotisserie (Harwood) I utilize for my Alpines is hard to beat!
Would be nice to have measurements in case I ever decided to build one.
The rotisserie (Harwood) I utilize for my Alpines is hard to beat!
Aladin Sane
Diamond Level Sponsor
I used to have a job that took me to nearly all of the paper mills in North America, were you at Port Townsend?
260Alpine
Silver Level Sponsor
No, but I live between Port Townsend and Port Angeles,WA in Sunny Sequim. Worked 29 years at what used to be Crown Zellerbach in Port Angeles. Nippon Paper when I retired from there. Now McKinley Paper. Retiring for the last time after 7 years as a Power Plant Operator at Griffith Energy in AZ in about 2 weeks. Retiring back in Sequim, WA.
Aladin Sane
Diamond Level Sponsor
Congratulations on the upcoming retirement. I worked for a starch supplier and supervised a fleet of trial equipment used for new product introductions at paper mills. I now work in the ethanol industry. Unfortunately, not the beverage type.
Charles Johns
Donation Time
PROCRAFT, I am definitely holding my head low using stands...but I don't have a lift. My jacks are 6-ton each and I will make 2 x 6 secondary braces. I have but one life to give for my Sunbeam, and I do not want to give it up without a fight. Jack-stands, 2 x 6 bracing, and checking before each days work. Okay, back to the shop.