Hey Bob- "I don't have the right equipment to pull the engine while on a lift".
Why ?
Do you not, have a cherry picker ?
Because this is how I R&R the engine:
I would have to invest in a new hoist, overhead crane, something like that. Not hard to do, I suppose. An overhead trolly hoist would be pretty cool. But I can remove the Kwik Lift for free. My crane is easy to dismantle and put in the basement until the next time.
madmaxx- That sounded like a lot of work but, well worth it at the end. Keep grinding.
Bob- That's how I remove my engine at our sprint car shop. I won't take my cobra down the gravel roads. I have to unload the sprint and equipment out of the trailer then come back to load the cobra in,....well, ya know,too much work.
I bought my Kwick Lifts way back when they first started business and got a big break on the price if I would Let people come look at them. I got the jack bar that goes across the lifts from rain to rain and also a bottle jack. The first thing that I noticed was their being easy to slip on if there was any moisture so I bought non slip strips at the local hardware store. I have been very happy with them and have certainly gotten my moneys worth out of them. To change everything in my garage to use a lift would cost as much as the darn house. I used to pull my tranny and I could have it out and on the floor in about 20 minutes. But mine are dirty and splashed with several colors of paint where I used them to lay thinks on to paint.
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Look at this. Just announced at SEMA a few months ago. Apparently this outfit is associated with (owned) by Bend Pak. It works in garages with 8' ceilings and there's still room to get at the tranny.
Look at this. Just announced at SEMA a few months ago. Apparently this outfit is associate (owned) by Bend Pak. It works in garages with 8' ceilings and there's still room to get at the tranny.
The front-to-rear dimension on wheel centers for our Cobras are considerably shorter (~10") versus a Corvette or Porsche. I learned this when I modified my Poorman's Qwik Lift to accommodate my C5 Z06. After viewing the video, I wonder if the wing span of those yellow lifting arms, fully retracted, would clear the tires on a Cobra? I really like the concept of portability but this is something to consider...
-Dean
P.S. That guy made more work for himself by removing those tires in the full up position.
It my hobby so I do not consider it work, heck what else do I have to do LOL!!. The key was to get a corded die grinder instead of my $8.00 harbor freight pneumatic. It cut right through them had the other three off in about an hour. Worked out great. I am still bewildered by the strenght of welded material. Best of luck on what you decide, if you have a single garage it needs to be pretty wide. I know one thing my next house will have 3 car garage period!!!!! Today was probably all for nothing, I already have the itch to rip out the sheet rock so I can park my boat on top and the cobra on bottom, only need about 18" but will save $105/month in storage.
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Originally Posted by FUNFER2
madmaxx- That sounded like a lot of work but, well worth it at the end. Keep grinding.
Bob- That's how I remove my engine at our sprint car shop. I won't take my cobra down the gravel roads. I have to unload the sprint and equipment out of the trailer then come back to load the cobra in,....well, ya know,too much work.
I agree it's a hobby for me too. I just don't like the crappy jobs like, rusted bolts you can get off, seeing new stone chips or a new oil drip. lol
I would love a nice shop at home, and someday, I will build one in our large backyard. I'll have to bury the pond I built, which my wife will have a @hit fit. lol
A friend and I race sprint cars and he has a great shop/house, two miles from me but, he's out in the country, and it's either all gravel, dusty or muddy roads, not a good combination for my Cobra !
I got real tired of emptying the sprint trailer, loading, unloading ect. ect.....
to take the cobra over to work on it.
Scratch that "itch", and get busy !!!
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Originally Posted by madmaxx
It my hobby so I do not consider it work, heck what else do I have to do LOL!!. The key was to get a corded die grinder instead of my $8.00 harbor freight pneumatic. It cut right through them had the other three off in about an hour. Worked out great. I am still bewildered by the strenght of welded material. Best of luck on what you decide, if you have a single garage it needs to be pretty wide. I know one thing my next house will have 3 car garage period!!!!! Today was probably all for nothing, I already have the itch to rip out the sheet rock so I can park my boat on top and the cobra on bottom, only need about 18" but will save $105/month in storage.
lol
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