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Jeroen
post Mar 28 2005, 05:29 PM
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with the car out of the garage, I have space to do some other fun projects
like this one...

was also nice to practice my welding

started out with a cheap a$$ jack
added some decent castor wheels, a pair of hinges and some square tubing


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post Mar 28 2005, 05:29 PM
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put the engine on top of it...


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post Mar 28 2005, 05:30 PM
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and lift (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)


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post Mar 28 2005, 05:31 PM
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still need to make some minor adjustments, but overall I'm happy with the result


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post Mar 28 2005, 05:36 PM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) That thing rocks! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif) I love it! Hey, can I borrow it? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Mar 28 2005, 05:40 PM
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Thats awesome. What was the end cost. $50 $75 ??
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post Mar 28 2005, 05:40 PM
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Wunderbar!!

Brings it up to a nice "sittin' on a stool" height for werkin on! Got any means of locking it in the up position, just incase the jack bleeds down?
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post Mar 28 2005, 05:52 PM
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Is that wooden ramp in the background made of 4X12s? It looks huge. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)


Oh... very nice engine lift.
Can I borrow it when Root is finished with it?
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post Mar 28 2005, 06:11 PM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) AWESOME (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) , now my brains a werkin too!!
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post Mar 28 2005, 06:20 PM
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ship it overseas!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
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post Mar 28 2005, 06:36 PM
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$50 is about right
the jack (about $25) was collecting dust since I got one of those fancy aluminium jacks for x-mas
wheels were about $20 (came off the furniture dolly I had the engine sitting on)
hinges were $5 or so and I already had the square tubing as well

just using a jack doesn't work in my garage, cause the floor isn't smooth enuf (the small jack-wheels get caught in the seems between the concrete tiles)

when I took the engine out of the car, I lowered the car+engine onto the furniture dolly, unbolted the engine and lifted the car so I could roll the engine out. It worked, but it sucked...

no provision to lock it in the up position (hadn't thought of that, so thanks!)
I guess I could always put a jack-stand in the middle, but I'll look into fabing something up

figuring out the geometry of the second arm was fun (it needs to move in the same radius as the jack-arm or the engine won't stay level)
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post Mar 28 2005, 06:41 PM
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I've used this for engines, transmissions and most recently installing a double wall oven. It's an ATV jack and I got it on sale at Kragen for $49.95.

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post Mar 28 2005, 07:21 PM
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QUOTE (slivel @ Mar 28 2005, 04:41 PM)
I've used this for engines, transmissions and most recently installing a double wall oven. It's an ATV jack and I got it on sale at Kragen for $49.95.

Steve

Way to burst his bubble . . . sheesh!
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post Mar 28 2005, 07:26 PM
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That is so slick, I wish I had the time to think of stuff like that. It would make it much easier to install and remove engines in these cars. Maybe you could patent that and start selling them?
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post Mar 28 2005, 07:26 PM
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I had seen those and considered buying one, but I was concerned the upright part of it wouldn't clear the transmission
and it still has the small wheels, like a regular jack...
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post Mar 28 2005, 07:43 PM
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QUOTE (Jeroen @ Mar 28 2005, 07:26 PM)
I had seen those and considered buying one, but I was concerned the upright part of it wouldn't clear the transmission

You are correct. the jack hits the tranni (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif)
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post Mar 28 2005, 08:02 PM
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Jeroen,
Nice work, you're thinking like a cheap American 914 Owner. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Why buy it when you can spend more money and time to build it yourself.

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post Mar 28 2005, 08:06 PM
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I want one of these to go with my lift.



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post Mar 28 2005, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (Jeroen @ Mar 28 2005, 04:36 PM)

figuring out the geometry of the second arm was fun (it needs to move in the same radius as the jack-arm or the engine won't stay level)

Well, looking at the pics, you 'nailed it'!

I've got an engine stand the PO made out of angle iron (holds engine w/front engine mount and tranny attached). I plan to beef it up a little, check some of the if'y welds, mount some gauges (oil pres./CHT/EGT) on it, and start and tune the engine right where it sits. I've been trying to figure out a way to modifiy the one I have already to collapse and lift kind of like you did....Actually, if you incorporated some means of solidly mounting the engine/tranny onto your lift (maybe something that bolted on "after" the engine was dropped).........hmmmm, (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) time to whip out Solidworks when I get home.
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post Mar 28 2005, 08:33 PM
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QUOTE (slivel @ Mar 28 2005, 04:41 PM)
I've used this for engines, transmissions and most recently installing a double wall oven. It's an ATV jack and I got it on sale at Kragen for $49.95.

Steve

Have you used that ATV jack for removing a 914 engine, and did it clear the tranny. PEP Boys has it on sale for $45 and it seems like it is a pretty nice fit for engine drops. Would love to hear any user experience.
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