<VV> elevating your Corvair

[J R Read_HML]

On a LM car in the garage, I jack on the rocker just behind the door post (2 
door) with a piece of wood between the jack cup and the body.  This is a 
full size floor jack with a large (4 inch?) cup.  This lifts the entire side 
of the car.  If I want the entire car up on stands, I go half way up on one 
side then jack the other side all the way up and then go back to the first 
side to put it the rest of the way up.  The stands go in the triangular area 
near the rear wheel and under the "jacking nubs?" behind the front wheels.

On the road, one of those small ($20.00) floor jacks and generally just one 
wheel up at a time using a structural member further under the car.

Later, JR
CCE CORVANANTICS CORSA member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater 500 Coupe "icemobile" 4/140 (50%)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Mann" <cfmann at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 6:44 AM
Subject: <VV> Unsafe at NO speed (elevating your Corvair)


> Although someday I would like to get a professional hoist; right now, I 
> thought I would ask all of you how to elevate or jack up your cars with 
> you run-of-the mill floor jacks, and feel safe about it.
>