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Re: car lifts

To: DANMAS@aol.com
Subject: Re: car lifts
From: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:25:22 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net, spitfires@Autox.Team.Net, mgb-v8@Autox.Team.Net
References: <7ce61fde.36376c0c@aol.com>
Hey, here's a low tech alternative...    Pull the front end up on car
ramps and stick a floor jack under the rear.  Same net result, easier to
store and you get to keep your 900 bucks.  Easier to slide in and out
from the sides too.

Am I missing something?

John


DANMAS@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Listers,
> 
> The latest issue of Street Rodder has an interesting article on an in-
> expensive car lift for the home hobbyist. At $895, it ain't cheap, but it's a
> lot cheaper than most, and looks to be quite handy. It's completely portable,
> so maybe members of a club could go together and buy one for member's use.
> According to the manufacturer:
> 
> "The unit weighs about 540 lbs with the heaviest single piece weighing 110
> lbs. Two people can easily assemble kwiklift in less than 10 minutes" And:
> "Kwiklift raises the bottom of the tires to 20 inches above the floor"
> 
> For more info, check out:      http://www.kwiklift.com/
> 
> Dan Masters,
> Alcoa, TN
> 
> '71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
> '71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
>                     http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
> '74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
> '68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74

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