[DeTomaso] Pantera on the QuickJack Lift
Dennis Valdez
sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
Tue May 7 17:42:26 EDT 2019
Looks just like mine! Yes, very handy indeed.
I have some hockey puck size rubber blocks with slots for pinch welds that I use on the rear cross member with some jack stands. Cannot be to cautious when crawling under cars IMO.
Cheers,Dennis Valdez
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 2:29:29 PM PDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
Mike,
Looks good!
No need for taller floor jacks. You can instead use blocks made of natural composite material (otherwise known as 2x4s) between pad of your floor jack and bottom of your car. Especially since it is only there as an augmentation to your main lift.
I put my lift pads under the motor mounts in the rear, and the stock jacking locations behind the front wheels in the front. However I’m a bit nervous when I then climb into the engine bay, so I place a floor jack with blocks under the rear crossmember for extra security.
Mike
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> On May 7, 2019, at 17:22, Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I bought a QuickJack lift back in February when they were on sale at
> Costco for $999 and, after retiring and spending a month in New Zealand
> and Australia, finally got around to putting it together and putting it
> under the car. I found out yesterday that I need to swap out the
> steering rack so this will be perfect. Lift height in `high' (as in
> the pics) is just under 20" floor to frame rails. I put the rear lift
> blocks as far back as I could and there is no instability - the car is
> very stable front to back, no lightness in the nose. I did have to
> turn the jacks front to back due to the position of the jack points on
> the car and the `wells' into which you put the lift blocks but as long
> as you have the safety lock bars on the outside, it doesn't matter. It
> does have a mid-range height as well which will be perfect for changing
> tires or oil.
>
>
> When not in use, the hydraulic lines all have quick-connects and can be
> tucked in a box with the pump while the jacks themselves can be rolled
> into a corner out of the way.
>
>
> They recommend standard floor jacks under the car for safety - I'll
> have to get some taller ones for the rear as mine are too short when
> the lift is all the way up. The front ones you can brace right under
> the front of the jack as I have it placed.
>
>
> If you'd like more pics, let me know. This was the best lifting
> solution for my garage space.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Thomas
>
> Pres., Panteras Northwest
>
> 206-795-3302
>
> Yellow '74 #6328
>
> [1]www.panterasnorthwest.com
>
> References
>
> 1. http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
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> <IMG_0057.jpg>
> <IMG_0056.jpg>
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Looks just like mine! Yes, very handy indeed.
I have some hockey puck size rubber blocks with slots for pinch welds
that I use on the rear cross member with some jack stands. Cannot be
to cautious when crawling under cars IMO.
Cheers,
Dennis Valdez
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 2:29:29 PM PDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
Mike,
Looks good!
No need for taller floor jacks. You can instead use blocks made of
natural composite material (otherwise known as 2x4s) between pad of
your floor jack and bottom of your car. Especially since it is only
there as an augmentation to your main lift.
I put my lift pads under the motor mounts in the rear, and the stock
jacking locations behind the front wheels in the front. However Iam a
bit nervous when I then climb into the engine bay, so I place a floor
jack with blocks under the rear crossmember for extra security.
Mike
Sent from my iPad
> On May 7, 2019, at 17:22, Mike & Elizabeth Thomas
<[1]mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I bought a QuickJack lift back in February when they were on sale at
> Costco for $999 and, after retiring and spending a month in New
Zealand
> and Australia, finally got around to putting it together and putting
it
> under the car. I found out yesterday that I need to swap out the
> steering rack so this will be perfect. Lift height in `high' (as in
> the pics) is just under 20" floor to frame rails. I put the rear
lift
> blocks as far back as I could and there is no instability - the car
is
> very stable front to back, no lightness in the nose. I did have to
> turn the jacks front to back due to the position of the jack points
on
> the car and the `wells' into which you put the lift blocks but as
long
> as you have the safety lock bars on the outside, it doesn't matter.
It
> does have a mid-range height as well which will be perfect for
changing
> tires or oil.
>
>
> When not in use, the hydraulic lines all have quick-connects and can
be
> tucked in a box with the pump while the jacks themselves can be
rolled
> into a corner out of the way.
>
>
> They recommend standard floor jacks under the car for safety - I'll
> have to get some taller ones for the rear as mine are too short when
> the lift is all the way up. The front ones you can brace right
under
> the front of the jack as I have it placed.
>
>
> If you'd like more pics, let me know. This was the best lifting
> solution for my garage space.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Thomas
>
> Pres., Panteras Northwest
>
> 206-795-3302
>
> Yellow '74 #6328
>
> [1]www.panterasnorthwest.com
>
> References
>
> 1. [2]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
> <IMG_0055.jpg>
> <IMG_0057.jpg>
> <IMG_0056.jpg>
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