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Re: A topic for MYTH BUSTERS: Opening doors, hood, etc "to prevent damage when lifti

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Originally Posted by DRM500RUBYZR-1 (Post 288758)

BTW, we lifted a 78 Trans AM, and thought both front and back were going to break off from the middle so it's not only our C-4's that T Top car made ours look rigid.
Marty

Marty,

My 79 was not even a T-top car. Solid roof and it would droop like a twizzler. I believe it was the front sub-frame.
With C4, especially early C4s (I had a 84 Z51 so I know...) main concern was targa top cracking. My concern always was damage to hood latch (or jamming) and damages to door lock mechanism.
In 2012 I went to Midas to loosen and adjust OBX exhaust so the exhaust tips would be parallel and line up. The "mechanic" used "U" shaped depressed area of the sheet metal floor pan (right under the back of the seat) as rear lift point and dented the floor pan. When I ordered him to lower the car and showed him the damage he had caused, he got all upset and reported me to his manager for condescending behavior!
I had a body shop repair the damage (body work and paint) and Midas paid for it.
Since then, only time my Z goes on any lift is at WAZOO garages.

Re: A topic for MYTH BUSTERS: Opening doors, hood, etc "to prevent damage when lifti

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Originally Posted by Paul Workman (Post 288756)

Yeah.... I enjoyed the heart-stopping panic that ensued so much that I had to try it one more time for the thrill of it!

Once: be careful next time...

Twice!??: F'k these pieces of crap!

I went to Harbor Freight and bought a pair of floor jacks and sturdy stands - like I saw Mark Haibeck using and never looked back! (Thinking now maybe a LIFT might be the way (especially for old bones) to go. BUT! I STILL AIN'T GONNA OPEN NO DOORS, HOOD, HATCH, TOP, ASHTRAY AND CONSOLE LID to prevent cracking something! (Sheesh...)

Now that's funny!
Marty

Re: A topic for MYTH BUSTERS: Opening doors, hood, etc "to prevent damage when lifti

Since Marty "broke" my car in years ago, I had to find a solution. I had the no flex frame stiffener installed and it fixed most if not all the flex issues. The car feels solid with the top off or on.