Lift Assembly Day June 12th

[Aurora40]

Due to the chance of rain on Sunday, I'll be looking at a car on Saturday instead. I'd really like to see how they go together, though. If I get back early enough, I will swing by!

[Scrrem]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Due to the chance of rain on Sunday, I'll be looking at a car on Saturday instead. I'd really like to see how they go together, though. If I get back early enough, I will swing by!

No problem Bob, I'll try to take photo's but may get busy wrenching and cooking for my "Skilled Labor".
Rich

[LGAFF]

Ok, lets see some updates and pics!

[Aurora40]

450+ miles round trip, ugh. Didn't make it back home until about 5pm, at which point the heavens opened up like mad and our power went out.

I assume you got the lift finished by then and are excited to use it! Let's see some pictures!

[LGAFF]

No survivors?

[secondchance]

Hello!!!
Are you all pooped??? Got it running?

[ZR1Vette]

Well...we (Jim, Rich, Phil & I) started at 10 am... Rich had already placed the columns so the four of us muscled the runways into place (yea I could tell you we did it with just pure muscle but that would be a lie...engine hoist came in handy). Dave and Yun arrived and pitched in.. cabling etc. Rich's wife made us a great cookout meal (Dave burned the burgers ) and a wow home cook baked bean dish and potato salad. Yun and I left a little earlier, but the rest of the crew were in the final stages prior to firing it up (I assume).
I was a good WAZOO day!

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by ZR1Vette

Well...we (Jim, Rich, Phil & I) started at 10 am... Rich had already placed the columns so the four of us muscled the runways into place (yea I could tell you we did it with just pure muscle but that would be a lie...engine hoist came in handy). Dave and Yun arrived and pitched in.. cabling etc. Rich's wife made us a great cookout meal (Dave burned the burgers ) and a wow home cook baked bean dish and potato salad. Yun and I left a little earlier, but the rest of the crew were in the final stages prior to firing it up (I assume).
I was a good WAZOO day!

Between Lyndi's BMWs, David's 525, your Mini and my 330, I was advocating a formation of "WABOO".
But something about german cars - I just don't like, nor enjoy, tearing into them...

[QB93Z]

I did get some pics. Rich was so well prepared that the assembly was easy. There was lots of help and plenty of supervision!

Lifting the runway that has the hydraulic cylinder it (350 lbs). The engine hoist worked very well for this task:


We assembled the big pieces with the lift 3' raised so it was easy to get under to bolt and run cables and hoses:


Here is Phil providing a slight hammer calibration to repair some damage caused by the shippers:


The proud owner checks out the lift on first raise:


Rolling the lift into its final position:


Jim

[LGAFF]

Nice set up, I think the Direct Lift and Bendpack seem to be exactly the same......Congrats. How long did it take the whole crew? Took me about 10hrs by myself.