Lifting and Holding an Alfa

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

       I just crawled under the 74 GTV on stands in my garage.  Clearance is 
5 1/2 inches from my nose to the exhaust.  Deduct another 3 inches for a 
creeper and clearance is a bit tight.  
       But I have been working like that for years.  It is more than enough 
room to change a transmission.
       You need to learn to live with it.  Or spring for a $3000 lift.  Or 
take a jack hammer to the garage floor and build an old style grease pit.  
Watch out with a pit as heavier than air gasses like carbon dioxide, carbon 
monoxide and natural gas could accumulate there.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City



In a message dated 02/02/2002 2:17:15 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> 
> Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 02:26:35 -0700
> From: Brian Pleet <bpleet@domain.elided>
> Subject: Lifting and Holding an Alfa
> 
> Thanks to the members of alfa--digest, I am becoming a shade tree mechanic.
> 
> Now I want to do more, but I'm always cursing about getting under the 
> Spider. I use a hydraulic lift with jack stands but the best I can do is 
> slide under on a creeper with the undercarriage 3-5 inches from my face. I 
> bought 2 ramps, but the clearance still is uncomfortable.
> 
> How can you get the car safely up higher? Is there anything other than 
> longer jack stands (maximum height I've seen is 24 inches)? I've seen a 
> lift that allows you to park underneath, but it costs over $3500US.
> 
> I'd like to work on suspension parts before the spring. Any suggestions are 
> welcome.
> 
> Brian Pleet
> 1982 Spider 

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