<VV> Jacking Points / Talking Points / Pointy Heads!

[ricknorris at suddenlink.net]

On my track car I mounted a piece of 3/4" x 2" x 18" oak shaped to fit in the concave area under the rocker panel with large sheet metal screws and some adhesive. It is in line with the trailing edge of the door which is where I place the low profile aluminum jack. Gets both wheels in the air. I use the 6 ton jack stands because it gets the car to a perfect working height for me. 
--
Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com 

---- Sethracer at aol.com wrote: 
>  
> In a message dated 4/21/2008 10:02:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net writes:
> 
> I always  jack my LMs up on one side to get both tires up. I use a 2 foot 2x4 
> and put it  about 1/2 way down the rocker with a bias to the rear. If you 
> have rotted  rockers, this is NOT a good idea. I'm sure someone will have a 
> horror story  about doing this, but I've been doing this since '65 and never a  
> problem.
> 
> MIKE KOVACS
> 
> 
> 
> All US cars, and almost all imports, have recommended jacking/tie  down 
> points They need them to be tied down for trucking travel. I am sure  there is some 
> kind of Automotive "standard". In their never ending quest to make  the 
> Corvette a "World-Class" performance car, Chevrolet designed the C6 Corvette  with 
> 4 accessible jacking points. (and only four) The frame has slots where  
> tie-downs enter and snap/twist into place. Since I sometimes change tires on my  
> Corvette (for Sunday use only!) I use these tie-down points often. I purchased a  
> set of four snap-in jacking pads which present an easy to identify point for 
> a  floor jack. (If you miss on the side, the jack will happily go straight up  
> through the Corvette's wooden floor, really). I leave the jacking pads in  
> place, and I haven't lost one yet. 
>     The late model (And maybe the early model)  Corvair has the same slots 
> for tie-downs. In the front, the slot is in the  middle of the subframe box that 
> extends rearward from the front suspension. In  the rear, the slots are 
> hidden up in the triangular shaped weld seam. The front  slots can accept the same 
> jacking pads I use on my C6. Unfortunately,  the rear pads cannot snap in (at 
> least in their original shape) because of  interference of adjacent sub-frame 
> metal. But it is easy to look under and see  the slot locations. I suppose you 
> could customize a pair of jacking plates  for the rear of the Corvair. On my 
> Corvette, I jack it up on the front pad and  both the front and rear wheels on 
> that side come off the ground, just the  opposite of the Corvair. 
>  
> - Seth Emerson  
> 
> 
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