TVR on Scissor Lift Advice

[Djdan]

On a similar topic, it probably says in the book but where is the correct place to lift a Tuscan with a 2 poster. Got a shot of a garage at the weekend and want to be 100%, Pics greatly appreciated!!

[scotty_d]

GTRene said:

in the near future I go for something like these, its not perfect but way better then a normal stand alone Scissor and high enough I guess, also all the room under the car part that is lifted because the lift is under the wheels so the rest is free.

then I also will order such low rolling thing you can lay on.

http://www.barntools.nl/index.php?item=oprijbrug-9...

These type are ok for light service work. Main issue is the wheels are still under load so working on brakes suspension wish bones are out the question.

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GTRene said:

in the near future I go for something like these, its not perfect but way better then a normal stand alone Scissor and high enough I guess, also all the room under the car part that is lifted because the lift is under the wheels so the rest is free.

then I also will order such low rolling thing you can lay on.

http://www.barntools.nl/index.php?item=oprijbrug-9...

I have these and they work really well. Loads of height IMO, especially if you are tight for space. See this thread where I put together a group buy. Well tried to anyway. http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/xforums/topic.asp?h=0...

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scotty_d said:

These type are ok for light service work. Main issue is the wheels are still under load so working on brakes suspension wish bones are out the question.

What I tend to do is use these to get the height and then lower on axle stands if the wheels need to come off. then the ramps can be moved out of the way. I find it much safer than jacking up a corner at a time, and quicker.

[GTRene]

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What I tend to do is use these to get the height and then lower on axle stands if the wheels need to come off. then the ramps can be moved out of the way. I find it much safer than jacking up a corner at a time, and quicker.

my thoughts exactly, also you can move them easily and store them elsewhere when you not need them.

[swanny71]

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I have these and they work really well. Loads of height IMO, especially if you are tight for space. See this thread where I put together a group buy. Well tried to anyway. http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/xforums/topic.asp?h=0...

I bought these at the time and been very happy with them.

[m4tti]

Ok have ordered the Automotech Scissor Lift, so will post some pics up of it in action this weekend.

The only problem I have now is finding an alternative location for my bonnet when I take the car up to max height as i have been hooking it up about a foot off the ceiling.

Edited by m4tti on Tuesday 5th February 13:06

[taylormj4]

Well done M4tti. Bet you can't wait for it to arrive now.
Which one did you go for in the end ?

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swanny71 said:

I bought these at the time and been very happy with them.

Glad you are happy with them, mine have seen quite a bit of use on other cars too. COuldn't be without them now.

[m4tti]

taylormj4 said:

Well done M4tti. Bet you can't wait for it to arrive now.
Which one did you go for in the end ?

Went for this one here http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...

Its certainly going to make things like clutch changes a lot easier.

[taylormj4]

m4tti said:

Went for this one here http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...

Its certainly going to make things like clutch changes a lot easier.

So do these lift the car via the body and the outriggers then ? Spreading the load over quite a wide area but still no lift under the main chassis, or do you put cross pieces in or something ?

[m4tti]

taylormj4 said:

So do these lift the car via the body and the outriggers then ? Spreading the load over quite a wide area but still no lift under the main chassis, or do you put cross pieces in or something ?

Rubber lifting blocks sit on top of the lifting plates. These lift on the lifting points of the chassis.

The ramp I linked to leaves the centre of the car toatlly accessible.

[Viper]

one of my mates is having his sunk into the floor and tiled this week, scroll down for the pics

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[m4tti]

Just had mine delivered.. Pics to follow once ive found some willing people to lift it off the pallet with me. It claims to be 580 kg

I'll check with the supplier if its ok to sink this one as the one on the thread youve posted has seperate lifting plates these are joined.

Edited by m4tti on Friday 8th February 14:43

[m4tti]

Right have the ramp wired up and it seems pretty good.

This probably a question for Scotty, but when lifting is it safe to lift anywhere along the chassis or only at the chassis lifting points. I only ask as the length of the Tuscan means one of the ramp extensions needs to be extended to cover both points.

Scotty in the pic of your cerb on the ramp it looks like you have one of the ramp extensions up. Is that right ?

[scotty_d]

Mine is lifted as yours is. I just fit the rubber blocks in the corners of the out riggers. Looks like a nice unit what did you go for in the end?

To add just caught up with the thread above. It will be safe enough to lift on each corner mine is up there all the time with no worries.

Edited by scotty_d on Friday 15th February 22:59

[EGB]

Matt and Scotty. Looks like a good choice made.
Question?
1 Can the jack be stored flat under the car wheels to save garage space? I think yes but 10cm higher.
2 Does it weigh over half a tonne? That's a lot of weight to push pull and wheel around the garage!
Thanks Eddie.

Edited by EGB on Saturday 16th February 03:19

[scotty_d]

Hi Eddie

You could drive the car over it every time you put it in the garage. My cerb catches the ramp if I don't use a little wood but a more permanent solution could be remedied.

It is a heavy bit of kit I needed a for lift to unload mine from the delivery truck. How ever once the mobile wheel kit is fitted it is fairly easy to move around the drive and garage.

[scotty_d]

anonymous said:

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Not sure about Matt's unit but mine is purely a hydraulic system

[m4tti]

Hi Scotty,
Thanks for the advice. Just making sure I'm on the right track.

Hi Eddie,

Mine does need a compressor to lower it. I think it's simply using the air feed to lift the safety catches. I'll try and get some more pics to explain better.

I've got a tank on my compressor so it doesn't need to run when lowering doesn't seem to use a lot of air.

With regard to the weight it is dam heavy. Sounds ghey but im not particularly weak.. at the gym I can deadlift 150 kg reasonably easy but this is shockingly heavy, I can barely get it off the ground an inch. It came on pallets and to get it off pallets required a krypton factor effort with axle stands and bits of wood. To finally lower it in place I used my engine crane.

I've since worked out that there's a set of castors which attach to the under side of the platforms so once you lever it up at the front on the using the dolley that's provided it should move about fine.

My car sits quite low (150mm front and 160 mm rear) so to get the lifting blocks in that they provided I'm using wood about 1 to 2 inches tall at the front and using sections of fence post at the rear, which are the same height as the ramp, basically extending the lift plates which makes it really easy to get up.. Obviously I could use less tall lifting blocks but am still getting used to the thing. The other option is to chase an area of the floor out longer term.

I can't fault the build quality so far. I'd have to check but it looks like 6 mm plate the various components are pressed out of.

I went for the automotech lift found here http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 16th February 09:50

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 16th February 10:14