Jacking and chassis cleaning tips?

[robsco]

Hi all.

I'm feeling motivated for a change and want to get the Tuscan up on axle stands tomorrow to give the chassis a bit of a fettling before the weather improves (if it ever does!). I've always been a little nervous over lifting a car with outriggers etc. What is the best method for this - is simply jacking a single outrigger at a time ok? Is there an ideal place for the axle stand to go once the car is lifted? Pictures would be much appreciated!

Secondly, once the car is lifted safely, what is the ideal technique to use to sort out any surface rust I may stumble across? I know for a fact that the majority of the chassis will come up looking like new after a wipe down (not a drop of Waxoyl in sight!) but I do know that the NS outrigger towards the back arch has the slightest, slightest onset of surface rust. Obviously this needs to be sorted before it takes hold, what's the best method for this?

Thanks!

[scotty_d]

Jacking on out riggers is fine. I lift my cerb on my ramp with them It has been sat up on them for 2 months now with no issues and was on the ramp for 7 months last year while i did the chassis up. My out riggers are rotten on one side as well and it bears the weight fine.


I Used to lift my chim via jack as well on the out riggers i use rubber blocks to stop the chassis getting damaged from the jack.

As for dealing with surface rust i am doing my engine bay just now and a wire brush cup for a drill works well, as well a flapper wheel for the drill as well.

Good luck

Scotty

Edited by scotty_d on Tuesday 12th February 22:25

[taylormj4]

I've never been comfortable with lifting the weight of the car on the outriggers - maybe OK if you were spreading the load across a number of areas. I drive the car up a pair of metal car ramps and then if I need to remove a road wheel, I jack under the main chassis and put axle stands under the central chassis legs that run the length of the car. If I want to lift the whole car, I leave the front wheels on the car ramps and then jack the rear onto axle stands under the central chassis members as above.

Even the main chassis flexes a small amount when you lower it onto the axle stands and remove the jack. Reckon the outriggers would do that more.

If you look at a TVR chassis with no body on it, the outriggers (if you mean the tube that runs along the sill line) are just too far away from the centre to be used to support the weight of the car, which is focussed in the centre, e.g. engine/gearbox/clutch etc IMHO. You might get away with it but not a risk I want to take as part of what is a hobby.

[Colin RedGriff]

I tend to lift on the tubes at the front and rear of the outrigger. About halfway between the outside and main chassis rail.
There is diagonal bracing from the end of the outrigger up to the top chassis rail so with jacking positioned inside that it should be.