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Gary--I'm with Evolo--what type jack do you use to lift the car that high? I have a set of hunter alignment stands about that size and hight but you use a lift to raise the car and then put them under the wheels.

Jerry

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Gary--I'm with Evolo--what type jack do you use to lift the car that high? I have a set of hunter alignment stands about that size and hight but you use a lift to raise the car and then put them under the wheels.

Jerry

I cheated a little. I jacked it up as high as the floor jack would go, put the tripod stands under it, let the jack down, set a 6''x6'' block of wood on the jack and raised it the rest of the way. Not the safest I know, but I have plans to fix that soon. Probably won't come down off the stands for a good long time, at least until the firewall is done.

Had a little time today to work on the "Z". I straightened up a couple places on the firewall so I'd have a straight clean edge to start rebuilding. Then I made one of the two wells the intercooler tubes will pass through. I might use this one or I may try another approach. I'd like the mating surface to be a little smoother than this one. [shrinker sorta' wrinkled it a little]. This is my first attempt at any ''real'' metal shaping so there may be a few trial & error attempts on this deal.

Gary that's some damb fine work in my opinion. I wish I had something close to what your already doing. Looks like it will work just fine as is!

That's pretty impressive, Pro. You did that with a shrinker?

Thanks stovens
falconvan, yes I used a shrinker. I'm still thinking about trying another approach, but we'll see. I have another one to make.

Man, that's incredible; it looks perfectly symetrical from here. You've got some unreal skills, Pro.