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Installed a laser to help me get the Vette onto the lift. The hood has 2 lines molded into it, one on driver's side, the other on the passenger side. Worked out ok aiming the laser down the driver's side hood line. But if you even breathe on the laser it moves. Also, laser was only aimed for the...

You, sir, are an inspiration ! Lift is installed, making mods recommended on this web site to improve it. Going to the YMCA to work out then spending the day working on the lift and the Vette. Can't wait, it's put a pep in my step.

It was a joke, you must be fun at parties.

Pretty much everything ***** at 70, except for naps.

Gary, Oh man, I love the your Vette. If I could wave a magic wand I'd change my lil red corvette to your color scheme in a heartbeat, I love black cars. Love the wheels too. We can race, if I win we swap cars ? I bought a master shutoff very similar to what you used, attached it with a bunch...

Amazon had some nylon sliders that fit perfectly with no trimming, so the jack tray is all sorted out. Still got to install the lights and the master kill switch.

BN. I can fiddle-diddle over getting a haircut ! Spent a few hours going over the car and found one of the mounting bolts on the starter was loose. That would've gotten ugly eventually, and something I never would've discovered w/o the lift until bad noises emerged. Driving up onto to the ramps...

As promised, here's a couple of pics. 2nd one is a 59 Vette with independent rear suspension. You don't see that every day ! Car specs: All aluminum LS3, 500 hp at the wheels, Tremec 6 speed, IRS, Dana rear end, A/C, PS/PB, 2,850 lbs or so. Only thing from 1959 is the body, all else is new. It...

Haven't banged my head yet, just my ankle on the ramp, major ouchie. But I suppose there's a reason they make these things out of steel. Gonna change the trans fluid and check on the diff fluid today on the Vette. Also building a sliding oil pan shelf and adding a master safety shutoff switch...

Yep, already ordered the nylon sliders for the jack tray. Will drill, tap and countersink.

Ok, it's official, I'm an idiot. The width of the bridge jack is adjustable to fit any 4 post lift. When I dropped it in I had adjusted it for the width between the runways. As it turns out it was exactly the width between the runways, so it was sort of wedged in there. Re-adjusted it and...

I'll look into polyethylene strips and see if they have one with a good adhesive on it. Thanks.

RC, Yes, treadplate style runways :( . I'll try PTFE, thanks for the suggestion.

To recap, I installed the Direct Lift 8K model. The bridge jack weighs about 300 lbs and rests on the runways with nylon sliders. I lift fairly heavy weights at the YMCA every 3 days so I don't think I'm particularly weak, but I am 69 years old. It's damn near impossible for me to slide that...