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Sorry to hear about your father. I blame my father for all this car and truck stuff . I did get a lift and the best thing that I did. I have to have the ceiling raised a touch about where the lift is but for now I can still lift it high enough to get under it with a mechanics chair and do all that I want . I just got to the point that I could not get enthused about crawling around on the floor and then trying to get up.
I just opened this thread and saw that your Dad has passed away; very sorry to hear that. My condolences for the loss to your family. The truck will be a constant rememinder of the times you, your daughter and dad had working on it.
Hope to see it on the road this summer, as we are reasonalby close in geographic terms.
Nope, $80 cad set of joints and 2 bars, $35 cad for third, with a pressed on bearing (had one on hand) on one shaft (my dad was one smart machinist/welder/black smith).
got the joint set from johnny law, but had a bit of issue with johnny lately. I had time so shopped around for good deals...over 6 years, deals can be found for everything.
Actually i got the Mustang2 ifs from them too...$1100 plus $168 cad shipping all in, with 11” disks, gm brakes and power rack. But springs were not for 54 f100 (9/16” spring too light), didn't figure that out till 3 years later, they wouldn’t exchange, and shocks were too short for the right springs. Found a supplier in BC with good prices and stock. Truck sits perfect now.
I'm crafting the plans in my head to get a lift so that I don't have to crawl on the garage floor or driveway anymore. But getting a lift means getting the ceiling clearance, which means a bigger garage, which means...well you know where it goes. But I sure want a lift.
Tom
btw, you can get a lift to fit in an 8’ garage, 4 post that you don’t even need good concrete. I bought a 2 post for $1000, plus i needed extra extensions, $120 later....shop was wired 220v and concrete was good, so i lucked out my dad was always doing things better than required.
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