Projects Ever seen any interesting mods made to this lift?

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I don't need this, I don't have room for it if it only lifts rear-ends.
I can get it for $100. It's capacity is 3500lbs.

I can justify picking it up if there are any interesting mods that can make it more useful.

• Ever seen any interesting mods done to this lift?
  [*]What is the proper name for this style?
  Thanks.

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I've been looking for one of those for a long time. 100.00 would make me happy.

 

name of one made like that was Bay Lift, used to lift either end of the car. my dad used to sell auto parts and equipment like that.

 

Modify the ends of the lifting arms with a adjustable width crossbar and it could be used to lift front or rear by the frame.

Put a plate on the ends and tie them together and use it to lift motorcycles or ATVs.

Put a seat on the ends and use it to help fat chicks get in the car when you are leaving the bar....... I wish I could get one for $100.

 

cool.
can you easily vision a single universal attachment for front and rear frames, but also for unibody or front wheel drive cars?
i can put my time in elsewhere, unless this can pull-off.

 

Looks like it would be handy as Hell.

 

Unless you change out a lot of rear ends, it seems this would not be a bargain, even at $100. It would take up a lot of real estate in a shop.

 

Yeah, if I had room to store that I'd consider $100 quite worthwhile, can see many places it'd work better than a floor jack.

Someone out there who works on FWD vehicles or late-model RWD cars where the powertrain comes out the bottom could probably fab a nice little cradle for dropping powertrains/subframes on it, a round tube to fit in the axle saddles, some supports, something to allow tilting/maneuvering the unit as it's lowered.

Likewise maybe someone who needs to pull an engine out of a 914/Boxster or other rump-engine VW/Porchie product or Corvair.

 

I suppose if you only jack up one car and let back down 6 months later, that wouldn't make much sense to have around.

 

I had two of them. Worked great but took up too much room and damages front A frames. I threw them out 12 years ago.
They are good for lifting the side of a frame car but be careful, it will flip it over in a second.

 

I just bought a attachment that goes on my floorjack that would allow it to lift almost any car by the frame. It is 3" square tubing in the center, then a piece of 2 1/2" tubing slides in to that on each end and makes the width adjustable. On the ends of the 2 1/2" tubing there are "pads" with adjustable height risers. The "pads" remind me of the ones on the ends of a two-post lift.

 

Awe, I was looking for something like this last fall.
Can you post a source or product name for me to look-up?
I'm interested in a close-up of the height adjustable pad.

 

Summit Racing Part Number: SUM-918008

or search ebay under beam jack or jacking beam

 

awesome. you guys are helpful, as usual.
i got what i was looking for and more.

 

my buddy has one of those and if you have the room to store it for a hundred i would jump on it. it can lift a car easy

 

Used one years ago at a shop I worked at part time. Very useful pierce of equipment and I'd be all over one for $100. As far as storage goes there is always as car or truck around to slide it under until it's needed.

Frank

 

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it's 7ft long and maybe 400lbs ...it's definitely going to support 3500lbs.
i have big plans for this.. once i get it out of the blazer.. it was loaded with a fork.

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the last pic is the trick. i put 4ft 2x4's behind it's wheels as i tilted the planks backwards..
that way the jack would be stopped and have a shorter drop onto soft ground.
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