![]() |
Register or Log In To remove these advertisements. |
|
|
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
![]() |
#1 |
Account Suspended
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IL
Posts: 0
|
![]()
ok, i went to go inspect the bottle jack i saved from my 68 C-10 thT I had never even glanced at for about three years now, and instead of it being like a normal bottle jack from the 70s and whatever that has the spot that spins in the bottom with the tire iron it instead has a spot for the iron in the middle body part of it that is on a threaded shaft and the whole center body turns/rotates and ratches and it lifts alot quicker than the crappy normal bottle jacks do. i am thinking that in 69 or 70 there was a change in the design of these to the crappy 70;s style ones that take forever to jack up with,
this jack i have that ratchets came out of a 68 that was unmodified in any way except for unoriginal mirrors and hubcaps, stil had originaL wheels and engine and all brackets and air cleaner and everything intact, so,..... i highly doubt someone would have swapped jack with an older one or something, it was even still held down by the spring and hardware in the floor,. i doint have a digicam, but i can tell that this one i have is defintely an older one, i like it. anyone ? ------------------ Randy- Lincoln, IL randy@ccaonline.com 2177353230 *many GM parts bought, traded, or sold -am parting out: '81 Cutlass Supreme Brougham current fleet: -71 C-10 350/CH465/3.07- basketcase, #1 -90 Cavalier 2.2L sky blue, a driver -84 Z28 5.0L/700R4/3.73 daily driver -84 Firebird/SE 2.8L/T-5/3.73/engine bad, project #2 -82 purple Trans Am, project #3 *Paint is overrated* © RSS Enterprises 2000 [This message has been edited by Fast68Chevy (edited May 11, 2002).] |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Orem, Utah
Posts: 7,922
|
![]()
It sounds like the kind F*rd uses for its trucks (I have a 15 pass van). They're actually mechanical rather than hydraulic like a true bottle jack, but they look really similar. They come with a spinner handle and raise really fast. I think the mid-70's trucks might have had them.
__________________
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Weapons Of Construction
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 1,095
|
![]()
Fast,
I had one of those in a '75 Chevy pickup. It worked great, unless the tire was flat, which is usually when you want to use the freakin' thing! It had a hook that dropped down on the side to lift the A-arm and a saddle on the top to set under the rear axle. I may have had bad luck on where my pickup came to a stop with the flat tire, but I never did like that jack! I bought a handyman and it never failed me. A little rough on the bumpers, but it got the job done. At least you've got an original jack...
__________________
1971 GMC 2500, 402/TH400 4.10 Daily Driver Lafayette, CO |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
|
|