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Location: Hole in the woods Florida
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Re: what do you guys do?
I have a lowered truck with reverse opening hood, I can reach anything at 6' tall !!!
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Re: what do you guys do?
i stand on the bumper
5"11 34"
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No,it was a 390,my memory just sucks!! It'll be bad when I get old!! Ha!!!
I can tell you that it is a little bit of a pain in my roadrunner,cause of the long hoods like they used to have. Any chevelle owner can back me up on this!!!Today,there is no hood,but you still can't get to it,cause there is 10 lbs in a 5 lb bag!!!
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My truck is an alcoholic
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Marquette Mi
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Re: what do you guys do?
I lost my football in the sewer, could you reach it?
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: what do you guys do?
I literally crawl into my engine bay... If I can find the pics, I will post them up... You could prolly fit three ppl under there! (in mine that is)
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Re: what do you guys do?
roflmao !!!
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: abilene, texas
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Re: what do you guys do?
i have an 8 in lift so i have to take steps i made to "walk up" to the motor =-) but when i do! i just sit on the battery and relax across whatever im working on..
or ill scootch my feet down into the fenderwell below the battery and plop my butt where ever is convinient in there i got a not so good back also so yeah it sucks but wiggelign aorund helps a lil.. and uuusssuuuaallly i pull my battery first thing so i can have the extra space to work and clean out my battery tray while im inthere.. jsut in case
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Re: what do you guys do?
With an L6 you just get in, sit on the inner fender, and put your feet on the ground!
at 6'1 and 250 I have to watch my head on the hood. At 48 it hurts to get back out....
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Nashville, TN
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Re: what do you guys do?
Stock height 2wd means I can reach almost everything at 6'5" and 240. If I do a whole cap/rotor/plugs/wires change, I'm usually a little sore the next day though. It's murder doing it on my Chevelle since that's basically at knee height. On short cars like that I usually try to lay down on the fender/core support and superman it.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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I am right around 6' and 225lbs. I usually stand on something or the bumper and get the stuff in front. For the back I usually get into the engine compartment drivers side and bang my melon a couple times and get the work done. So easy on my Firebird and Trans Am just reach around and get everything done quickly.
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Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
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Re: what do you guys do?
For my '85 K20, I use a ladder to reach the front stuff, and lay on a moving pad with thick cardboard under it for getting in deep. I used this setup when swapping my intake and distributor a month ago. It really helped out.I still needed to sit in the hot tub later to ease out the kinks, but mainly to celebrate getting the job done. 43yrs old and 255lbs.
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Newport News, Va
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Re: what do you guys do?
6'2" 225, 250-6 cyl, easy.
"Originally Posted by AceX I climb into the engine bay and start working. I'm 6' 130lbs, so its a little easier for me than just about anyone..." Dude! Please buy some food with a little of your truck money!!! J/K LOL.
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Location: Roanoke, VA
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I had my brother in law weld me one of these up out of angle iron. It slips right over the top of the tire. Now I don't have to worry about my little ladder
kicking out from underneath me. http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0019961521303a.shtml
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Northwest Ohio
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Re: what do you guys do?
I do the same as AceX. I'm 5' 10" 130lbs. I also have support mechanics for hard to reach places...
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