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CT-Truckster · 12-04-2003, 01:49 AM

But for $220 I'm getting the idea that some of the scrap metal from work could accidently get welded together in a shape that closely resembles this topside creeper.

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CT-Truckster · 12-04-2003, 02:09 AM

and these people here must be outta their freakin mind

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87 STEPPER · 12-04-2003, 03:24 AM

Thoes things look like they would be more of a hastle than there worth it would be faster just to climb up and plant your a$$ on the core support and have unobstructed access to every thing within reach.

C-10volvo · 12-04-2003, 03:27 AM

id rather be soar from leaning over than paying 700 dollars for that engine lift gone wild.

Ron Storberg · 12-04-2003, 08:26 AM

A picture is worth a thousand words. Let's see.......$220.00 or $700.00 or ...

BigRed · 12-04-2003, 11:12 AM

Those would have been nice this past weekend while replacing all those distributor parts. However, a step stool works fine too and it's paid for.

Slonaker · 12-04-2003, 11:17 AM

I use a step stool, but it has a tendency to go sliding out from under me at the worst possible time. That hood latch HURTS!

Slonaker

78chevstepside · 12-04-2003, 12:05 PM

i have slipped and fallen before when standing on the bumper. Kinda hurts maybe your pride more then anything. I use a stepstool or a ladder. I would rather fall on my behind then pay that much . Or maybe iam just cheap look below.

Russell · 12-04-2003, 12:17 PM

hahaha!! Thats awesome! Poor basketball hoop!

I personally climb up the bumper and sit on the inner fenders, a bit of a tight squeeze but it works!

I've only ever fallen off once, and it gave me a nasty stretch in my hamstring that I never wanna feel again :P That felt like someone sacking you with a jackhammer...

**old Rusty C10** · 12-04-2003, 12:43 PM

a friend of mine has a step that bolts to the front bumper where the license plate sits and he stands on that to get into the motor of his lifted blazer works pretty well either as a step into the motor or as a place to work from. you flip it up and theres the license plate think he bought it in whitneys

Slonaker · 12-04-2003, 01:41 PM

I keep telling my wife I need to lower the truck to make it easier to work on. I think she's starting to believe it.

Slonaker

bigblock73 · 12-04-2003, 02:07 PM

I am 6'-5" with a lowered truck...don't need no stinking overhead creeper!

toytruck · 12-04-2003, 09:32 PM

yeah,plastic milk crates stink! ouch.

Hntrrcng · 12-04-2003, 10:34 PM

I actually use a tire step from Matco. Very useful and only $40.

ChevyGuyBC · 12-06-2003, 03:54 AM

if i was rich id buy that overhead one but since im not.. i use my flor jack and stand on that! haha

Mike76251 · 12-06-2003, 10:56 AM

If steel wasn't so darn high.......it would be easy to build.

Jonboy · 12-06-2003, 12:29 PM

while on the subject, put a spray paint can lit over the hood striker while working under the hood. Just a little tip that has saved me from hari-kari more that a few times.

MylilBowTie · 12-06-2003, 12:59 PM

If I have to use something to step up on I use a real big tire. Like a 30x10.50 + size tire still on the rim. Works really well and doesn't slide out on you. Really just about any tire that is wide will do. Im 6`3 + my springs are really sagging in the front so I don't need the tire that much. But for me its a lot easier and not as much strain to get to things in the back of the engine. I find myself mostly in front of the truck leaning over, for some reason its a little harder from the sides.

ChevyGuyBC · 12-06-2003, 04:39 PM

yah im 6'3 and its a ***** to get into my engine bay. the hood is at about my neck.. so it i definatly need something..

*1FaastC10* · 12-06-2003, 06:59 PM

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Originally posted by MylilBowTie
If I have to use something to step up on I use a real big tire. Like a 30x10.50 + size tire still on the rim.

that's a big tire? i guess GM did good when they put the HUGE 285 75 16s on my 91 then.

MylilBowTie · 12-06-2003, 07:25 PM

Im talking about using what you have. Unless you would like these nice people to go out and buy those "HUGE" 16 rims and 285 75s tires just to stand on. :p

Its just a little bettter to have a wider tire so that it will lift you up higher when you stand on it. I use a spare 33x12.50 but for some reason put down 31x10.50 in my eariler post.

**Palf70Step** · 12-06-2003, 09:55 PM

Man...I am still learning a regular creeper...I've been told I need to go back to creeper 101. I guess I'm to use to carboard and grass under bod!

12-04-2003, 01:49 AM	#1
CT-Truckster ? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dyersburg, TN Posts: 471	Man, could I use one of these! But for $220 I'm getting the idea that some of the scrap metal from work could accidently get welded together in a shape that closely resembles this topside creeper. http://www.northernautoparts.com/Pro...ctModelId=8562

12-04-2003, 03:24 AM	#3
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	Thoes things look like they would be more of a hastle than there worth it would be faster just to climb up and plant your a$$ on the core support and have unobstructed access to every thing within reach. __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

12-04-2003, 03:27 AM	#4
C-10volvo Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 1,028	id rather be soar from leaning over than paying 700 dollars for that engine lift gone wild. __________________ Ken Morgan For fun: 1964 Volvo 122 For slow: 1984 Chevrolet C-10 For everything else: 1997 BMW M3

12-04-2003, 08:26 AM	#5
Ron Storberg Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Posts: 9	A picture is worth a thousand words. Let's see.......$220.00 or $700.00 or ... Attached Images

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BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Those would have been nice this past weekend while replacing all those distributor parts. However, a step stool works fine too and it's paid for. __________________ Scott Shelbourne

12-04-2003, 02:09 AM	#2
CT-Truckster ? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dyersburg, TN Posts: 471	and these people here must be outta their freakin mind http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2446139384

12-04-2003, 11:17 AM	#7
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	I use a step stool, but it has a tendency to go sliding out from under me at the worst possible time. That hood latch HURTS! Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

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78chevstepside Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: lacenter, washington Posts: 718	i have slipped and fallen before when standing on the bumper. Kinda hurts maybe your pride more then anything. I use a stepstool or a ladder. I would rather fall on my behind then pay that much . Or maybe iam just cheap look below. Attached Images

12-04-2003, 12:17 PM	#9
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	hahaha!! Thats awesome! Poor basketball hoop! I personally climb up the bumper and sit on the inner fenders, a bit of a tight squeeze but it works! I've only ever fallen off once, and it gave me a nasty stretch in my hamstring that I never wanna feel again :P That felt like someone sacking you with a jackhammer... __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

12-04-2003, 12:43 PM	#10
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,280	a friend of mine has a step that bolts to the front bumper where the license plate sits and he stands on that to get into the motor of his lifted blazer works pretty well either as a step into the motor or as a place to work from. you flip it up and theres the license plate think he bought it in whitneys __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

12-04-2003, 01:41 PM	#11
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	I keep telling my wife I need to lower the truck to make it easier to work on. I think she's starting to believe it. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

12-04-2003, 02:07 PM	#12
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	I am 6'-5" with a lowered truck...don't need no stinking overhead creeper! __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

12-04-2003, 09:32 PM	#13
toytruck 5-7 dropped 87 CC Dually Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: bay city mi Posts: 326	yeah,plastic milk crates stink! ouch. __________________ I rather be in my 77 Sanger Picklefork Jet Hydro!

12-04-2003, 10:34 PM	#14
Hntrrcng Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3	I actually use a tire step from Matco. Very useful and only $40.

12-06-2003, 03:54 AM	#15
ChevyGuyBC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 17	if i was rich id buy that overhead one but since im not.. i use my flor jack and stand on that! haha



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12-06-2003, 10:56 AM	#16
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,500	If steel wasn't so darn high.......it would be easy to build.

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Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	while on the subject, put a spray paint can lit over the hood striker while working under the hood. Just a little tip that has saved me from hari-kari more that a few times. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

12-06-2003, 12:59 PM	#18
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	If I have to use something to step up on I use a real big tire. Like a 30x10.50 + size tire still on the rim. Works really well and doesn't slide out on you. Really just about any tire that is wide will do. Im 6`3 + my springs are really sagging in the front so I don't need the tire that much. But for me its a lot easier and not as much strain to get to things in the back of the engine. I find myself mostly in front of the truck leaning over, for some reason its a little harder from the sides. __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

12-06-2003, 04:39 PM	#19
ChevyGuyBC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 17	yah im 6'3 and its a ***** to get into my engine bay. the hood is at about my neck.. so it i definatly need something..

12-06-2003, 07:25 PM	#21
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	Im talking about using what you have. Unless you would like these nice people to go out and buy those "HUGE" 16 rims and 285 75s tires just to stand on. :p Its just a little bettter to have a wider tire so that it will lift you up higher when you stand on it. I use a spare 33x12.50 but for some reason put down 31x10.50 in my eariler post. __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

12-06-2003, 09:55 PM	#22
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,767	Man...I am still learning a regular creeper...I've been told I need to go back to creeper 101. I guess I'm to use to carboard and grass under bod! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

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