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what do you guys do?
I was changing the cap and rotor last night and had a hell of a time getting back there. My truck is stock height so I needed a step ladder and eventually needed to put a pad over the radiator support and lay on top of the engine to get to the back. What do you guys do?
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Re: what do you guys do?
let the air out of my bags =)
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Re: what do you guys do?
yeah must be nice. I plan on a 4/6 drop and that will help but I don`t have the money for it yet. Has anyone used one of those laydown stands? I`ve seen them advertized somewhere. THey look like they would work pretty good but I do`t know how easy they are to store them.
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Re: what do you guys do?
Put my parts into a shallow box, climb up and into the engine compartment on the drivers side plunk my arse on the fender and wrench away from there. Not an easy task at 325lbs. w/a 48" waist.!!
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Re: what do you guys do?
Well I`m not to far behind at 270lbs. I tried that but with my knees and my back I just couldn`t do it. The foam pad worked out really good but i was just wondering what you guys did.
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Re: what do you guys do?
I have a 2 x 10 about 5 ft long with two 5 gallon buckets nailed to it. It was in the house when I moved in, they were using it for drywall. Works awesome for my lifted as well as the stock height trucks. It also makes a handy bench for block sanding, bench racing, and doing a bit of welding while sitting.
I used to climb into the engine bay, or let the air out of the tires. I am only 5'8" and by the time I go to bed I am 5'7" so its tough to reach spark plugs and whatnot from the ground. Its also why most of my vehicles are lowered. Since we are giving weights and measures I am around 260 but with a 38" waist. Yeah I am top heavy and I cant reach most of my back. I dont fit in tight places. Last edited by Thumpin455; 12-03-2008 at 05:41 PM. |
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Re: what do you guys do?
I do the same as BLE'BURBAN, but it's probably a little easier for me. I'm a foot shorter and 100 lbs lighter!
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Re: what do you guys do?
Climb in drivers side of the truck and go to work. I do get a little stiff if I am there a while.
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Re: what do you guys do?
lol,, nuffin I got a 5/7 drop
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Re: what do you guys do?
I stand on a beer crate, that gives me a 10" lift.
5'10" and 195 lbs, old age dosen't help.
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Re: what do you guys do?
I do the same thing you do, but I use a packing blanket and a two step ladder. Sometimes the ladder slides though leaving me kicking my feet. I still manage to get some nice bruises on my belly though. I have crawled into the engine compartment a few times and put my feet on the frame and sat on the core support. It must look kind of funny me being 6'-3"/255lbs.
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Re: what do you guys do?
I have been known to sit on the front of the engine, with a cheek resting on the alt/bracket and the a/c compressor/bracket or if I am working on the middle part I will sit on the front core support.
I am however 5'9" and 200lbs..
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Re: what do you guys do?
I agree with the sitting on the fenders. I am also a bigger guy at 260 w/34 inch. I do not fit very well. And if I know I am going to be there a while the hood comes off. But for the easy fixes I just try to work faster. And if I have to lay over the radiator, I have an old wood creeper that fits nicely over the brush guard and over core support.
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Re: what do you guys do?
I climb into the engine bay and start working.
I'm 6' 130lbs, so its a little easier for me than just about anyone...
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Re: what do you guys do?
Very interesting thread. I've always crawled right up there, and swore every time I had to get back down to fetch a wrench.
I personally like the 2 milk crate idea!
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Re: what do you guys do?
Yo! I have a wooden box that I use to step onto the front bumper, and then into the engine bay where I can stand on the framerails, straddling the engine. But I'm 5' 11" and 150#. Kills me though, 'cause I'm too damn old to do this stuff anymore!
"Arthur" visits me regularly,...arthur-itis! Todd.
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those little ladders you can pick up at lowes etc. pretty cheap work pretty well ( the 2 or 3 step ladders ) But some times you just crawl right in like the rest of the guys are saying - lucky we have enough room in our engine bays to do that.
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Re: what do you guys do?
At this point in my life i can`t do it anymore. i did it years ago with my 75 but that was 10 years and 70 lbs ago. My back wasn`t messed up then either. I have a 2 step ladder that works fine for getting to the side for the plugs but to get to the back for the cap i need to lay on top of the engine with the foam pad down first. I`m only 33 and i feel like a old man.
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Re: what do you guys do?
I just climb up there and sit on the rad support.. I'm 37, 6'0, 195. But I'm Superman so it's a little easier for me..
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Woah, dudes! I'm 53! Todd.
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Re: what do you guys do?
Well,Im 6'3,260 lbs and like puppies with walks in the park on Saturdays!!!!!
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Yo! boatpuller!
I can relate to THAT! My '76 Camaro sits low enough for me be able to work on the distributor fairly easy over the fender,...but my '68 Mustang has it right up front where you can access it easily! So does my '69 F100's 360 V8. Oh well,...I still like each of my trucks and cars for what they are. And my '42 JD B tractor too! Todd.
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Not all fords are in the back. If I remember my old f100 with a 390 had it in the back.Mopar has this problem too,I have a 318 in my roadrunner,and it is in the back,not as bad as the suburban though,cause of the height. Everytime I used to mess with my buddies 74 dodge with 360,I sat on the fender,and just made due,cause,you just weren't getting anything done standing on the side,specially if you had to wrench something!!
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Re: what do you guys do?
i'm 5'11" and 240 but i just sit on the driver fender with my feet on the fender well
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