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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 11 2003, 04:41 PM

Happy B-day & Merry Xmas to me. I ordered my lift today.

http://www.kwiklift.com

I ordered the 5000lbs lift. This is enough for what I need.
Real cool guy. Spoke with the owner Danny. Any of you in
vegas area, they will be at some hotrod / Corvette show.
I don't remember when he said it was, in the next few weeks
I think. They will also be in Chicago at the Corvette show.

I can't wait............

- Garold

Posted by: Bruce Allert Nov 11 2003, 04:46 PM

Now that's a great lift. Looks easy to build too!
bruce

Posted by: redshift Nov 11 2003, 04:46 PM

Good deal!

You need to move closer.

heh


M

Posted by: seanery Nov 11 2003, 05:09 PM

after you drive up, how do you get the ass end in the air?

Posted by: djlifter Nov 11 2003, 05:20 PM

heres a link to a cobra forum that has been talking about a kwiklift
http://www.clubcobra.com/t47026.html

take a look

you will love the kwiklift !!

Posted by: seanery Nov 11 2003, 05:22 PM

hey danny, can you add your location?

Posted by: redshift Nov 11 2003, 05:25 PM

Aha!

I drew up a thing the other day using 4 jack stand uprights, and 2 914 jacks, for mounting on a lift.

Also, I figured while I was at it, I would draw provisions for taking the 'track' out from under each wheel.

as i finished the phone rang and my dog ate the drawings while I was turning down a deal on a vacation I won to beautiful 'historic' savannah georgia for $499 a person... hey mister pakistan... i am in beautiful 'historic' savannah georgia.. lay off.

This whole thing is the truth, wrapped in a lie.


M

Posted by: seanery Nov 11 2003, 05:29 PM

SOMEONE PLEASE tell me how you get the ass in the air.

THANKS.

Posted by: redshift Nov 11 2003, 05:31 PM

a jack, and some jack stands?



M

Posted by: Bruce Allert Nov 11 2003, 06:38 PM

1000 words
bruce


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Posted by: Doug Leggins Nov 11 2003, 06:49 PM

Great gift Garold.

Good tools always make the job go better!

Posted by: djlifter Nov 11 2003, 08:38 PM

seanery
sorry for the interuption !
just thought that i would add a little info to the conversation.

by the way - tulsa, ok
and - your good with names !!

Posted by: seanery Nov 11 2003, 08:42 PM

people like seeing vendors around.
It makes it easy to ask questions.
But, we all like to know where you (the collective you) are located.

thanks Danny!

They look nice, but is it at all tricky to lift the rear of the lift with a long car on it?

Posted by: djlifter Nov 11 2003, 09:06 PM

seanery

Thanks for asking.

No, it is really a very simple deal.

It is no different than just jacking up the rear of a car.
Since the length of the lift is adjustable, you adjust it to fit your type of cars.

Once you elevate the rear, you pull the leg pins, and the rear legs drop down and LOCK in place.
It takes about 30 seconds to have the car completely in the air, not 20 minutes. AND it is about twice as high, or more, as on stands.

I crawled out from under one of my 66 novas ( obviously, on a Kwiklift ) to come in the house and play on the computer.

We are preparing the car for a new GM crate motor, in a couple of weeks.
I have been draining fluids, doing prep work, stuff like that.

Yes, I am the Kwiklift guy, but, I am also a car guy. I know what you guys go thru getting under these cars, and its not fun. - or safe

Sincerely, if you get the chance to use a kwiklift, you will NEVER, EVER, go back to jackstands.

Thats the reason that we sell and ship so many of them around the country, and many, many of them to Europe.

Posted by: seanery Nov 11 2003, 09:10 PM

My garage is tiny and the floor has cracked and has high/low spots due to freeze/thaw does that present a problem?

Posted by: djlifter Nov 11 2003, 09:16 PM

seanery

not at all!!
we attend about 100 hot rod shows per year, all over the country, setting up the lift and our complete display booths.

we are always on asphalt, or concrete, sometimes flat and smooth, sometimes wavey, and uneven.

the lift is very solid on any of those types of surfaces, and will still operate very well.
not to worry.
by the way, we have the capacity to do custom applications, if needed.
but whats really great about the kwiklift, - if your car will fit in the garage , the kwiklift will fit.

Posted by: seanery Nov 11 2003, 09:27 PM

sounds good.

I'll have to add this to my Christmas list.

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 11 2003, 10:09 PM

Hey, do I get a discount if seanery orders one

Posted by: djlifter Nov 12 2003, 10:19 AM

Garold
If Seanery orders a unit, we will throw in a little something extra !!!

Danny

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 12 2003, 10:49 AM

Hey Sean get off your dupa and order one

Danny, I was sort of kidding. Sort of.....

Thanks - Garold

Posted by: seanery Nov 12 2003, 10:57 AM

Danny,

Sorry for all of my questions, but I'm interested and I always ask a lot of questions.

Our cars are small and the engine is in the middle. I've been reading about the Centerlift bridge. You state that it is meant to be used at the front or back of the unit (but not behind the rear legs). As small as our cars our, they'd probably need to be set somewhere in the middle area. Does this present a problem?

thanks again,
sean

Posted by: djlifter Nov 12 2003, 12:26 PM

Seanery

With the type of high strength materials that we use (HSLA A715 grade 80 ), you do not have to worry about using the bridge in the mid-section of the lift.
It will be MORE than strong enought to handle the job.

Also, if you shorten the lift to the shortest length, your wheels will likely be very near the front, and rear.
either way, it is not an issue, at all.

Posted by: vsg914 Nov 12 2003, 12:37 PM

Hey dj, I see your in Tulsa. On rails and I are also from T- town.

Posted by: djlifter Nov 12 2003, 01:20 PM

vsg914

the more okies the better !!!

stop by our shop one of these days.
we are in BA, near the interesction of 71st and 145 e ave.

bring your 914 and we will put it up on a kwiklift and you can check it out !!