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| Charles Freeborn |
 Jun 16 2026, 01:27 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 342 Joined: 21-May 14 From: United States Member No.: 17,377 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I've never been too keen on how conventional jack stands interact with P'cars.
I made these "toppers" with a stub of pipe (3/4" black pipe) welded to a section of angle that pinch bolts to the stand. The pipe slips up into the round hole in the jack point on the car.    |
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| URY914 |
Jun 16 2026, 06:52 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 133,864 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
VERY smart. I aways worried about the jackstands slipping off those nipples. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| mlindner |
Jun 18 2026, 05:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,790 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Sharp, need to sell them.
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| Charles Freeborn |
Jun 18 2026, 09:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 342 Joined: 21-May 14 From: United States Member No.: 17,377 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(mlindner @ Jun 18 2026, 04:03 AM)  Sharp, need to sell them. Too much liability.. Happy to share the idea only in a "it worked for me" sort of way. |
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| 73-914 |
Jun 18 2026, 10:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 687 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Albany UpstateNY Member No.: 11,651 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Charles Freeborn @ Jun 18 2026, 11:36 AM) QUOTE(mlindner @ Jun 18 2026, 04:03 AM) Sharp, need to sell them. Too much liability.. Happy to share the idea only in a "it worked for me" sort of way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Too many Lawyers out there (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Jun 19 2026, 12:00 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 9,301 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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Great concept with the toppers.
Did you drill the cast shaft for the through bolt? I'm no lawyer either but those ratchet-style stands are known troublemakers. Stands with a retaining pin are safer. |
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| Charles Freeborn |
Jun 20 2026, 08:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 342 Joined: 21-May 14 From: United States Member No.: 17,377 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(JeffBowlsby @ Jun 19 2026, 11:00 AM) Great concept with the toppers. Did you drill the cast shaft for the through bolt? I'm no lawyer either but those ratchet-style stands are known troublemakers. Stands with a retaining pin are safer. Didn't drill through the stand. The bolt passes through the opening designed to hold old school axles. My gizmo clamps either side of the stand and nests snugly in the recess on the top. The bolt is a ⅜' carriage bolt that when tightened gets a pretty solid grip on the top of the stand. I'm not crazy about the ratchet style stands either so when I use them I always leave the jack or some other sort of back up in place. For extended work I use a quick jack lift. |
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