How to support my car higher off the ground?, Without a lift and without fearing death Options

[PanelBilly]

I've been trying to figure out how I can support the car off the ground so its easier to work on. I was thinking of 30" or so. I've seen some tall jack stands, but they don't have a very wide base. There's no engine in the car, but hat and the tranny are the only part not installed. I was going to borrow a scissor jack, but it requires 230 and i only have 110 in the garage. any ideas? Blocks under the wheels?

[914forme]

I bought mine about 8 years ago. It was when I was first diagnosed with RA, and I could barely move anymore. But I still liked working on cars, so I had to come up with a solution. everything in my fleet is pretty small and lite. I have 2 Miatas, a Jetta, Cobalt, Honda Civic CX, and a my farm truck. I never put the truck on the lift, I can just slid under the truck anyway.

I love the lift, as I can move it around or move it from the shop to my garage if I ned to lift a car up there. I have only done that once. I have two different sets of spacers. I would like to add a third to give me more room on the 914 engine drops. IT goes way taller than I have ever needed to lift the 914, 26" claimed hight is more like 30" once you count rubber pad and hockey puck. My old engine was carbed I could put the engine in with the carbs on. I had a cart I built to slide the entire engine assembly into and under the 914. I have replace transmissions in cars pulled engines, and have done a ton of work. I use it almost every day I work in the shop. I love this thing.

I would like to have another one for when I detail cars, as it makes it so easy to clean the lower parts of the car.

I would like add drive over ramps and the scale adapters and a few more spacers. As I would love to get my lawn mower up in the air. And another one to get more clearance in the engine bay of the 914.

It made it super easy to put my 914 up on my rotisserie and then it has an adjustable lift hight on the rotisserie can handle the rest.