'78 Corvette Lifting Points...
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'78 Corvette Lifting Points...
Where are the lifting points on a '78 Coupe and how do I recognize them ?
I don't have any stress cracks and I don't want to mess something up.
Thanx
Kenny
I don't have any stress cracks and I don't want to mess something up.
Thanx
Kenny
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Are you refering to placing the Vette in jack stands?
Or lifting the body off the frame?
For placing the Vette on jackstands, on my 78 I placed a floor jack right about where the trans crossmember meets the frame-rails under the doors. This would lift the whole side of the Vette evenly. I would then put a jackstand under the frame-rail forward of the door, and another jackstand just in front of the rear wheel under the frame rail. Then repeat on the other side.
If I needed just the front-end up like for changing oil, I would place the floorjack under the forward crossmember, lift and place jackstands just under the lower A-Arm where the bottom of the frontshocks bolt to.
If lifting the body off the frame, I used a nylon sling, and clipped under the birdcage rails under the doors. My birdcage was in very good shape with no rust at all, so I trusted the integrity of the metal where I lifted. If I questioned the integrity of the birdcage, I would have run the sling totally under the body before lifting.
I hope this helps!
www.bigdogvettes.com
Or lifting the body off the frame?
For placing the Vette on jackstands, on my 78 I placed a floor jack right about where the trans crossmember meets the frame-rails under the doors. This would lift the whole side of the Vette evenly. I would then put a jackstand under the frame-rail forward of the door, and another jackstand just in front of the rear wheel under the frame rail. Then repeat on the other side.
If I needed just the front-end up like for changing oil, I would place the floorjack under the forward crossmember, lift and place jackstands just under the lower A-Arm where the bottom of the frontshocks bolt to.
If lifting the body off the frame, I used a nylon sling, and clipped under the birdcage rails under the doors. My birdcage was in very good shape with no rust at all, so I trusted the integrity of the metal where I lifted. If I questioned the integrity of the birdcage, I would have run the sling totally under the body before lifting.
I hope this helps!
www.bigdogvettes.com
