Under the car....
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Under the car....
So, I have my car up on blocks getting ready to be violated. I have cinder blocks, 2 each, under each tire, and I jacked the car up so the tires sit on the cinder blocks. I figure no issues with where to place the jack stands, and they aren't falling off the blocks.
Anyway, I noticed the brwon **** that is under the car, under the seats and floor pans.
It does not seem to be anywhere else. I tried to scub it off, to some success.. I tried engine cleaner, brake cleaner, simple green, and liquid degreaser. It does come off if you really really work it.
Then I started thinking......I said to myself "self, before you fk something up stop and ask the question." So here it goes...
Is the brown crap under the car, road dirt (car has 30K miles) or is it sound/heat proof stuff since it's only under the seats and floor pan. It doesn't seem to appear anywhere else under the car.
Thanks...
Anyway, I noticed the brwon **** that is under the car, under the seats and floor pans.
It does not seem to be anywhere else. I tried to scub it off, to some success.. I tried engine cleaner, brake cleaner, simple green, and liquid degreaser. It does come off if you really really work it.
Then I started thinking......I said to myself "self, before you fk something up stop and ask the question." So here it goes...
Is the brown crap under the car, road dirt (car has 30K miles) or is it sound/heat proof stuff since it's only under the seats and floor pan. It doesn't seem to appear anywhere else under the car.
Thanks...
Pro
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From: Orlando, FL
Get some jack stands before you go back under there! Or this could be you! >>>
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
The cinderblocks are on their side. One high, two wide. They are not standing up, they are laying down.
The tires sit on the cinderblcks as they would sit on the floor.
Each tire has two cinder blocks underneath them.
I'll throw jackstands underneath as a procaution, but how can anythin happen. They're only 8 inches high, and two wide...
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If the car's from somewhere that puts white ****(salt) on the black ****(roads) then the brown ****(underseal) is probably there to stop red ****(rust) forming. Just a ****(crap) guess tho'.
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Let me explain....
The cinderblocks are on their side. One high, two wide. They are not standing up, they are laying down.
The tires sit on the cinderblcks as they would sit on the floor.
Each tire has two cinder blocks underneath them.
I'll throw jackstands underneath as a procaution, but how can anythin happen. They're only 8 inches high, and two wide...
The cinderblocks are on their side. One high, two wide. They are not standing up, they are laying down.
The tires sit on the cinderblcks as they would sit on the floor.
Each tire has two cinder blocks underneath them.
I'll throw jackstands underneath as a procaution, but how can anythin happen. They're only 8 inches high, and two wide...
About 20 years ago I had a ford Pinto up on cinder blocks. I was luck to notice one of the cinderblocks starting to crumble and I just cleared the car when the block disintegrated. Use jack stands.
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From: Spring Grove Illinois
[QUOTE=jsup;1561940509]So, I have my car up on blocks getting ready to be violated. I have cinder blocks, 2 each, under each tire, and I jacked the car up so the tires sit on the cinder blocks. I figure no issues with where to place the jack stands, and they aren't falling off the blocks.
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Some undercoating is brown in color. If someone brought the Vette in to have it undercoated (northeast preventitive maintenance) they probably didn't know what the Vette is made of. They probably just sprayed everything and called it a day. Oh, there is some metal under there. I'll also offer advice on safety under the Vette, concrete blocks are much better than cinder blocks, but a good quality ramp is much safer. Jack stands worry me, especially if you're doing some heavy moving of parts like transmissions, etc. Having a Vette fall on you can leave a mark.
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
I appreciate the input on the cinder blocks.
Glad I learned this the easy way..
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
This stuff is just under the seats and floor pan on both sides. It's brown and textured.. Sound deadening, heat shield, or dirt?
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I am going to get 2X12s and cut them down to 18 inches, screw 6 together and stack them up in place of the cinder blocks.
If I were to go jack stands, there doesn't seem to be a real good place to install them. Having the blocks under the tires seems to provide the most room under there.
Where under the car should I place the jack stands that I can be comfortable with them?
I have jack stands, and on a frame car it's easy, there's a lot of fiberglass under there to damage.
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From: Mount Vernon Indiana
The section under the seat is indeed steel and runs up behind the seat where it is bonded with fiberglass again in the trunk area. It is either sound deadening or rust coating, neither of which can be covered very well with new stuff especially if you don't know what the original material is made of. Sometimes even the same material won't even stick to itself after it's dried.
I'd scrap it off the best you can then put whatever you want on it.
Oh, and get some of those polyurethane pads and put them on the top of your jackstands then put the jackstands under the section in the front just to one side of the body lip. It's heavy steel and the pads will keep craters from forming on the frame.
I'd scrap it off the best you can then put whatever you want on it.
Oh, and get some of those polyurethane pads and put them on the top of your jackstands then put the jackstands under the section in the front just to one side of the body lip. It's heavy steel and the pads will keep craters from forming on the frame.
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The section under the seat is indeed steel and runs up behind the seat where it is bonded with fiberglass again in the trunk area. It is either sound deadening or rust coating, neither of which can be covered very well with new stuff especially if you don't know what the original material is made of. Sometimes even the same material won't even stick to itself after it's dried.
I'd scrap it off the best you can then put whatever you want on it. .
I'd scrap it off the best you can then put whatever you want on it. .
Or just take the easy way out and live with it.... I'm not much for the easy way...
(myself included)