How to work on the vette?

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Feb 18, 2009 | 01:17 PM

khafe458

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How to work on the vette?

Ok, so heres my problem. I have worked on cars my entire life, since before I can even remember, its one of my favorite things to do. But I recently moved and no longer have access to a garage to work in. I need to change the oil in the vette but as you all know its almost impossible to crawl under the car. There is no way I trust any garage around me to even get in it, let alone work on it. The first time I changed the oil, my buddy is enlisted in the army, and I was able to work in the forts auto hobby shop but they did me a favor and they said they could get in a lot of trouble for letting me work on my car there. Would anyone know of any public auto hobby shops in the DC area or even a garage that rents a bay?

Could anyone recommend a set of car ramps to use for such a low riding car? Or any recommendations on even jacking the car up because I know that there are a lot of ways to mess up the underbelly of the car. Thanks.

Feb 18, 2009 | 01:19 PM

poornavyguy

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i bought a set of race ramps at autozone and they work pretty good for getting under the front to change the oil.

Feb 18, 2009 | 01:31 PM

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Feb 18, 2009 | 01:36 PM

ssdeuce

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I use walmart ramps that I slide under the tires once I jack the car up. I also bought some cheap jacking pucks that is just an I bolt through a hockey puck to lift the car.

Feb 18, 2009 | 09:44 PM

robsc501

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Hi There:
Make yourself a set of hockey pucks & buy a low profile jack& the stands.The other option is to buy a set of race ramps from brute industries. A little pricey but safe and super strong & no chance for accidents(using a spotter) and they are light weight & you can hang them up.I have both set ups.When I' am working alone in the garage I use the h/pucks & jacks. If I have a helper I use the r/ramps.BTW: no touching scraping of the body using the r/ramps.
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Last edited by robsc501; Feb 18, 2009 at 09:47 PM. Reason: additional info.