i know this sounds daft but i have seen it done, my escork mk4 has mint bodywork but is getting a but crusty underneath !
i want to weld and paint it all underneath but keep the bodwork mint!
I was just wondering the easiest was to tip it on its side without damaging anything ?
Is it impossible if not how do you do it ?

 

make a spit
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C35200?pt=pf#
or buy one

 

im prity sure ive seen theres things that bolt to the hubs frount and back and rols the car round

cant rember what its call for the life of me lol

 

See my resto thread in resto room! Easy to make a spit!

 

[whats a spit lol ? also thoes wheel you have on your cozzy my xr3i has 14" where they to the xr3i as standared ?

 

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.a...Cat=&subCatID=

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the one your on about that bolts to the hubs is advertised in practical classics buy it and see the adverts for them.

steve

 

aint got that type of money mate

 

Put some cushions on the floor and get a few strong mates over

 

how will i hold it in place? and what sort of cousions ?

 

are you stripping the car down to a shell or hopping to keep it as a car

 

 

 

mattress

 

seen it done with 2 engine stands attached at either end via a bracket?

 

Dont want to damage the body work if i put it on a matress, it will just move around ?Think i might jus jack it up dead high

 

If you remove the front and rear screens you can use a broomstick through the centre of the car and some large axle stands at either end and just swivel it. That works really well. If you struggle to find a long enough broomstick, you can put two together using gaffa tape.

 

pmfsl aaahahahahahaahhaahahahahahhahahahaahahahahahahah

yeah as if that would work!

 

rather than turning the car upside down, its easier to dangle yourself upside down with some rope and jack the car up for some working space

 

fair play thats good thinkin! did you just lift the car over onto the side?

 

pisstaking cunt's

 

LOL @ this thread

 

 

 

lmfao..........

 

Best bet is to knock up a spit.

Love the idea with the broomstick though!

 

Lot of piss taking replies on here

And the poor fella might actually try one of them

I'd go for nothing else but a spit no risk there.

 

 

Only problem with turning the car on its side is that it needs to be devoid of ANY fluids before you start. Fuel tank, gearbox, engine, washer bottles, all need to be removed or else it WILL get messy and things WILL break.

If you are not doing a full-on resto, raising it as high as possible is the best option.

 

fpmsl @ this thread, matress for the win