To elaborate a little on my original idea... I was thinking 4x4
uprights, with a 4x4 or 4x6 top crossbar. I was going to run 2x4's
diagonally from almost the middle of the crossbar, to the uprights, 2
per side. I figured this would beef up the middle of the crossbar, where
the chainfall would go. By the way, I'm going to use a chain chainfall,
where you pull the chain one way for up and the other for down, not
ropes or pulleys. I was going to use 4x4's on the bottom, under the
uprights, with 3 swivel casters per side, for mobility. I wanted to be
able to disasemble it for storage, as it is not something to use
everyday. I know a small block chevy is a little under 500#, and
probably another 200# for a tranny. I wanted a 10' span on top, to give
plenty of room to work on the sides of the car, but as our latemodel
racecar is about 6 1/2' wide, I could go less if I had to. I have a
cheap, foldup Harbor Freight cherrypicker now, but it is marginal in
reach and height to pull many motors. I just want something I can use
safely, inside my garage because it gets cold here in Michigan in the
winter. So what if I go 8' span, with my diagonals, possibly either
stack 2 4x4's, or use a bundle of 2 or 3 2x8's or 2x10's? Or is wood
just going to be too weak no matter how I do it? I really appreciate the
input! Big E

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:40:42 -0400, (E-Mail Removed) (big e lewis)
wrote:

> Or is wood
>just going to be too weak no matter how I do it? I really appreciate the
>input! Big E

A better question, is will it weaken over repeated storage,
disassembly. and assembly?

Can you post a photo link of the space you intend to work on this
racecar?

Oren wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:40:42 -0400, (E-Mail Removed) (big e lewis)
> wrote:
>
>> Or is wood
>> just going to be too weak no matter how I do it? I really appreciate
>> the input! Big E
>
> A better question, is will it weaken over repeated storage,
> disassembly. and assembly?
>
> Can you post a photo link of the space you intend to work on this
> racecar?

I've deleted the previous posts, hence posting here. The way to go for me is
an hydraulic lift on a mobile frame. I bought one probably 25 yrs ago that
has lifted out and in many separate and combined units in safety. At the
time, it costed me about $200 so more now but not that much and worth it!

I don't have a way to post pics, but my garage is 26' wide, 38' deep,
12' tall ceiling. The front rollup door is 16' wide, and 10' tall. I
have an apron in front of the garage 25' out, the full width of the
garage. ( the apron and the garage floor are concrete ) I thought this
setup could be used inside during bad weather, and rolled outside, or
near the door on nice days when I want to work in the fresh air. Big E

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:08:47 -0400, (E-Mail Removed) (big e lewis)
wrote:

>I don't have a way to post pics, but my garage is 26' wide, 38' deep,
>12' tall ceiling. The front rollup door is 16' wide, and 10' tall. I
>have an apron in front of the garage 25' out, the full width of the
>garage. ( the apron and the garage floor are concrete ) I thought this
>setup could be used inside during bad weather, and rolled outside, or
>near the door on nice days when I want to work in the fresh air. Big E

I can work with you. But, how does a person on webtv, that cannot post
a picture on the web; build racecars?

My first dealings with the internet, about 10 years ago, was with webtv.
Simple, no viruses, good for basic e-mail and posting. Since then, my
wife got a computer, and since she has service from MSN, I get free
webtv service. So while she does the internet thing on hers, I just play
around on this, since I have it and it's free. I'm not much into
"technology", in fact I just got a cellphone about a year ago. (mostly
because it was given to me from a co-worker who was upgrading, and it is
a virgin mobile for $6.99/month and 10 cents/minute. And I only use
maybe 10 minutes a month at most) As far as the racing, our families
have been it for decades. We've ran everything from demo derbies to
enduros, ministocks to latemodels. My wife, in 2003 won the track
championship, first female ever, at our local paved flat 1/4 mile track.
We both have multiple top 5 and top 10 point finishes in various
classes. Her current car is a latemodel, 13-1 compression, ford 9 inch,
mini clutch, ect. Sorry for the rant, but I take offence when people
assume that every person with webtv is a moron. (many ARE, but that is
beside the point! lol) Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm still
deciding what way to go on this project. I'll let everyone know what I
do, with results when I do. Big E

big e lewis wrote:
....
> ... As far as the racing, our families
> have been it for decades. ...
> ...I'm still deciding what way to go on this project. ...

Ignore the snide comments, it's usenet, afterall...

What puzzles me is if you're into the racing in such a big way you would
even consider anything but a well-built hoist.

You surely must be able to and have all the welding equipment you would
need and a little contemplation and design would allow for a quick set
up and take down assembly using pins, etc., and provide more than
adequate strength w/ less bulky support, etc., in the way...

$0.02, imo, ymmv, etc., etc., etc., ...

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"dpb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>
> What puzzles me is if you're into the racing in such a big way you would
> even consider anything but a well-built hoist.
>

Same reason he is still using WebTV