I've seen pics of really sturdy wooden cribs to put 12 or 18" under the tires. They had lips so the tires can't roll.
A friend lent me two 3-legged, tall jack stands with a round rubber top plate about 4" diameter. I raised the car a bit and put the rear jack points on those. Then I could detach the axle and use the yellow stands to rest it on while I adjust the floor jack.
I also put the wheels with tires under there! They're skinny, I had to stack them two high!
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matthew1
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My goodness. Loud as a banshee.
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andrew92
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Quick question, should I be overly concerned by which viper fluid to be using? up until this point, I've just been using water but since my friend said it's better to be using a specific washer fluid I thought I might give it a go. I have no clue about what ones do what, I can tell you that it's fairly cold where I live and it rains and snows year-round so something that may help defrost the windshield maybe? if there's such a thing because that's always a pain.
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BlackBart
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I stay away from viper fluid. Don't like snakes.
It's a good idea to use it year round - won't freeze, has some detergent bug cleaning ability. I just get pre-mixed auto parts store or Ace Hardware. It's pretty cheap.
It's a good idea to use it year round - won't freeze, has some detergent bug cleaning ability. I just get pre-mixed auto parts store or Ace Hardware. It's pretty cheap.
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Alfetta!
Design Trivia:
The same guy (Giugiaro) designed the burgundy Alfa 4 posts up in the early 60s as a young punk working at Bertone, as well as the Alfetta in this post in the mid-70s at his firm ItalDesign.
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Design Trivia:
The same guy (Giugiaro) designed the burgundy Alfa 4 posts up in the early 60s as a young punk working at Bertone, as well as the Alfetta in this post in the mid-70s at his firm ItalDesign.
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That guy designed sooo many cars. I love that front end. Quad headlights make it look great.
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This one could've used a little more design help, or at least a sharper pencil.
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69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
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97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
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94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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^ Now that is a weird one ! Doesn't look quite right. Might as well made a cab over camper at that point.
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1999 V70 GLT
1996 850 Turbo GLH ( Goes Like Hell )
1999 V70 GLT