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unboundmo
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JAN 23, 05:02 PM
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Wow... a lot of work ahead for you.... Way to go though!!!. Made props for you!!! And I thought pulling the engine out and rebuilding it is extreme... Definitely show us when you're finished
I didn't buy a cherry-picker either. I made a hoist out of 4 x 4's and some 2 x 8 header beams with a 3/4 ton ratchet chain hoist attached to it. Worked great for what I was doing and it'll lift the whole car with the engine in it.. The header, with the engine, bowed about an inch but without the engine, the frame didn't even move.
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fieroboom
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FEB 14, 11:45 PM
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Ok guys... With Daytona quickly approaching, I found an '85 coupe with a bad 4-banger (red bumper-pad in the first pic)... I have an '88 Formula with a recently rebuilt V6... so the short version is, I got motivated again, and pretty much got the hoist finished today.  I'm sorry I hardly have any in-process pics, but I kinda hit it like a tazmanian devil at about 12pm, it's 10:30pm now, and I just closed the garage door for the night... Anyway, here's the hoist in all it's glory... 
I've still got a few small things to do, like support a few corners, etc. I could have made it look a lot better if I had a few more tools, like a drill press, drill bits that are worth a crap, and maybe a vise, and some C clamps, but I did my best! Let me know what you guys think!
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Stubby79
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FEB 15, 05:13 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by fieroboom:
Ok guys... With Daytona quickly approaching, I found an '85 coupe with a bad 4-banger (red bumper-pad in the first pic)... I have an '88 Formula with a recently rebuilt V6... so the short version is, I got motivated again, and pretty much got the hoist finished today. I'm sorry I hardly have any in-process pics, but I kinda hit it like a tazmanian devil at about 12pm, it's 10:30pm now, and I just closed the garage door for the night... Anyway, here's the hoist in all it's glory...
I've still got a few small things to do, like support a few corners, etc. I could have made it look a lot better if I had a few more tools, like a drill press, drill bits that are worth a crap, and maybe a vise, and some C clamps, but I did my best! Let me know what you guys think! |
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Wow, I'm impressed! I was thinking of doing something very similar, originally, for my swap; didn't want to spend another three hundred or so on another tool and only need to use it twice...besides which, I don't have the room for even a folding one. I hope you get a lot of use out of it! That looks like it was a lot of work(and a lot of fun, too), more than it was worth it for me to get the back end of my fiero up high enough the one time.
I've been watching your thread, I'm very impressed with your inginuity! Glad I'm not alone in figuring out how to get things done without just throwing money at it.
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fieroboom
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FEB 15, 10:55 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Stubby79:
Wow, I'm impressed! I was thinking of doing something very similar, originally, for my swap; didn't want to spend another three hundred or so on another tool and only need to use it twice...besides which, I don't have the room for even a folding one. I hope you get a lot of use out of it! That looks like it was a lot of work(and a lot of fun, too), more than it was worth it for me to get the back end of my fiero up high enough the one time.
I've been watching your thread, I'm very impressed with your inginuity! Glad I'm not alone in figuring out how to get things done without just throwing money at it. |
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Thanks! The only money I spent on it was the shiny new chain, 3/8" high test (5400lb) 4ft @ $3.77/ft, the high test (5400lb) grab hook ~$6, and the wheels 3 @ ~$5 ea. I was a few dollars shy of getting 4 wheels, so there's one single steel caster under the jack, but it really needs 4 total for stability.
I snipped the chain pretty short on the boom, so I still have ~3.5ft for a stabilizer chain, and I need to get a couple more hooks for that. I also need to get a couple $1 cans of rattlecan paint to pretty it up when I'm officially done. I'll probably make it collapsible also, as well as add a removable engine stand component so that it's an all-in-one unit.
If anyone else is considering building a similar hoist, and wants close-ups, let me know and I'll be happy to share how I did what.
-Paul
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86fierofun
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FEB 15, 11:13 AM
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That looks really neat! Good Job!
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toddshotrods
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FEB 15, 01:42 PM
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Nice work Fieroboom! What kind of pipe did you use to run from jack to the boom? I would stitch a piece of flat steel along the length of it just to make sure it's not the weak link... I really like the end result though 
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fieroboom
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FEB 15, 04:57 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by toddshotrods:
Nice work Fieroboom! What kind of pipe did you use to run from jack to the boom? I would stitch a piece of flat steel along the length of it just to make sure it's not the weak link... I really like the end result though |
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Hey thanks! I have no idea what kind of pipe it is... As you can see from it's rust, I found it, but it looks to have something close to 3/8" walls... Gas pipe maybe? Anyway, it's pretty heavy gauge in any case. I just walked in the door from bringing the formula home, so now it's time to get down to brass tacks and get the "'85 coupe-ula" ready for Daytona!
I'll have jackstands and necessary safety measures for the hoist's maiden lift, but I don't forsee any issues.
Wish me luck! 
-Paul
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IMSA GT
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FEB 15, 05:08 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fieroboom:
Hey thanks! I have no idea what kind of pipe it is... As you can see from it's rust, I found it, but it looks to have something close to 3/8" walls... Gas pipe maybe? Wish me luck!
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So thats where that damned coolant pipe went
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fieroboom
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FEB 15, 06:14 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by IMSA GT:
So thats where that damned coolant pipe went |
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Eh... @ $400/set, I wouldn't even breathe on them, for fear that my breath moisture might somehow inhibit the corrosion resistance of the stainless... 
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fieroboom
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FEB 16, 10:06 PM
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WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!
Man, I am SOOO happy! The homemade hoist is a virgin no longer....
First, we started off with a test lift of an entire engine/trans/cradle/suspension lift, compliments of The Survivor:
Then, we separated the engine & trans from the cradle & suspension, and moved it out of the immediate way:
I know some of you are probably thinking "yeah, so, you built a hoist... and it works..." But you have no idea how exciting it is to me to be able to create something from scratch, have it turn out to be exactly what the vision in my head was, and furthermore, have it work flawlessly.
I am so pumped right now!!
Ok, I guess I'm done for now. This will probably be where I leave The Survivor thread for a while so I can get "The Coupe-ula" ready for D9. If you'd like to follow along in more hoist adventures, please join me in my other thread.
-Paul
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