carry a ramp to jack up the Elan
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:02 pm
richardcox_lotus wrote:A recommendation from me - as a non-structural engineer person. I was contemplating how bloody awful the jacking points (or lack of - especially at the rear) are. As part of your "improvements", may I suggest an incorporation of some form of outrigged jacking support at each end of the sill, as per my attached squiggle (Plan view - improvements in red dotted line). The outriggers sould be part of the frame flange - and be sufficient to give additional structural rigidity to the outer corners. I suspect if we were doing this in the real world there would be an additional bobbin in each corner.
Just a thought !
Regards
Richard
Hi Richard
I don't like to add weight to the Elan but I also do not like to be stranded by a flat tire. My low profile black donuts do not provide enough clearance for the jack to be placed under the car so I carry this portable ramp which allows me to drive up onto it even with a flat and place the jack under the outer portion of the rear control arm or front cross member. A small piece of plywood protects the arm or vacuum tank. The ramp is just a piece of 4 x 4 (100 x 100) about 2 feet long (60 cm) with a angled bevel cut, it fits in the boot between the rear strut towers. The other piece of wood is the redwood fuel gauge.
Gary