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Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:10 am
by Pistacchio sprint 72
I am lost. The jack company used a similar design for obviously diff?rent car models.
Because people advertise it this Way on baybay.
I see diff?rence of shape in the pad suppose to lift the car. I guess the correct ones are the flat pad and not the One With mettalic shapes sticking out.
Should the ratchet be flat Like the black One or should it be a tube Like on the other pictures.
Thanks for your input, lucky you who still own the oem esuipment.
The quest for originality is ai?t easy!
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
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Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:14 am
by alan71
The first picture looks the same as the jack that came with my car, a 71 Elan.
I don't have a photo but this is from the handbook.
Alan.
looking at it again some seems to have stuck a bit of wood in the U channel
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:52 am
by oldelanman
Lots of cars of the period used the same basic design of Metallifacture jack but with different cradles and dimensions to suit the particular application. Here's mine which is the same as the one in Alan's diagram......
If you are considering buying the one in the first picure - it looks to me as though it may be damaged......
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Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:33 pm
by Peter +2
Hi,
I am in a similar conundrum, would someone post a picture of the cradle for a plus two.
Many thanks
Peter
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
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Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:45 pm
by pharriso
Peter +2 wrote:Hi,
I am in a similar conundrum, would someone post a picture of the cradle for a plus two.
Many thanks
Peter
That's the 4th picture (Black one) in Cedrics posting, relatively easy to find...
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:50 pm
by pharriso
Pistacchio sprint 72 wrote:I am lost. The jack company used a similar design for obviously diff?rent car models.
Because people advertise it this Way on baybay.
I see diff?rence of shape in the pad suppose to lift the car. I guess the correct ones are the flat pad and not the One With mettalic shapes sticking out.
The quest for originality is ai?t easy!
Cedric, you & I need one that looks like this:
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
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Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:11 pm
by Pistacchio sprint 72
The jack i used to Take off my wheels in order to install my xas was flat underneath.
Hopefully, because it is flat under my sprint. I do?t need a u shape jack... There is no Channel really underneath to accept this kind of jack.
Weird if you ask me...
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:15 pm
by richardcox_lotus
There is a channel - under each sill under the doors. For this reason the u-shaped jack version can only be used on either side. It's not suitable under the front crossmember.
Richard
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:49 pm
by Peter +2
pharriso wrote:Peter +2 wrote:Hi,
I am in a similar conundrum, would someone post a picture of the cradle for a plus two.
Many thanks
Peter
That's the 4th picture (Black one) in Cedrics posting, relatively easy to find...
Many thanks,
I now know what to look for.
Cheers
Peter
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:09 pm
by Pistacchio sprint 72
Well this little thing seem to be rare in usa at least...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1674-Jaguar-XKE ... 13&vxp=mtrGeeez!? is gold plated underneath
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:08 pm
by pharriso
You can ask for what you want, doesn't mean that it will sell for that. It doesn'teven have the ratchet handle!
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:02 pm
by Pistacchio sprint 72
I asked Clive from Paul Matty and they don't have this jack anymore on the shelf...
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
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Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:41 pm
by vernon.taylor
Salut
Isn't the +2 jack more like this:
@+
Vernon
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
Posted:
Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:42 pm
by cal44
Vernon is correct. "That is the Plus 2 jack". Look at the holes on each end of the longs and you will see where the nipple on the jack goes in so the car can be lifted in safety.
Mike
Re: Help to identify the real jack for elan
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Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:29 am
by Junks
Yep that's the same post as on my 72 +2 but on a shitty scissor jack, will have to find one as well!