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PostPost by: George S L » Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:48 pm

New toy. Should make life with the Elan a bit easier
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PostPost by: TBG » Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:16 pm

Which one? Nice to see muddy tyres - quite unusual................ :shock:
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PostPost by: richardcox_lotus » Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:04 pm

Thanks for posting. We will now be expecting full detail on make, model, price, size, fit within the sills, width and height of garage and ease of installation.

Bet you’re glad you posted :D

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PostPost by: alanr » Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:04 pm

Looks like a Strongman Taimar?
Agree....More pics plus details of how it fits/lines up with fibreglass strength points/jacking points on a +2 needed please.

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PostPost by: George S L » Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:40 pm

Yeah strongman tamar bit of work to get lifter in correct position to line up with jacking points and it only just fits
will lift it 1.4m so i,m having to get rid of the electric motor for the garage door.
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PostPost by: George S L » Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:03 pm

Bought it through ebay so got £50 off, cost £1280 delivered easy to put together and fairly easy to move just had to
get it in the correct position as i have limited room in my garage. I looked at several lifters but this was the only one that fit under the car.
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PostPost by: richardcox_lotus » Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:18 pm

What’s your ceiling height George ?
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PostPost by: MrBonus » Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:57 pm

Very nice. My QuickJack works well; the only annoying part is I have to double up on the rubber feet to clear the exhaust.

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PostPost by: mbell » Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:51 pm

MrBonus wrote:QuickJack works well;


Which one it that BL3500 or Bl-5000?

I have BL-5000 which has been great of +2 and other cars but would have to be side ways for an Elan.

My top tip for the quick jack is to add some:
https://www.harborfreight.com/5-8-eight ... 67067.html

To side arms, so that when full down they roll on them, but as soon as you start to raise they come of the floor and it sit on the feet. Allows you to roll them around flat on the floor very easily when collapsed. They can be fixed with just some good double sided tape.
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PostPost by: MrBonus » Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:08 pm

mbell wrote:
MrBonus wrote:QuickJack works well;


Which one it that BL3500 or Bl-5000?

I have BL-5000 which has been great of +2 and other cars but would have to be side ways for an Elan.

My top tip for the quick jack is to add some:
https://www.harborfreight.com/5-8-eight ... 67067.html

To side arms, so that when full down they roll on them, but as soon as you start to raise they come of the floor and it sit on the feet. Allows you to roll them around flat on the floor very easily when collapsed. They can be fixed with just some good double sided tape.


Thanks for the tip! It's a BL-5000.
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PostPost by: George S L » Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:04 am

Hi Richard the ceiling is 9ft but the door motor hangs down 2ft so cant do a full height lift at moment











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PostPost by: Donels » Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:50 pm

I came across EZ Car Lifts the other day on the Holden web site. Made in the USA with Holden being the UK distributor. The video demonstration is very good. Pretty well set on getting one. Has anyone else used one?
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PostPost by: mbell » Tue Nov 10, 2020 8:44 pm

Donels wrote:I came across EZ Car Lifts the other day on the Holden web site. Made in the USA with Holden being the UK distributor. The video demonstration is very good. Pretty well set on getting one. Has anyone else used one?


I haven't. I did consider them before I bought my quickjack.

I liked it but getting all the extra bits to make it work with daily cars as well as the +2 changed it from expensive to very expensive. It was also more challenging to store due to the fixed width and if I remember correctly the access to central parts of the car were more limited.
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PostPost by: mikealdren » Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:25 am

This looks a good buy:
https://www.automotechservices.co.uk/pr ... ssor-lift/
anyone tried it?
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PostPost by: Glenn M » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:19 am

Home Depot in the US has the Quickjack on sale for $1050 USD. Ordered mine last week!

https://www.homedepot.com/p/QUICKJACK-B ... /307393222
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