Greetings to all, I'm new.

[Mike+2]

Welcome Mike!

Post some pics of tlyour car and if you're ever in Atlanta give me a shout and we'll tell some lies over a pint or three.

I like your style.

[bitsobrits]

Mike,

We've probably crossed paths then. Besides my BRG S1, I also attend Flatwater events in my red E-type FHC and new generation Morgan three wheeler.

Lifting an Elan with a forklift is certainly a novel way of doing it. Not recommended!

Still, if they were careful (as if anyone who would use a forklift to lift a classic car could be described as careful) to get the forks all the way across the body before lifting, the exhaust may be the only casualty, as the floor/chassis is otherwise fairly flat. Of course you will want to do a thorough inspection to look for chassis or body damage.

You can jack up an Elan by the 'corners' of the floor pan (that's how I lift mine with a two post lift, btw. Nary a creak from the body), but with a floor jack I would say better to use the front crossmember and rear most part of the chassis with suitable load spreading wood blocks. Lots of posts on here, and even videos on youtube about lifting Elans.

[The Veg]

I recently got a QuickJack lift and it works really well with the Plus 2's low ground clearance, able to lift the whole car at once to a convenient height as opposed to my floor-jack which had trouble getting under anyplace on the car and required lifting in stages at either end to get the car high-enough to work underneath.

[mbell]

I too have a quick Jack that's great for the +2, but you need your sill members to be in good condition to use it.

When I first got the car I made up some spreaders our of 2*4 to lift it using a Jack and the chassis. The front is simply a length of 2 *4 that matches the front cross member width, I added some cut outs for the axle stand to sit in. The rear is much narrower, piece with two pieces of 2*4 screwed to it to make a u shape to go around the exhaust. I place it at the rear under what the rear supports join back with the chassis.

[ted]

Was the seller New England Classic Car Company?