03.13.09
How to turn a car over (when all your friends are at work)
Well today is Thursday and I have the day off. Now what kind of innovative trouble can I get myself into? That was the question I asked myself this morning as I was staring at my car upside down on saw-horses. Thats when I got the idea. Lets see if I can turn this puppy over without damaging it. I looked around the shop for a way to do it, then I just jumped in and did it.
Just as I thought things were going great, a couple of inspectors appeared out of nowhere and I had to wait while they checked for stress cracks.
Having survived the microscopic eye of the inspectors, I bid them farewell and preceded with the flip. (I have a feeling I'll be seeing them again) I put the saw horses under the braces to keep the weight off of the fender flares and I placed poly urethane foam under the two spots which still touched the ground to disperse the weight. Since the saw-horses are on wheels, it was just a matter of pushing the body from the side to get the weight to shift and the car was lowered the opposite side from which it was raised.
Then I got this great idea…
