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Old 04-28-2014, 03:17 PM   #20
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Default Re: The Next Generation

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Originally Posted by Bruce in southern OH View Post
I vote for more safety supports!
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19Fordy makes an excellent point. Put some cinder blocks or pieces of 4X4 under that car just for insurance. I live in earthquake country, so I never trust just having jack stands under a car. Looking at those photos showing only jack stands under that old Ford made me real nervous.
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I agree with 19Fordy, I almost had my 48 fall off of jack stands before I learned. Lucky I was not under it and was able to stabilize it.
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Please put some cinder blocks with 2 x 6's under the frame for extra safety. For some reason it always scares me to have only 4 jack stands supporting a car.
Roger that good buddies. Never hurts to be a little more careful. I guess when old Chuckles up the street and I have been working on our 47's most of our lives on 4 jack stands without any problems we tend to just keep doing it the same way.
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