Elise falls off the lift

Chase Race · Post by **Chase Race** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:49 pm

Ouch.

Thread: http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30674

Pics: http://www.my914-6.com/crap/

Fast88Fiero · Post by **Fast88Fiero** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:45 pm

How the hell did they manage that? I work on cars as a living (Lincoln/Mercury/BMW/Mitsubishi dealer) and have NEVER dropped a car. I've never even seen it happen before. I guess thats why you shouldnt take your car to Goodyear.

crzyone · Post by **crzyone** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:59 pm

Holy Shit.

Looks like a tricky car to lift because of the flat bottom. I owuld definitly read the owners manual to see where the lift points are.

This is why I hate leaving any of my cars with mechanics, never know what kind of mechanic is going to work on your pride and joy.

The Dark Side of Will · Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:02 pm

Did anyone stop to think that a car with the engine in the back is going to be rear heavy?

Xanth · Post by **Xanth** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:44 pm

The Dark Side of Will wrote:Did anyone stop to think that a car with the engine in the back is going to be rear heavy?

That's assuming they even knew the engine was in the rear :scratch:

Lucky no one was under that end. Or given what the car's owner is probably doing to them right now perhaps they wish they were...

Fast88Fiero · Post by **Fast88Fiero** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:28 pm

I've worked on some Porsche's before and they have a similar underbody. Never came close to dropping them. Thats why I became a mechenic, I dont trust anyone else with my cars. :thumbleft:

Series8217 · Post by **Series8217** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:37 pm

Ouch.

Mr. Pat · Post by **Mr. Pat** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:56 pm

Ive never trusted goodyear after I caught one of their hillbillys joyriding in my Fiero.

The Dark Side of Will · Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:13 pm

Did you bend them over and get yours the way Donk did when the same thing happened to his Skyline?

befarrer · Post by **befarrer** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:21 pm

Usually if you set the e-brake, it stops people from joyriding because they cant figure out how to get it off. Took my Fiero to a restraunt where they had valet parking, and when the guy delivered my car afterwards, the e-brake was on. Good thing he only drove it across a parking lot.

Mr. Pat · Post by **Mr. Pat** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:56 pm

No, unfortunatly I was with my step-dad and he'a a preacher. and I was 19.......And the guy I orriginalyl got the car from "upgraded" the brakes to the grand am ones. So no e-brake:( I did give him a nasty look though. That'll learn him :afrocool:

God im lame.

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:36 pm

Ive put my fiero on the lift, many cars, trucks and one semi. Closest call we had was almost going too high with the semi. Gotta remember the roof. Not sure how you drop a car off a lift.

Weponhead · Post by **Weponhead** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:31 am

why on gods green earth were you putting a semi on a lift? haha

The Dark Side of Will · Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:32 am

I've had my Fiero on a frame lift, and I can see someone dropping it off if they put the front tire on the usual spot for a front engine car and weren't careful about spreading the arms as wide as they would go.

That said, it takes a real winner to NOT see that a rear engine car needs to be lifted differently than a front engine car.

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:26 am

The semi was getting a rear main seal and it was easy to drop the tranny with it 4 ft off the ground and using the tranny jack. (the real reason is that the lift was rated for more than that so we said Why the Fuck not)

Will, I lift my fiero the same as any other car. No special skills required. Except that I drive it on the lift instead of backing it on, so the engine is closer to the toolbox.

The Dark Side of Will · Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:10 am

The lifts I've used have a little gizmo on the floor. You pull the car in until the front tire is on top of the gizmo and the car is supposedly in the right position to lift. I pull my Fiero in until the front tire is just on the far side of the gizmo and that puts it in perfect position to get the arms under the cradle rails instead of the frame. As long as the factory jack point is between the arms, it'll be fine, but if someone didn't know that... it could get ugly.

Not everyone realizes the engine's in the back. I've had waterboys at drag strips motion me forward until my FRONT tires were in the waterbox... and that was in the Northstar car that was very loud and very obviously a V8.

Whether you pull in or back in just depends on where your tool box is. I'd have to back a Fiero into place to put the engine by the toolbox.

Weponhead · Post by **Weponhead** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:14 pm

i've had a fiero sans drivetrain get a new heart then be lifted back up and teeter a bit afterwards.. never fallen off though. thats dumbtarded