> I park my TR3 broad side in the back of my garage each winter. I angle it
> into the corner by driving it into the garage, pop the rear end up with a
> floor jack under the differential, swing the floor jack over by one hub (I
> remove the wheel) and push the rear of the car sideways back against the
> wall. It's not quite a single handed job, because the floor pitches down
to
> the door, so we are pushing uphill, but my 110 pound wife is all the help
I
> need. I hope this is clear, 'cause it would be a bear to draw it in ASCII
> art. <smile>
>
That's pretty much been the drill here for the last twelve winters.
> The first time we did it, it took about an hour. Now we knock it out in
> 15-20 minutes.
It takes longer, much longer to move the various and sundry that have
accumulated where just last March the racecar was neatly tucked.
> There is always the debate on whether an IRS diff should be used as a
> lifting point, but this works great on my TR3.
>
I do it, too. The whole GT6 hangs from the diff, leafs springs bolted to
the top. I must have missed that debate.
Thanks,
John Lehman
'68 Triumph GT6
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