I just wanted to pass on a frendly warning about working under your
cars. A friend of ours was just crushed to death on Tuesday when his
Corvette fell while he working underneath.
I still haven't heard any details as to what caused the car to fall, but
this guy was a well respected member of the Local and National Corvette
community. He was a guy like us and working on his cars was his passion.
Please exercise safety when using jackstands! I don't know the best
advice for working under your cars, but if you think you shouldn't crawl
under it...Dont! I have a couple of old stands that are much larger than
the ones you can buy at the local parts stores. They have a very broad
base and seem to be very sturdy with a car on them. Some of these newer
stands I see just seem flimsy and unstable.
These terrible things do happen and I'd hate to see it happen to one of
us! - Ian
-- Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org> '61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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