"Damn that was a pain!" thread

rp23g7 said
Replacing the heads on my 84 Ram Charger. not the mechanical part, thats pretty straight forward, its just the height of the truck, stock 4x4 suspension, with 35's on it.

Climbing up and down a stool to do all that stuff, or leaning over on your stomach across the fender or radiator.

How do the mechanics at shops do this, working on all the huge trucks these days?

Replacing the flex plate on my 71 Scamp Slant 6, on the garage floor, no leverage to lift the trans back up. A old friend just happened to stop by, "oh sure i can help" A true friend there.

you get a set of steps. im not even trying to be sarcastic. that's how we fixed a fouled plug on a v10 triton ford with 38"ers. you buy a set of steps or you make them. we made a set out of 2" tube steel and some metal caging. they gave you about a good 3' boost. we also built in a workable that rased and lowered with a pipe inside of a pipe with a big ol bolt as the stop.