[kwilford]

When I dropped Kat's GT engine last winter while my stands were in use, I just built a temporary "cribbed" stand using 4X4 timbers, and placed a regular (albeit good quality, 3 ton) jack-stand on top. I added three layers of 4X4's, in a "pyramid" shape, so that the bottom was about 14 inches square, and the top was 12 inches off the ground. That gave a total height of up to 27 inches, adjustable by the jack-stand. I made sure that the stands and cribs were VERY level and stable before I got under the car. The GT may be relatively light, but 2000 lbs will kill you a couple of times over. Here's a picture. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND BE VERY CAREFUL!!! There, that's the lawyer stuff out of the way.

For a longer term restoration, I would prefer to build a "dolley" to lift the car on, that allows the body to be "rotisseried" as well as rolled around. The perfect solution would be to have it on a small trailer axle and tires, so it could be towed to the paint shop as well as moved around the garage. There are a few threads here that describe such a beast. Oh, to have unlimited time! And more importantly, unlimited space!!!

HTH