[Rovernet] Is this jacked-up???

[Gordon Reddy]

Can you share the pictures?
Cheers,
Gord

On Fri, 7 Oct 2022 at 13:33, geffandjulie--- via Rovernet <
rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:

> I can top that unpleasant Rover kerfuffle: I restored my P6B whilst
> stationed at Barksdale AFB, LA.  Like all DoD bases, we had the Auto!!
> Hobby shop, and my Saturdays were there, a few blocks from my French
> Colonial style base house. I anted to replace the springs, and the book
> said: "Enroll 3-4 of your mates to lean on the front to compress the
> springs, insert the retainers, and remove the now-compressed springs...." I
> found 3 gullible guys at the shop, they leaned on it...and the entire car
> tipped off the jackstands onto the ground!!  I have a photo of it
> reclining, forlornly, there. Since Flexibility is the Key to Airpower, one
> of the shop regulars said I will bring a fork lift from the flight line. He
> did, and lifted the hapless, lightweight car (no engine or trans) back onto
> more steady jackstands. I have photo proof of this automotive peccadillo!
> Injuries only to ego, 1, mine.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rovernet <rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org> On Behalf Of Michael
> Pellow via Rovernet
> Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 2:35 AM
> To: Lance La Certe via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> Cc: Michael Pellow <mp349 at xtra.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [Rovernet] Is this jacked-up???
>
> The one shown on ebay is for an SD1 it mounts on square slots directly
> under the rear bumper at corners end by the mounts and in front ,about a
> foot in from from the edge  they are very scary as the car is quite
> unstable unless it  is on a  dead flat surface. the other wheels need to be
> securely chocked .
> once my other rear wheel slipped sideways and the jack twisted letting the
> car drop
>
> On 29/09/2022 11:04 am, Lance La Certe via Rovernet wrote:
> > Yup, exactly what I thought
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> > *From:* Rovernet <rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org> on behalf of Vern
> > Inkspot via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2022 4:02 PM
> > *To:* Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> > *Cc:* Vern Inkspot <vern at inkspotco.com>
> > *Subject:* Re: [Rovernet] Is this jacked-up???
> > It’s not a P6 jack. It does look a lot like a SD1 jack.
> >
> > Yours
> > Vern
> >
> >> On Sep 28, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Peter King via Rovernet
> >> <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Lance,
> >>
> >> I can’t confirm if Rover changed the jack at some point, but this is
> >> mine from 1964, round lifting arm, quite different crank with wooden
> >> handle.
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >> <0591D3F5-7B88-40DC-B5FC-A7A25359A6BD.jpeg><7872EC96-186D-43F8-9669-0
> >> D55A108E663.jpeg><AC0F2EC4-A1C5-4E7D-9837-429E52936772.jpeg>
> >> <pkco_k.png>
> >>
> >>
> >> Peter King + Company
> >> 10 Derby Square
> >> Suite N2
> >> Salem, MA 01970
> >> Office: 617-292-7877 x302
> >> Mobile: 617-943-3018
> >> https://www.king-co.com <https://www.king-co.com/>
> >>
> >>> On Sep 28, 2022, at 5:48 PM, Lance La Certe via Rovernet
> >>> <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Would appreciate some confirmation.  I've never seen a P6 jack like
> >>> this and wonder if this was indeed a real, OEM unit.  The reason I'm
> >>> asking is that the lifting 'arm' is rectangular and I've never seen
> >>> a
> >>> P6 with anything but circular jacking holes (especially because the
> >>> rubber bungs in the rocker panel are also round).
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts????
> >>>
> >>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/325272114140?hash=item4bbbba93dc:g:GQAAAOSw
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Lance
> >>>
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