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DPJ
20-03-2005, 20:13
Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for ANYTHING you do! You should not copy anything I do. It could be dangerous. You could trip with a power tool and drill a hole in your face. A splinter from a piece of wood could turn sceptic and you could die. Bits of metal are sharp and could pierce your heart. Wood is a natural material but was never grown to support the weight of a car. You have no way of knowing its strength properties (unless you are an expert like me). Don't do it. Take it to a garage etc etc etc. (For the full version of this disclaimer, please send an SAE with £10.00 of stamps - it is very heavy.) ;)

My car has no jacking points and there is now no way of using the original jack. The skirts are too low to get a trolley jack underneath............ :censored:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/DPJ/Leon%20Lifter/P1010042.jpg

After pondering the problem for a while, I dreamed up the Mk1 LeonLifter TM. :idea:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/DPJ/Leon%20Lifter/P1010039.jpg
This features:

blocks of wood to drive onto, thereby raising the car
spaced blocks, allowing the tyre to be positioned in a dip where it will not run off
a platform for the wheel to drive onto before it mounts the blocks
an anti slip bottom surface (carpet)
metal strapping to hold the blocks in place (so avoiding any screws pointing upwards that could pierce a tyre in the event of woodblock failure
one duck operation.

The key feature of the Mk1 LeonLifter TM is that the device cannot easily move away from the wheel when the car mounts because of the platform and anti-slip device.(carpet).

A taller block of wood can be slotted between the fixed two pieces in order to get more height (in the event of puncture).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/DPJ/Leon%20Lifter/P1010040.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/DPJ/Leon%20Lifter/P1010043.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/DPJ/Leon%20Lifter/P1010045.jpg

I found that once the front was jacked up and axle stands put in place, there was sufficient clearance to get the trolley jack in at the rear end of the skirt.

The version show above is the CupraR version of the Mk1 LeonLifter TM, the Cupra version has unplaned wood and a bedroom quality anti-slip device (carpet). I am working on a diesel version that will have a rubber mat as an anti-slip device. :D
m0rk
20-03-2005, 20:20
The version show above is the CupraR version of the Mk1 LeonLifter TM, the Cupra version has unplaned wood and a bedroom quality anti-slip device (carpet). I am working on a diesel version that will have a rubber mat as an anti-slip device. :D

LOL

Top idea - I admit to lifting the car up a tad on the flexi jack, just to get the trolley jack under - but that's a cool idea
andycupra
20-03-2005, 20:23
ive got some railway sleepers!

can come in very handy!
grant@westec.uk
20-03-2005, 21:22
lol top work mate! :thumbup:
F2 Stu
20-03-2005, 21:33
Haha :)

A few lumps of 4x2 works well enough for me, cant see the need for the carpet tho thw weight of the car stops it going anywhere.
DPJ
21-03-2005, 00:19
Haha :)

A few lumps of 4x2 works well enough for me, cant see the need for the carpet tho thw weight of the car stops it going anywhere.

I've often found in the past that ramps and bricks got 'spat out' by the wheel unless you got a mate to hold them in place. I was trying to come up with something that would work 'single handed.'

I spent at least a minute stapling the carpet to the board!
DPJ
21-03-2005, 09:41
Hot on the heels of the Mk1 LeonLifter TM, (picture below)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/DPJ/Leon%20Lifter/P1010039.jpg

I am please to announce the Mk2 professional model. This will be manufactured from stainless steel to close engineering tolerances. The carpet will be replaced by tread from Pirelli P Zeros and the main key feature of the model will be a hook on one end.

This hook will allow the tool to be hung up in the workshop where it will remain shiny and unused.
sjtscott
21-03-2005, 12:03
Interesting.. prompts the following question.. what happends if/when you have a puncture and you're not at home how do you jack the car to fit the spare???
edc
21-03-2005, 12:05
You crawl up a kerb or call recovery?
ScottyP
21-03-2005, 12:19
or a can of tyre inflate/weld?
DPJ
21-03-2005, 12:25
or a can of tyre inflate/weld?

Correct!
edc
21-03-2005, 12:27
But if you get a puncture your tyre will be flat ....
DPJ
21-03-2005, 12:30
But if you get a puncture your tyre will be flat ....

Tyre weld - If that's no good - call recovery - offer them use of the LeonLifter in the boot.
old 'uns
21-03-2005, 23:33
that is a truly remarkable piece of british engineering, fred would be proud!
to achieve similar effect all i do is press button twice to lift car then put jacks underneath.

OOPS! forgot! mines a C5. ha ha
CupraR-Rog
21-03-2005, 23:38
Oh the joys of hydraulic suspension...

...does it still need major work every 100k though? I know the older Citroen systems needed re-gassing as a minimum then, normally needing new spheres...
old 'uns
21-03-2005, 23:47
5 yearly apparently? due to go in for 100k service- cam belt aagh! citroen dealer for peace of mind quoted £550 for belt & full service, still debating.
but bought car with FSH soooo... will prob splash out.
car will be 3 yrs old May
DPJ
22-03-2005, 09:09
that is a truly remarkable piece of british engineering, fred would be proud!
to achieve similar effect all i do is press button twice to lift car then put jacks underneath.

OOPS! forgot! mines a C5. ha ha

Oooh - they haven't advanced a lot since the DS! - that could be driven on three wheels!

The DS - probably the most significant car ever built!
nick radwell
01-09-2005, 18:50
hey djp u got the same prob as me cos i have the same skirts (as i found out yest when trying to jack the car) tried everyway to get the supplied jack to work but no amount of swearing would work! reversed onto kerb to get better look underneath but i came to the conclusion that i need some way of lifting it up incase of a puncture!! u seem to have anwsered this lol !! no seriously im getting a low profile trolley jack (if i can find 1) and scrapping the old 1 but where are there other decent jacking points to raise the beast on???? WARNING TO ALL THOSE WHO FIT AFTERMARKET SKIRTS !! tho i could just scrap jack spare wheel altogether and get a quality boot build and a can of tyre sealant!!!! ha ha!
WeeJase
01-09-2005, 19:01
good idea.me and someone who shall remain namless(m0rk),put my car onto a block of 4x2,jack up the cordie,fitted my suspension ,then dropped it back down.....ONTO THE DRIVE :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ,que one side skirts exiting stage left :censored: :censored: :censored:
stuart_hatch
01-09-2005, 20:15
Driving onto a kerb wont help, i found on my 100mm down polo that when i had a punture, pinching two bricks from a near by garden and driving onto them did the trick :D
F2 Stu
01-09-2005, 21:03
good idea.me and someone who shall remain namless(m0rk),put my car onto a block of 4x2,jack up the cordie,fitted my suspension ,then dropped it back down.....ONTO THE DRIVE :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ,que one side skirts exiting stage left :censored: :censored: :censored:

Never let him put a number plate on neither :roflmao:
WeeJase
01-09-2005, 21:07
pray tell
m0rk
01-09-2005, 21:25
last time I do either of you two ***** a favour then
F2 Stu
01-09-2005, 21:30
Was that spelt with a C & a T? :bleh:
WeeJase
01-09-2005, 21:34
last time I do either of you two ***** a favour then
you were just returning the favour for me not doing up your wheel nuts on the ibiza :redface:
" theres a knocking noise on the front left" :clap: