2"body lift at the weekend

[elty001]

a few more pics of the lift in progress
removed all body mountings and lifted one side at a time.
I put the trolley jack under the sill with a 2' long timber to spread the weight.



first block in place


shiney new nuts and bolts



all blocks and nuts and bolts fitted.just the bumpers left.
front was straight forward enough I just made a bracket with 50mm hole centres and bolted it on.


back one was a bit more involved.i cut the mount off and re welded it back on 50mm lower to lift up the bumper.


tacked it on first and did a trial fit.fit ok so I welded it up.

I put a little infil just to give it a bit more strength.
next a bit of cleaning and undersealing around the back end before I re fitted the bumper.also painted the brackets on the bumper where they had been re welded.

bumper back on

job done:thumbs

a big thanks to steve for coming over and helping me out :thumb2

 

[exosteve]

naahh! I didn't do nowt apart from stuff my face with bbq fodder

 

[elty001]

naahh! I didn't do nowt apart from stuff my face with bbq fodder

:lol:lol:lol:lol
I think that was the most challenging part of the day.starting again after stuffing my face:lol:lol:lol

all jet washed off and ready for some underseal at the end of the week:thumbs

 

[makeitfit]

Hey hey, welcome to the lifted club
Couldn't help noticing your front N/S body mount surround is on the way out
I'd get that welded up quick sharp :thumbs
Also keep an eye on those rear quarters, where the back body mount is. It's a bit rusty round there and is a collection point inside for all sorts of body holes to let water get to. Once there it's nowhere to go except cause mischief and rust
All the rubber trims that go through the body can let water in, esp the back door ones. Worth taking them off and sealing them before refitting the rubbers.
I thought about drilling a drain hole in mine but just cut them off in the end :lol
Good work mate , looks the biz now :thumb2

 

[R1cho]

looking good

 

[Banshee]

Very nice mate!!!!!

I've been eager to see some pictures of this being done for a while.

 

[ste68blue]

Looks great, well done on the lift.

 

[elty001]

It is quite straight forward enough to do when things play ball.
As long as you have got all the tools you need in case a bolt does shear off its plain sailing :thumbs

 

[Sweety]

It looks great:thumbs what size tyres are you going to be fitting :augie

 

[exosteve]

looks friggin awsome:thumbs.
were tackling the rust which scares me on good friday
hopin to get a bit done on mine too over the long weekend

have you got in it yet mate? its a noticeable leap aint it:lol
my front needs tweeking an inch to make it less wedge shape.

cant wait go wales this will deffinatly be the highlight of my year unless I roll it in happy vally:lol

 

[exosteve]

looks friggin awsome:thumbs.
were tackling the rust which scares me on good friday
hopin to get a bit done on mine too over the long weekend

have you got in it yet mate? its a noticeable leap aint it:lol
my front needs tweeking an inch to make it less wedge shape.

cant wait go wales this will deffinatly be the highlight of my year unless I roll it in happy vally:lol

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Looks Very Good....

I think I will drill a hole on each of the middle domes and spray a load of penetrating oil on the top of the thread before I start this, and do the same for the rear ones.

Why didn't you do the front bumper the same as you did the rear one, e.g, lower the mountings by 2"?

My only concern with the front ones, is there is nothing to stop them pushing back, would it not be worth putting a Diagonal bar from the front top bolt, to the bottom rear bolts, just to hold it all square, should it get a nudge.

 

[elty001]

Looks Very Good....

I think I will drill a hole on each of the middle domes and spray a load of penetrating oil on the top of the thread before I start this, and do the same for the rear ones.

Why didn't you do the front bumper the same as you did the rear one, e.g, lower the mountings by 2"?

My only concern with the front ones, is there is nothing to stop them pushing back, would it not be worth putting a Diagonal bar from the front top bolt, to the bottom rear bolts, just to hold it all square, should it get a nudge.

im going to look at the front bumper when I have a bit more time.
needed the car back on the road and this was the quickest option for now.
the front bumper brackets are a funny shape and need a bit more time and thought.
my original plan was to re drill them higher up but when the body is lifted access to the top bolt is restricted as the hole which you get at the bolt through on the body is 50mm higher up so you cant get in there with a socket.
need to re drill the bolt access hole then re drill the bumper.
also going to weld the little extension brackets onto the bumper as the drivers side one is awkward to get a spanner behind.
I need to take the front bumper off to get the rust sorted behind it so I will do it then.

 

[elty001]

It looks great:thumbs what size tyres are you going to be fitting :augie

when funds allow I will be fitting 33" tyres but need to get the beefed up streeing draglink from mr makeitfit sorted before thst.

 

[exosteve]

when funds allow I will be fitting 33" tyres but need to get the beefed up streeing draglink from mr makeitfit sorted before thst.

we need beefed up dragg link templates please.

 

[Fez_uk]

we need beefed up dragg link templates please.

There isn't really any templates that can be done for it :nenau

 

[jims-terrano]

Well done, wish I was that brave. One question tho besides the obvious insurance costs does it stress the actual vehicle body once lifted.

 

[makeitfit]

does it stress the actual vehicle body once lifted.

As long as all bolts are tightened down equally and proper size spacers have been used (as here) then NO.
There's no difference to how it is already, just 50mm higher :thumbs

 

[Sweety]

Well done, wish I was that brave. One question tho besides the obvious insurance costs does it stress the actual vehicle body once lifted.

There will prob be a very slight increase in stress at the mounting points if you were to get technical but in the real world as long as the floor around the mounting points is still in sound condition the body isn't going to roll off the chassis on the first bend

 

[jims-terrano]

And how much do they bump up the insurance?