Comments on: Eastwood’s Tilt-A-Car http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:49:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Glove Winner: A DIY Car Tilter http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-127915 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:45:20 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-127915 [...] Many of us questioned the utility of Eastwood’s Tilt-A-Car when we wrote about it, but TM reader and photo pool member fabridan43 gives the concept the ultimate Toolmonger thumbs-up: he made his own. [...] […] Many of us questioned the utility of Eastwood’s Tilt-A-Car when we wrote about it, but TM reader and photo pool member fabridan43 gives the concept the ultimate Toolmonger thumbs-up: he made his own. […]

]]> by: Jayjman1234 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-123377 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:33:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-123377 "Ray Says: September 7th, 2007 at 7:57 pm Ok, great, lets see, drained engine oil…check, drained trans fluid…check, drained 20 gal of gasoline…check, emptied brake master cylinder…check, drained radiator…check, drained power steering pump…check, removed battery…check, took coffee out of cup holder…check, removed tires…check, attached crazy death rig to my car…check, alrighty lets flip over that car and replace that muffler!" Thats exactly what I was thinking?!? Sounds like a lot of wasted time just to get under the car... get a used lift. Its cheap.. and you dont have to worry so much about the car... its an interesting idea, just not practical. “Ray Says:
September 7th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Ok, great, lets see, drained engine oil…check, drained trans fluid…check, drained 20 gal of gasoline…check, emptied brake master cylinder…check, drained radiator…check, drained power steering pump…check, removed battery…check, took coffee out of cup holder…check, removed tires…check, attached crazy death rig to my car…check, alrighty lets flip over that car and replace that muffler!”

Thats exactly what I was thinking?!? Sounds like a lot of wasted time just to get under the car… get a used lift. Its cheap.. and you dont have to worry so much about the car… its an interesting idea, just not practical.

]]> by: Mic Finnie http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-122877 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:51:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-122877 I know from experience that if you ever just need to pressure wash the bottom of a car that a 4 post lift would work just fine, but you get soaked and you end up being filthy dirty. I am anxious to try to use one of these in my detail business. I know from experience that if you ever just need to pressure wash the bottom of a car that a 4 post lift would work just fine, but you get soaked and you end up being filthy dirty. I am anxious to try to use one of these in my detail business.

]]> by: Mike lee http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-118902 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:10:44 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-118902 I think it would be good when you are restoring a car. When there is no engine, trans, and fluids in the car. The money this thing costs, you would be better off buying a lift. I think it would be good when you are restoring a car. When there is no engine, trans, and fluids in the car. The money this thing costs, you would be better off buying a lift.

]]> by: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Toolmonger’s Top 5: The Week In Tools http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-118372 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:48:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-118372 [...] Eastwood’s Tilt-A-Car This unique mechanism from Eastwood attaches to your car, allowing you to tilt it sideways to work on the bottom without a lift.  As commenters mention, it’s scary-looking.  But apparently it’s been around for years — and sometimes the right solution for a problem isn’t always the most straightforward, anyway. [...] […] Eastwood’s Tilt-A-Car This unique mechanism from Eastwood attaches to your car, allowing you to tilt it sideways to work on the bottom without a lift.  As commenters mention, it’s scary-looking.  But apparently it’s been around for years — and sometimes the right solution for a problem isn’t always the most straightforward, anyway. […]

]]> by: Bryan Brown http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-117904 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:05:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-117904 I would like the echo Podreczy's sentiments. That's just not natural. Plus I can already hear my 2 daughters with the constant "Daddy flip the car up on its ear!" I would like the echo Podreczy’s sentiments. That’s just not natural.

Plus I can already hear my 2 daughters with the constant “Daddy flip the car up on its ear!”

]]> by: press » Blog Archive » Podręczny Podnośnik http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-116214 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:22:44 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-116214 [...] Jeżeli lubisz dłubać przy samochodzie, motorze czy też innej maszynie która posiada zespoły mechaniczne a do tej pory ograniczał Cię dostęp do swojego „cuda” od teraz możesz zapomnieć o problemie. Ten gadżet jest tani, skuteczny i nie zagraca Twojego garażu. Oto przyrząd, która potrafi unieść auto i obrócić o 90 stopni. Podnośnik jest w pełni automatyczny i bardzo prosty w instalacji. Urządzenie mocuje się do obręczy na bocznych kołach już po zdjęciu felg. Gadżet potrafi unieść auta o ciężkości do 6,800 funtów. Jak informuje producent, przed podniesieniem auta, pojazd musi zostać opróżniony z płynów (benzyna, olej, płyn chłodnicy ect). Gadżet kosztuje 1,4000 dolarów. Źródło: toolmonger.com (http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/) Related PostsCHIP samsung SCX 4720 i inne 3560 4520 + tonerCena obecna: 15,00 zł, Data wystawienia: 2007-23-07 16:40:17 Original post by Ludwik Krakowiak and …CHIP samsung 2150, 2550, 3560, SCX 4200 + TonerCena obecna: 15,00 zł, Data wystawienia: 2007-23-07 16:40:17 Original post by Ludwik Krakowiak and […] [...] […] Jeżeli lubisz dłubać przy samochodzie, motorze czy też innej maszynie która posiada zespoły mechaniczne a do tej pory ograniczał Cię dostęp do swojego „cuda” od teraz możesz zapomnieć o problemie. Ten gadżet jest tani, skuteczny i nie zagraca Twojego garażu. Oto przyrząd, która potrafi unieść auto i obrócić o 90 stopni. Podnośnik jest w pełni automatyczny i bardzo prosty w instalacji. Urządzenie mocuje się do obręczy na bocznych kołach już po zdjęciu felg. Gadżet potrafi unieść auta o ciężkości do 6,800 funtów. Jak informuje producent, przed podniesieniem auta, pojazd musi zostać opróżniony z płynów (benzyna, olej, płyn chłodnicy ect). Gadżet kosztuje 1,4000 dolarów. Źródło: toolmonger.com (http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/) Related PostsCHIP samsung SCX 4720 i inne 3560 4520 + tonerCena obecna: 15,00 zł, Data wystawienia: 2007-23-07 16:40:17 Original post by Ludwik Krakowiak and …CHIP samsung 2150, 2550, 3560, SCX 4200 + TonerCena obecna: 15,00 zł, Data wystawienia: 2007-23-07 16:40:17 Original post by Ludwik Krakowiak and […] […]

]]> by: Ray http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115831 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:31:22 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115831 Adam, I do agree that this thing could be useful for certain specific tasks. In fact for underbody welding it might be nicer than a lift because molten metal would not be dripping down your shirt collar as you weld. My sarcasm was directed at the thought of using this a general service lift replacement, which is the way the post sort of presents it. Adam,
I do agree that this thing could be useful for certain specific tasks. In fact for underbody welding it might be nicer than a lift because molten metal would not be dripping down your shirt collar as you weld. My sarcasm was directed at the thought of using this a general service lift replacement, which is the way the post sort of presents it.

]]> by: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115713 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:44:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115713 On second thought, I suppose that this option would be more attractive to someone who is restoring a car. Using this machine on a car that it basically a frame and body makes a little more sense... On second thought, I suppose that this option would be more attractive to someone who is restoring a car. Using this machine on a car that it basically a frame and body makes a little more sense…

]]> by: Brau http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115648 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:16:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115648 Needing to fabricate some custom cooling lines, I recently devised a method of doing the same thing with my car and I absolutely loved it! It is much easier to work this way than always having your hands over your head and craning your neck upward. If you have back trouble, this is a lifesaver. Any vehicle worth its salt will never have any problem with the weight bearing on two wheels. I would buy one of these any day over a 4-poster, with the caveat that a 4-poster can be used to double storage in a garage. Needing to fabricate some custom cooling lines, I recently devised a method of doing the same thing with my car and I absolutely loved it! It is much easier to work this way than always having your hands over your head and craning your neck upward. If you have back trouble, this is a lifesaver. Any vehicle worth its salt will never have any problem with the weight bearing on two wheels. I would buy one of these any day over a 4-poster, with the caveat that a 4-poster can be used to double storage in a garage.

]]> by: Adam http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115115 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:16:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115115 I have a friend who works on everything from 69 Cameros to late-model 4-door sedans. He's used something like this for several years and really seems to like it. I don't know if he puts the old heavy Cameros on there, but it's had everything from sedans to my old toyota pickup on it, to great effect. I don't know if i'd use it for replacing a muffler, <b>Ray</b>, but for sandblasting rust off of frameworks and underbodies it works a treat! I have a friend who works on everything from 69 Cameros to late-model 4-door sedans. He’s used something like this for several years and really seems to like it. I don’t know if he puts the old heavy Cameros on there, but it’s had everything from sedans to my old toyota pickup on it, to great effect.

I don’t know if i’d use it for replacing a muffler, Ray, but for sandblasting rust off of frameworks and underbodies it works a treat!

]]> by: Ray http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115111 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:57:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115111 Ok, great, lets see, drained engine oil...check, drained trans fluid...check, drained 20 gal of gasoline...check, emptied brake master cylinder...check, drained radiator...check, drained power steering pump...check, removed battery...check, took coffee out of cup holder...check, removed tires...check, attached crazy death rig to my car...check, alrighty lets flip over that car and replace that muffler! :) Ok, great, lets see, drained engine oil…check, drained trans fluid…check, drained 20 gal of gasoline…check, emptied brake master cylinder…check, drained radiator…check, drained power steering pump…check, removed battery…check, took coffee out of cup holder…check, removed tires…check, attached crazy death rig to my car…check, alrighty lets flip over that car and replace that muffler! :)

]]> by: Mike http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115039 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:28:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115039 No room for lifts and double decker buses. Oh the irony.. No room for lifts and double decker buses. Oh the irony..

]]> by: Fred http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115032 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:05:54 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115032 With a few tweaks, this would be a cool space saving way to store cars like record albums if you had as many cars as record albums. With a few tweaks, this would be a cool space saving way to store cars like record albums if you had as many cars as record albums.

]]> by: rasaustin http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115002 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:30:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-115002 I'd be worried about what kind of stress the wheel bearings are having to endure, what with having to bear the entire weight of the car at that weird angle. I’d be worried about what kind of stress the wheel bearings are having to endure, what with having to bear the entire weight of the car at that weird angle.

]]> by: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114989 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:29:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114989 What happens to all the fluids when the car is tilted? This whole contraption bothers me.... What happens to all the fluids when the car is tilted? This whole contraption bothers me….

]]> by: SlowJoeCrow http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114974 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:16:05 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114974 Rigs like this are pretty common in England, where space for a lift is rare. This gives way better access to the underbody for rust repairs and repainting than jacks. Rigs like this are pretty common in England, where space for a lift is rare. This gives way better access to the underbody for rust repairs and repainting than jacks.

]]> by: Nordmann http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114967 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:00:26 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114967 That would just scare the bejevious out of me to work with that lift. I think Chuck and Sean should get and tell us how it works. That would just scare the bejevious out of me to work with that lift.

I think Chuck and Sean should get and tell us how it works.

]]> by: dculberson http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114957 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:36:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114957 Hey, I figured out why this is so expensive. It's $400 for the materials, labor, and markup, and $1000 for Eastwood's liability insurance premium. Hey, I figured out why this is so expensive. It’s $400 for the materials, labor, and markup, and $1000 for Eastwood’s liability insurance premium.

]]> by: JamesBrauer66 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114949 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:15:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114949 It looks safe to me. I'll bet the metal they bent to make those curves barely stretched out. And that one bolt at the pivot point looks plenty big - its gotta be at least a grade-5. It looks safe to me. I’ll bet the metal they bent to make those curves barely stretched out. And that one bolt at the pivot point looks plenty big - its gotta be at least a grade-5.

]]> by: Chris http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114942 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:06:20 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114942 I still have absolutely no idea how this thing works. And yes, if you're going to drop $1400 on what amounts to a really fancy 2x4 (that appears to still require that you jack up the car at each wheel in order to attach this insane device), why wouldn't you just buy four high-lift hydraulic jacks and bolt them to the floor? I'm pretty sure you could buy four 2,000-lb 36-inch jacks for a grand and a half (which saves you the cost of a large glass of whisky each time you want to use this thing to steady your nerves, as the trackback poster mentioned). cl I still have absolutely no idea how this thing works.

And yes, if you’re going to drop $1400 on what amounts to a really fancy 2×4 (that appears to still require that you jack up the car at each wheel in order to attach this insane device), why wouldn’t you just buy four high-lift hydraulic jacks and bolt them to the floor? I’m pretty sure you could buy four 2,000-lb 36-inch jacks for a grand and a half (which saves you the cost of a large glass of whisky each time you want to use this thing to steady your nerves, as the trackback poster mentioned).

cl

]]> by: Psycho » Blog Archive » Eastwood Tilt-A-Car http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114939 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:57:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114939 [...] Catalog Page [EastwoodCo.com via Toolmonger] [...] […] Catalog Page [EastwoodCo.com via Toolmonger] […]

]]> by: dculberson http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114929 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:24:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/07/eastwoods-tilt-a-car/#comment-114929 Wow. That's just about all I can say. That looks terrifying to work around. It's cheaper than a 4-post lift, but not by much. The cheapest 4-posters I've seen are around $1700, and would be a lot more useful IMHO. I'm not sure a cheap lift would be *less* terrifying to work around, and under, though. It does have the advantage of not needing as much overhead clearance, compared to any type of lift, though. For my money, I'd rather spend the extra on a lift and then get/make a rotisserie for underbody paint/work. Wow. That’s just about all I can say. That looks terrifying to work around. It’s cheaper than a 4-post lift, but not by much. The cheapest 4-posters I’ve seen are around $1700, and would be a lot more useful IMHO. I’m not sure a cheap lift would be *less* terrifying to work around, and under, though.

It does have the advantage of not needing as much overhead clearance, compared to any type of lift, though.

For my money, I’d rather spend the extra on a lift and then get/make a rotisserie for underbody paint/work.

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