Crap this sucks.....

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

[69rtse4spd]

That really dose suck, hope it was not your car, or a friends. Do you know what happened, did arm fail, or was the guy wrenching on it hard with out support stands under it. Hopefully no one was hurt.

[69bronzeT5]

DOH!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

That really dose suck, hope it was not your car, or a friends. Do you know what happened, did arm fail, or was the guy wrenching on it hard with out support stands under it. Hopefully no one was hurt.

Posted on another board....heres the story in a nutshell

Apparently the lift broke while the guy was in the house. He came to see what the noise was and found this.

[68X426]

Even at a 90 degree angle, it's still a Chevy.

[Roger 68 charger]

That would make for a bad day!!

[Alaskan_TA]

Easy access to get that valve cover off that way. 

[RallyeMike]

3 more lift attempts and he's got a rotisserie 

[Silver R/T]

that's why I'd rather have a 4 post lift vs 2 post

[NHCharger]

Easy access to get that valve cover off that way. 

Think I'll stick to my jack stands.

[71ChallengeHer]

    

[69bronzeT5]

Posted on another board....heres the story in a nutshell

Apparently the lift broke while the guy was in the house. He came to see what the noise was and found this.

Looks like a GREAT shop!

[DC_1]

I always heard Chevys didn't bounce very well!

[FLG]

Too much torque from that motor 

[PocketThunder]

I wonder if Craftsman Tools has seen this..   whoops!!!

[Todd Wilson]

Oh man that sucks!  Hate to hear about that. Glad he was in the house and not working under it. I bet it was made in China.  Wonder he he can get a lawyer involved in this over piss poor quality problems.


Todd

[200MPH]

well..at least it wasn't a Mopar

[mikesbbody]

Cody got it right!

[tan top]

  good job the guy  was not working on it !!  , looks like a rat motored chebby also  

[MoparManJim]

Easy access to get that valve cover off that way. 

Think I'll stick to my jack stands.

[stripedelete]

Thaaat's gunna leave a mark...

[MoparManJim]

I wonder if Craftsman Tools has seen this..   whoops!!!

Well like ol Waylon once said "even some of the best bands hit's afew clickers at times"  

But tell me, did those cameros come with pass side mirrors?  

[DC_1]

Ok, I'll say it.....That'll buff right out!

[68r/t]

If it was someone on this board  or a mopar that it happened to, this thread would be full of " I feel for you" posts, but since  the "Camaro"  was an outsider it seems the gloves are off.
I feel for the owner, It would be heart breaking no matter what was on the lift.

[Troy]

That would be enough to make me sick - moreso if I happened to be under it at the time. Everyone here should know how much time, effort, money, passion, etc. goes into one of these cars (no matter what the brand) and to see something like that is just painful.

Troy

[Old Moparz]

3 more lift attempts and he's got a rotisserie 

Having a car fall really sucks, but this post was pretty damn funny. 

[41husk]

I agree with Troy, but that pictures does not detour me from wanting a lift

[Old Moparz]

I wonder if Craftsman Tools has seen this..   whoops!!!

I never saw a lift with a Craftsman name before, but I'm sure it's re badged like all Sears' merchandise. I wonder who the manufacturer was? 

[nvrbdn]

i put my lift in and cant figure how i ever managed without it.   

[The70RT]

That would be enough to make me sick - moreso if I happened to be under it at the time. Everyone here should know how much time, effort, money, passion, etc. goes into one of these cars (no matter what the brand) and to see something like that is just painful.

Troy

I hear ya. Even though it is a Chevy who hear wouldn't take a first gen Camaro if the deal was right  I would take the right one over a first gen or third gen Charger....

[41husk]

I wouldn't go as far as taking a camaro over a first or third gen Charger in the same shape, but thats just me.  I have had several 3rd gens and still have the WannaBee.  I love the look and the way they drive.  I have had a few 1st gens.  Nothing in show shape, but there is not a better designed interior on any classic car

[bakerhillpins]

I wonder if Craftsman Tools has seen this..   whoops!!!

I never saw a lift with a Craftsman name before, but I'm sure it's re badged like all Sears' merchandise. I wonder who the manufacturer was? 

Probably Harbor Freight.     

[TeeWJay426]

I'm with Troy.... that has gotta suck no matter what the ride is that gets dropped. As far as Harbor Freight, see the Sears comment.... they just market whatever junk they rebadge as well. And a Camaro over a first or third gen Charger? What the hell you smokin', 70RT?

[68X426]

Help, I've fallen and can't get up.

And now 70RT wants to love me. 

[Highbanked Hauler]

   "They" tell you to drop the lift on the safety dogs before you do anything under the car. If the cable became disconnected for some reason and the weight of the car wasn't supported on the stops I could see  that  happening unfortunately.  Some people here seem to feel its funny when it happens to the other guy and thats sad. 

[GPULLER]

I hear ya. Even though it is a Chevy who hear wouldn't take a first gen Camaro if the deal was right  I would take the right one over a first gen or third gen Charger....

What the fuuuu....

[charger_fan_4ever]

That would be enough to make me sick - moreso if I happened to be under it at the time. Everyone here should know how much time, effort, money, passion, etc. goes into one of these cars (no matter what the brand) and to see something like that is just painful.

Troy

I hear ya. Even though it is a Chevy who hear wouldn't take a first gen Camaro if the deal was right   I would take the right one over a first gen or third gen Charger....

I dunno if its cause we have the same car that we think alike 70RT but,
I'd take a 67 camaro hugger orange slight rake in the back with some 28 inch tall drag radials on weld draglites with a blower out the hood.

[DC_1]

Some people here seem to feel its funny when it happens to the other guy and thats sad. 

I think the jokes are in good fun. I don't think anyone here is really happy about a situation like this happening to someone, regardless of the brand. It's kinda like watching a guy get kicked in the nuts, makes you cringe and feel that phantom pain for a second but you can't help but crack a joke about it.

Btw, I don't think if that was a Mopar on it's side that the Ford and Chevy forums would be talking about sending flowers!

[rt green]

is that pic for real? car looks alittle too big for the pic. the hoist legs look to in an odd position for the way its sitting. should be more damage on the pass side. or is it just me?   

[68X426]

rt green: Are you suggesting that, having slid off, it should have bounced around on the tires, like a ping pong ball? Thus more damage? Just wondering.

Highbanked Hauler: since no one got hurt (big assumption but reasonable), and it's all fixable, and the guy should have insurance (again I assume), and he might even have a lawyer and a case here (assuming), yeah I think it's ok to see the lighter side of it all. Life's just too short to take everything seriously every minute of the day.

I agree, not funny if there was pain and suffering, but then again the car damaged wasn't life and death. Or else the pic would not have been published had there been a crushed human underneath.

And I've been in some bizarre messes, sometimes my own doing, so I earned the right to laugh a little at the situation (I'm not laughing at the owner, only he gets do that at some future time and place). F 'ing up on my own turf means being able to laugh at other f 'd-up situations.

Thanks for listening. 

[HANDM]

I wonder if it came down fast or kinda lazily went lopsided and then eventually fell And yeah, wouldn't there be some sort of locking mechanism that would prevent that very thing from happening??

[Troy]

I'd say it came down fast. If the arm(s) snapped (or didn't lock) the car would drop quickly on one side, fall sideways and, once in freefall, would likely be rotating around its center of gravity (counterclockwise in the picture). If it came down slowly the car would tilt until the angle was too great and then slide sideways towards the low side post pulling the high side off the other arm(s). At this point it would probably then drop flat. Just a guess of course...

Yes, there's supposed to be a lock/safeguard but they sometimes break or don't engage fully.

Troy

[rt green]

i don't know, it just looked photoshopped to me. lets hope so.

[nvrbdn]

the car landed so flat on the side that it didnt even dent or damage the hood but must have taken the windshield off?? im looking but cant see a windshield post or nothing that would be part of a top of the car. wouldnt we be able to see something??

[rattlehead_74]

That is a bad deal ...i wonder if one of the hydraulic lines failed ,and as was mentioned earlier the lock dogs werent engaged ..thus causing the car to fall....either way ...bad deal...


As far as (cheapo lifts)Im guilty ...i bought one ... ATLAS pro #9000 two post ,,It was 1800 bucks (not cheap to me lol) but i do the regular maintanance.and check everything out once every week ...its served me well so far!! Ive lifted my charger (of course) ...the old ford heavy half ton and my brothers 79 bronco (heavy!) without incedent but again once a week ill check nuts/bolts/welds/cables/lift arms etc...just because it was the cheaper brand ..they are very nice to have ...but they can kill ...your car...or worse yet yourself!!!  


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,69766.0.html

[rav440]

i don't know, it just looked photoshopped to me. lets hope so.

it looks photoshopped to me too . just dosent look like enough oe any at all damage to me 

[Highbanked Hauler]

rt green: Are you suggesting that, having slid off, it should have bounced around on the tires, like a ping pong ball? Thus more damage? Just wondering.

Highbanked Hauler: since no one got hurt (big assumption but reasonable), and it's all fixable, and the guy should have insurance (again I assume), and he might even have a lawyer and a case here (assuming), yeah I think it's ok to see the lighter side of it all. Life's just too short to take everything seriously every minute of the day.

I agree, not funny if there was pain and suffering, but then again the car damaged wasn't life and death. Or else the pic would not have been published had there been a crushed human underneath.

And I've been in some bizarre messes, sometimes my own doing, so I earned the right to laugh a little at the situation (I'm not laughing at the owner, only he gets do that at some future time and place). F 'ing up on my own turf means being able to laugh at other f 'd-up situations.

Thanks for listening. 

    My reason to come down a little heavy comes from wrecking my 500 returning from Carlisle in the second time out with the car. I didn't have collision on the car because the last accident I had was in 1975 and I had just finished the car, wrecked and no money to fix it so my ass was real sore because  someone else was wrecking ahead of me and I got caught up in it and hate to see someone else that could be in the same situation, thats all.

[A383Wing]

I can see the other yellow arm on the ground just at the end of the hood at the rear...

I feel for the guy...yea...it fun to joke...but seriously, I think I would die if it happened to me...

[The70RT]

I figured I would get a rise out of you guys  No I wouldn't take a Camaro over a Charger.......well maybe one over  a 75 and up Charger  ............. Yeah it looks like there should be more damage. You would think the front corner would have hit first.

[68X426]

hate to see someone else that could be in the same situation, thats all.

I get it, nothing personal, we're cool. 

[PocketThunder]

I ran this picture by my friend at work who is a professional photographer on the side and he said it looks real to him all day long.  And you can see above the passenger side headlight where the fender trim is bent down into the light.  Its not straight across like the drivers side.   

[rt green]

well i guess thats that. too bad for the guy.

[bull]

The engine could be fubar too depending on how much crap worked its way from the pan to the top end. I see a valve cover and gasket on the floor; I wonder how long before he had a pool of oil.

This really sucks. If I were rich I'd own one of those Camaros and a Chevelle from that era too; nice looking cars IMO. If it were a 82 Chevette I'd be ok with it.

[The70RT]

I can't imagine why the valve cover is off. It looks like you would turn it over to work on it. Falling like that shouldn't affect the engine.

[Highbanked Hauler]

 In 87 I was working at an Olds dealer and the setup kid had the same thing happen to an  ordered Olds 442.  I ended up repairing the car and replaced all the sheet metal except the left side.  The customer reordered the same exact car and wanted to see them both together so they knew they didn't get stuck with the wreck. The dealers son drove the car for a couple of years after so I know there were no complaints about what I did to it.

[Aero426]

It's real.  When it happened, there were photos of the right side damage once the car was righted.     Happened some time ago, maybe a year or two. 

[Tilar]

Man that sucks and it's an SS to boot. That looks like a big block valve cover too. What a shame.

[MoparManJim]

Is there any more photos maybe showing what the side damage looks like now? 

[472 R/T SE]

[472 R/T SE]

Other instances:

[472 R/T SE]

In the future when I finally get a lift it'll most likely be a Challenger lift.  That's what my buddy had/has.

[bull]

I can't imagine why the valve cover is off. It looks like you would turn it over to work on it. Falling like that shouldn't affect the engine.

Well, like I said, you don't want the junk that usually collects in the pan (the stuff the pickup screen leaves behind) to migrate to the top end. Let's just say it's best that everything stays upright.

[69bronzeT5]

Hey Mike....whatever happened with your friend's garage and cars?