Johnm1

Okay, probably a dumb question, but right now everything I do to my new-to-me 83 SC seems to make me nervous. How long can I safely leave the jack stands under the torsion bar covers and front a-arm mounts? Just want to leave in the air for a little, while I do some serious cleaning under the engine and a couple of other projects during the next week that require waiting on parts. Thanks.

psychoideas

Pretty much for ever?
Can't see how it could hurt, just unloading the torsion bars for a while.

Ed Hughes

What Frank said- you will be fine. You do want to take a couple of wheels off, and put them under the car as a safety precaution.

theiceman

i would say there is definitely a limitation to worry about. in about a hundred years those stands are going to rust away

T930

until the jack stands rust out

bcgreen

How are you going to clean underneath? What products are you going to use?
Sounds like a real dirty job, and know this will take a while. I am thinking I might do the same, just a little bit at a time, so that the whole garage doesn't look like a big mess....keeping it at a manageable level.

Johnm1

Thanks Frank, Ed and Ice. Just been a little crazy paranoid with the new toy. Need to get over the fear of working on it. It's a little rough. The level of grime on the engine is of epic proportions. The grime completely covered the oil cooler lines. Before I started cleaning you couldn't see the oil sender. Needless to say there are a lot of leaks.


There is paint. I thought the inside of the wheel wells were undercoated grey.


The pan of shame.


Actually cleaned the drain plug. Really...



I had dreams of doing all these glamour shots of the car to post...oh well, this is how I introduce the "Sieve". Using some Krud Cutter and White Lightning bicycle chain degreaser.