Last night had a very frightening experience while trying to get my ERA up off the ground X 4 wheels.
I drove the fronts up on steel ramps and it seemed to settle in the cradle well although the tires are a bit wider than the ramps.
When jacking up the rear using a wood block along the frame rail between the aluminum trunk and the fiberglass at the rear of the car with the jack centered (now I know why Cobras have striped down the middle)
When the rear was up pretty good (I know what you are thinking) the car and jack rolled back off the ramps and the car is now in the nose down butt up position (cut it out you guys) on a pair of jack stands that I wish were a little futher back.
No damage, nobody hurt, but wow what a scare. Had my son helping me. Glad to be able to set a good example of safe work for him.
Anyway, I would love to hear from some experienced hands the best way to get the car up high enough and safe enough to crawl around and find a pesky
oil leak.
I have 4 very sturdy jack stands, a pair of apparently too narrow ramps and a pretty good floor jack to work with. The jack will not get the car high enough for the stands in one lift however.
Thanks in advance for any advice as I could use a little help and a lot less drama tonight.
