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tr6turbo
Dale Knapke
Sidney, Ohio
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08/24/2008 09:44PM

Main British Car:
1972 Triumph TR6 Ford 2300, 4 Cyl Turbo

Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: tr6turbo
Date: August 16, 2014 11:26AM

I bought one of these and it is the best jack I have ever used because of the low clearance and also it has a higher lift height then the other ones.


danmas
Dan Masters
Alcoa, Tennessee
(578 posts)

Registered:
10/28/2007 12:11AM

Main British Car:
1974 MGBGT Ford 302

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Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: danmas
Date: August 16, 2014 12:02PM

I have one too, but it lacks 1/8" of clearance to slip under my crossmember. I guess I could adjust the coil overs to get an additional 1/8" clearance, or drive on a piece of 1/2" plywood first. I do like the high lift.


Jim Stabe
Jim Stabe
San Diego, Ca
(829 posts)

Registered:
02/28/2009 10:01AM

Main British Car:
1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy

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Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: Jim Stabe
Date: August 16, 2014 12:49PM

I love mine also. I have a mark on top right after the start of the angle up so I know how far to push it in and it puts the pad exactly in the right spot. Lifts higher than any other jack I have owned.
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Brownwood
Keith Montague

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01/25/2014 08:08PM

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Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: Brownwood
Date: August 16, 2014 08:52PM

So with new rear springs NOT in the budget, any cheap trick for getting the rear down another inch. Already have a 1 inch lowering block in the back.


TNV8
Abe DeGraaf
TN
(46 posts)

Registered:
10/18/2011 09:48AM

Main British Car:
MGB 1980 Ford 302

Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: TNV8
Date: August 16, 2014 10:01PM

was i reading that right 93 lbs?


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4512 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: August 17, 2014 10:21AM

Yeah, it's not an aluminum floor jack.


Brownwood
Keith Montague

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Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: Brownwood
Date: August 29, 2014 09:43AM

Well I did raise my front end a little and have to admit it did look better where it was originally. I did get the exhaust ground clearance I was looking for so I am going to leave it for now. I expect the car will settle a little once I drive it so I will see if it lowers a bit. I also want to drive over some speed bumps and see how much clearance I really have.

FYI, if you need to raise your MGB front end, I used these Triumph spacers from Goodparts
[www.goodparts.com]

Order the rear spacers and they fit perfectly in the MGB springs and spring pockets. They do raise an MGB more than advertised. I ordered the 1/2 spacer, which raises a Triumph 7/8 and it looks like my front end came up about 1 1/4 to 1 1/5 inch.



Brownwood
Keith Montague

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Re: Started my Huffaker Flares
Posted by: Brownwood
Date: September 24, 2014 08:53AM

With the car now mechanically sorted out and driving, its time to get back to this project. The flares were bonded to the car using West Systems epoxy and pop rivets to hold them in place while the adhesive dries. Then the rivets were ground flush. After that set up for a couple of weeks, I began applying a layer of fiberglass filler to blend the flares to the body.

Here's a few pics of the slow progress:

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