The Great Jacking Point Debate

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:40 am

Spot on Diddler,

Keep your jacking pads and one day they could look like these beauties:

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:39 am

G-Bear - yup you are dead right

ajay - they are easy to make, cut out a square, cut out little squares in the corner, then fold up the edges.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:20 am

I'm sorry but the guys made a nice job of the repairs, I'd leave it as is. Oh it needs the jacking points put back on. Thats a classic case of the zone spending your time and money to appease people.

It didn't take 20 years for the them to fall off. It took more like 10 and they've all been welded and need doing again now!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:25 pm

Paul i take my hat off to your Sir, oh and your autoposy of the jacking point is dead on by the way.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:47 pm

Simon13 wrote:I'm sorry but the guys made a nice job of the repairs, I'd leave it as is. Oh it needs the jacking points put back on. Thats a classic case of the zone spending your time and money to appease people.

It didn't take 20 years for the them to fall off. It took more like 10 and they've all been welded and need doing again now!

I didn't suggest Jim put the pads back on his car, it's a patchwork fest after all.

Why did they go back on yours then Simon?!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:56 pm

boring Barry! - could be a new name?

My car has nothing to do with this tech 1 sport. Chalk and cheese

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:15 pm

Simon13 wrote: boring Barry! - could be a new name?

My car has nothing to do with this tech 1 sport. Chalk and cheese

Who said it did have anything to do with it?

The debate raging right now is about leaving pads on or off. You had the put back on. Why? Answer the question please.

Paul, I'll reply to you when I have more time!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:41 pm

GGGRRRRRRR !!!!

Rusty turds, the lot of them !

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:42 pm

right on que Pete

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:45 pm

Just spat my tea out laughing

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:59 pm

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:01 pm

Sometimes the anal nature of some of the fannies on here does make me laugh. Proper moth balled bellends.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:19 pm

I kept my jacking pads

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:20 pm

i'm flippin welding mine back on asap mate

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:24 pm

I had Matt make these for one of the turds I'm doing, da man got skillzz

it was worth the effort

this is what it used to look like after an "Mot" style repair,

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:24 pm

holy sh!t barry you can't fight the world. Your opinion is like an arsehole and everyones got one right? Your like 33 this has got to stop!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:28 pm

Simon13 wrote:holy ********* barry you can't fight the world. Your opinion is like an arsehole and everyones got one right? Your like 33 this has got to stop!

What the f*ck are you talking about simon?

Tell me im wrong about the pads!

Tell me WHY you kept yours for the 3rd time!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:30 pm

so what ?? some of us come on here to learn, we cant all know it all like you, who cares if someone asks where to drill a hole or what color arches would of been new, we dont all know it all like you, a 5 page thread on a hole- all i did was ask a simple question, whys it so wrong in your book for someone to ask a few questions on a car forum for a bit of help so somethings done right ? this forum has got a bad reputation for new members and the clique mentality of a handful of people, maybe if you same handful stopped pulling any and everyone apart and thinking your gods posting in any and every single thread with the same old shite and wound it in a bit n spent a bit more time in the real world, maybe more new members would post and people may ask more questions, and the zone would be a better place and shed its reputation as being full of c**ks, fact is the same few people on here cause near every single thread to have arguments, its tedious and theres no need for it, its not hard to just not comment in a thread if you have nothing positive to say

but like i said, its a couple of poxy jacking pads underneath a car that 99.999% of people who ever lay eyes on the car will never see, they can easily be put back on, so whats it matter, so have a day off go out in the fresh air and act like your gods of the world who know it all

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:34 pm

^^ This man speaks the truth 100%
Agree with him

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:35 pm

Oi, calm down gents, this is my flippin resto thread, i want to show my grandchildren this when i'm an old turd. Besides if i ever sell the car and say "hey look at this quality resto job which i've documented here on the e30 zone" i don't want a minted buyer to walk away feeling dissapointed there's no factory jacking pads fitted.

anyway, bad news guys. . . . .

just found out this weeks hire car is a

Hyundia i40

now this puts everything into perspective, jacking pads or not, you could be driving an i40 about all week, think yourselves lucky and glad to be alive, fit and well (some of us anyway), there is always someone worse off than yourself and that is me driving a flippin i40

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:59 pm

ok gents, lets look at the facts here, Barry likes factory jacking points, Carl likes it smooth, we've all got our opinions and agree or not, things could much worse . You could be driving a flippin i40 all week !!!!!!!!

BTW, went to the body shop today and saw the cab turd having her engine bay sprayed nice and Calypsoey. mmmm. very nice

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:08 pm

right thanks gents we got the message now. Now fvck off my thread.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:13 pm

Worst Zone Discussion ever!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:32 pm

I was enjoying this resto thread until all the opinions cropped up. Nothing wrong with giving your opinion...BUT an opinion of an opinion...

Can the mods not delete all the bulls**t and keep the thread clean!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:47 pm

These 'jacking pads' are not a place to mount a jack to.
Their sole purpose in life was to enable the bare shell to be mounted to the factory production line.

So to delete them on a re-build eliminates a known rust spot.....

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:30 pm

Due to the FACT these pads cause so much drag on the airflow under the car i decided to out mine.

They fell off actually

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:30 pm

There not even jacking points or pads. The JP's are on the sills. These plates were purely to move the body shell around the factory. the reason they rot out 9/10 is because numpties jack up on them, damage them which then lets water in.

My car still has them and no doubt one day they will need work. Will I replace them??

HELL YEAH!!!! It's all about originality maaaaan.

Grrrrrrrrr!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:32 pm

B7 wrote:There not even jacking points or pads. The JP's are on the sills. These plates were purely to move the body shell around the factory. the reason they rot out 9/10 is because numpties jack up on them, damage them which then lets water in.

My car still has them and no doubt one day they will need work. Will I replace them??

HELL YEAH!!!! It's all about originality maaaaan.

Grrrrrrrrr!

This your cabbie,Trev?

Sorry to let you down,but the factory boxed this area in on cabbies!

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:34 pm

kieran325 wrote:I kept my jacking pads

Any pictures Kieran?

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:41 pm

daimlerman wrote:
bss325i wrote:
daimlerman wrote:These 'jacking pads' are not a place to mount a jack to.
Their sole purpose in life was to enable the bare shell to be mounted to the factory production line.

So to delete them on a re-build eliminates a known rust spot.....
Would you delete the rear arch lips?

Or the rear valence?
No,Barry,I would not,but unlike the 'factory moving pads',I can keep those areas clean with regular washing.

Mods please note,I am NOT attempting to pick a fight with Barry or anyone else!

Lol, Barry's just being a bufty coont. Getting rather excited about people's personal choices.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:44 pm

They are boxed inward towards the chassis rail. I know it cos it's a pain to feed the fuel and brake lines through

.

The boxes are still there Malcolm just not as pronounced. If they are jack up at this point, it will split the seams and let all sorts of wrongness in them.

This is the only shot I can find cropped from a before shot of some work I diid.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:07 pm

Now im worried that i aint got me lifting pads

People do look under cars when they buy them, unfortunately people like myself do not use a big enough screw driver to poke about.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:29 pm

spook wrote:Now im worried that i aint got me lifting pads People do look under cars when they buy them, unfortunately people like myself do not use a big enough screw driver to poke about.

Are you getting anywhere with the E24?

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:30 pm

Sounds like its more than just jacking pads required

I am a homo. Pads win every time.

Post Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:39 pm

Andyboy wrote:
spook wrote:Now im worried that i aint got me lifting pads People do look under cars when they buy them, unfortunately people like myself do not use a big enough screw driver to poke about.
Are you getting anywhere with the E24?

Andy the E24 is on the back burner until March when ive finished working on my house, we are renting at the moment so i need to get that done first.