kishy's 1988 Town Car

[kishy]

Yeah, unfortunately, people are very concerned with what other people do on their own property in a way that doesn't generate any offensive noise, smell, light pollution, etc.
A car merely existing on property that isn't yours does not affect you.
We've been down this rabbit hole before though.

Bought one of these things:


I very strongly suspect that it will need additional bracing added before it can do what is going to be asked of it, but I think it's a good starting point.
A certain degree of pushing out from inside is also possible.
The primary goal for the first phase of "working on the car" is just to make the fuel filler neck accessible - both for putting fuel in, and also for dropping the tank, which I suspect will be needed to repair the return line (though I haven't actually put eyes on what is broken, I'm sure it's the quick-connect at the frame rail).

Yeah Derek, potentially interested. If you can get the model number (on ThinkPads there's something called an MTM number in the format of XXXX-XXX on the underside) and send me a PM, we can coordinate something.

[87gtVIC]

Machine looks cool. Curious how it’s gonna fair against the steel from the Lincoln versus the steel of a modern vehicle.

did it come with those keys pictured? The ones welded into the body panel?

I am very interested in seeing how it does.

[kishy]

Machine looks cool. Curious how it’s gonna fair against the steel from the Lincoln versus the steel of a modern vehicle.

did it come with those keys pictured? The ones welded into the body panel?

I am very interested in seeing how it does.

It comes with a hook attachment that expects to attach to something like these, glued to the body panel.

But since I am not concerned with actually fixing the existing panel, and there's no real reason to protect the paint in the middle of the collision damage, other options might be pursued too (like putting a bolt through it with a giant flat washer and tugging on that).

[GM_Guy]

Neat, never seen something like that before.

[WagonMan]

It would be a waste of money for me. A tree, a chain, a come-along and a wood 4x4 works the same. I guess I'm a redneck bodyman! LOL! WagonMan

[87gtVIC]

ahh. I did not realize it was marketed as a painless dent repair.

I’ve seen similar units that one welds a number of those keys in place and then pulls them in unison with a bar slid between them.

It comes with a hook attachment that expects to attach to something like these, glued to the body panel.

But since I am not concerned with actually fixing the existing panel, and there's no real reason to protect the paint in the middle of the collision damage, other options might be pursued too (like putting a bolt through it with a giant flat washer and tugging on that).