[The donkey CRX]

John, The wood boxes are on loan from one of the other tenants where our shop is located. They are made from 3/4" plywood and are assembled with yellow Elmer's glue and screws. They are 14" high, 17" wide and 24" long.

To get a car up on them requires a 2 step lift. First the car is jacked up with a regular car jack from the front and rear jacking points with the car wheels about 6" off the ground on jack stands. Then we use the "taller" floor jack in the picture to get the car high enough to clear the 14" boxes. This is necessary because the "tall" jack won't fit under a car unless it is first lifted.

The "taller" jack can lift as high as 32". Before I built this contraption we would need to put 4"X4" blocks on top of the regular jack, but this was way too unsafe.