That other gearbox jack

[old kodger]

It all started here,
My son was driving my(elderly)Nissan MK, now whilst I don't think he caused it, he didn't stop when it started to make bad noises.
Because I'm now well past my prime, I can no longer lift such things as 4x4 cast iron gearboxes. The Nissan has an SD33 diesel engine which has a particularly large bell housing so the car had to be high off of the concrete to get it under the door sills.All this determines the parameters of the gearbox jack, low closed height, but high enough lift to reach the engine when lifted.
Nothing on the market seemed to satisfy the need, so, make my own.
Round up all the offcuts, scrap, old jack etc.cobble the whole lot into something that will do the job.
Herewith the result.
This is how I got round the angle of the table problem, the nuts were only tacked on, and clearly that's not enough, but it worked at the time.
The old jack had to be modified some to do the job this is what I did.
I applaud all the other guys (and girls) who paint things, unfortunately, when I build something it's because I need it NOW, so painting never happens........one day maybe.