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Norm
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Ingenious improvisation, whatever works. 
Jack Cooper
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Yeah - I can't build a pit in my garage because of drains; and it ain't high enough for a hoist of any kind...….
Those aluminium ramps are pretty neat, but they weren't cheap.
J.C. (1911)
Those aluminium ramps are pretty neat, but they weren't cheap.
J.C. (1911)
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Norm
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kentvette
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Jack, I have to think that your set-up is safer than it looks!
Norm, how much "free space" is there in the centre of your lift? My concern, if you like, about one of those is that the lift structure would be where I want to get to on the car? As we have only a 2 m height in the garage downstairs a two post type lift won't go at all.
Plus, I couldn't sink a lift like yours into the floor.....
Norm, how much "free space" is there in the centre of your lift? My concern, if you like, about one of those is that the lift structure would be where I want to get to on the car? As we have only a 2 m height in the garage downstairs a two post type lift won't go at all.
Plus, I couldn't sink a lift like yours into the floor.....
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Norm
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For working under the car, not good in the center. Changing oil, removing wheels, cleaning and detailing, works great. Photo below was my previous set-up, you would need running boards for lift clearance. For dropping trans, driveshaft, exhaust work, etc., a four post would be ideal. They do make 4 posts that are short for smaller areas, however, due to your ceiling height, you would be able to work under the car, but most likely sit instead of stand.
Just an example of the type of lift, for this particular model, column height is 86"
RTD 8,000 lb. 4-Post Storage Lift - Standard Length – Race Tools Direct
Just an example of the type of lift, for this particular model, column height is 86"
RTD 8,000 lb. 4-Post Storage Lift - Standard Length – Race Tools Direct
FIVE RED
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I've posted this before but I had a lift made some years ago based on the Hamer Car Lift www.hamercarlift.com/
I've got limited height to get the car up in the garage but this one works really well. Can't stand up but easy to swing around on one of those 'mechanics' seats with castors. Makes winter jobs a whole lot easier.
I've got limited height to get the car up in the garage but this one works really well. Can't stand up but easy to swing around on one of those 'mechanics' seats with castors. Makes winter jobs a whole lot easier.
Jack Cooper
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Afraid my garage is quite narrow, too....I have to fold in the rear-view mirrors to get thru the door, and, once inside, have to resort to a bit of contortion to get out of the car. There's no space to access the side of the vehicle when it's inside.
You are very fortunate in the States to have so much space.
OK - some folks in the UK do, too, esp. if they run a farm, but residential building developments have been jamming more and more houses
into less and less space for the last 30 years or so. QED - my house. Fine if you own a Mini, but forget it if you want to plonk a Cadillac on your drive.
Steve - no need to worry about the safety aspect of my ramps; the high end is held up with steel bars resting on 2-ton axle stands, and I jam
a smaller pair of stands under the structure at the half-way mark. I don't want a C6 collapsing onto my head.
Best rgds - J.C. (1911)
You are very fortunate in the States to have so much space.
OK - some folks in the UK do, too, esp. if they run a farm, but residential building developments have been jamming more and more houses
into less and less space for the last 30 years or so. QED - my house. Fine if you own a Mini, but forget it if you want to plonk a Cadillac on your drive.
Steve - no need to worry about the safety aspect of my ramps; the high end is held up with steel bars resting on 2-ton axle stands, and I jam
a smaller pair of stands under the structure at the half-way mark. I don't want a C6 collapsing onto my head.
Best rgds - J.C. (1911)