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Re: 2 post lift for both storage and repair?

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Subject: Re: 2 post lift for both storage and repair?
From: Matt Wehland <mattw@webtripper.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 22:03:26 -0600
At 04:11 PM 12/4/01 -0800, you wrote:

>At 04:39 PM 12/4/2001 -0700, Ed Van Scoy wrote:
> >What is the ceiling height of your garage?
>
>   BINGO !  that is the big factor in deciding if you can even have a
>lift.  In my case (don't laugh now) I had a 9ft ceiling and if I folded
>down the windshield on both my cars I could store one on top of the other
>with about 6inches to spare but I could only get a little less than 5ft. up
>and it was extremely very uncomfortable to work on the car bent over like
>that...very nice to sit back in a chair and work though :).

Yeah I know the feeling (well actually my dad does, his house, his 
lift).  With the top down the convertibles can be lifted all the way up, 
just as long as the windshield misses the support beam.  I have the highest 
position marked on the lift for my car.  You have to remember that you need 
to lift the car up to get the safety catches to release, so don't put it to 
close to the ceiling (don't ask :-).  Also don't lift the car too far with 
the hood up.  Lifts are fun toys, just remember if you hear something funny 
sounding while raising or lowering, SOMETHING IS WRONG.
Also don't forget about garage door clearance, there has been plenty of 
discussion about this on this list.  My dad just got his door rehung so it 
is up against the ceiling when open, vs. being in about 8' high before 
(just the right height to hit the bumper of the MG and I'm not sure where 
it hit his mustang).  Only being able to open the door part way with a car 
on the lift was such a pain, and destructive until he redid the stops to 
only allow the door to open part way (another life experience).
He has a 4 post lift with wheels, it is very nice to be able to move it, I 
think it's now in the middle of the garage instead of the side, he's done a 
lot or rearranging to get the new suburban in there (how do you make a 3 
car garage shrink? Add one suburban).
The lift itself will clear the garage door to go outside, but  the bolts 
that hold the cables in place stick up several inches and get in the way.

Also not lift related but since you are building remember to put in 
oversize doors.  The stock width doors (7 foot?) just don't cut it with 
trucks.  We could not convince my dad's friend to put in oversize door in 
his garage (New house).  After living there a while he was getting tired of 
having to tuck the mirrors in just to pull the truck in.  I chuckled.  One 
day after coming home from the doctor (He does construction and tried to 
fly while on a roof, didn't work too well) with a bum foot, he misjudged 
the opening and drove into the center post. Wacked the hell out it, funny 
how much damage even a slow moving truck will do.  I went over to help him 
tag it back into position and laughed my A** off.  He'll never hear the end 
of that.  There is now a double door in place of the 2 singles.  Live and 
Learn.



    Matt Wehland     mwehland@webtripper.com
           Computer Network Specialist
                        MCSE CCNA

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