[Mgs] MG related - Sort Of

[Barrie Robinson]

Allen,

You know you are damn right!  Putting carpet down is brilliant.  I 
really get very cold working on my polished marble floors.  But such 
floors do have an advantage - they keep the white wine colder 
longer.   Mind you I could always get the maid to keep topping up my 
glass, although she is not too keen on doing that.......something 
about her uniform having such a short skirt.



At 08:37 PM 9/16/2012 -0400, Allen Hess wrote:
>While I also use a jack with wood blocks and stands, I highly
>recommend a piece of carpet underneath the whole car. I think it would
>hold the ramps in place but you have to try it for yourself. For those
>of us without a lift (most of us?) I don't think there is anything
>much better than working on a carpeted floor. The season is also
>approaching when some one of your neighbors (or yourself) will be
>getting new carpet for the holidays, so it's free too.
>
>On Sep 16, 2012, at 8:13 PM, mgs-request at autox.team.net wrote:
>
> > You're getting close.  Solution is to attach a carpet runner to the
> > leading edge of the ramp.  But the carpet runner needs to be as long
> > as the wheelbase of the car, so the rear wheel runs onto the carpet
> > before the front wheel hits the ramp.  --  You can also place a
> > board on the floor in line with the ramp, one end of the board
> > against the back wall of the garage and the ramp pushed up against
> > the other end of the board.
> >
> >
> > At 07:11 PM 9/16/2012 -0400, Steven Trovato wrote:
> >> One approach is to attach something like a piece of carpet to the
> >> leading edge of the ramp.  The carpet extends outward so the tire
> >> drives onto it first.  With the weight of the car on the carpet,
> >> and the carpet attached to the ramp, the ramp can't really move.  I
> >> have even heard of this being done with just a piece of rope
> >> attached to the ramp.
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Regards

Barrie
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