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Old 09-19-2010 | 01:02 PM
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Don't suppose you'd trade in that boat. You'd get a nice garage out of it!!


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Heck, I would love a garage, or even a carport. Can't do much under my car cover
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 01:03 PM
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I'll post up more when I get it.
But here's a vid for a lift similar to the one I'm getting.


The main reason for this style is I didn't want to deal with posts for parking & door access.
This also gives a clear path around the car for detailing etc.
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 01:12 PM
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A friend of mine sells a unit like this. Its great! You can park over it anytime without lining up ramps etc. No 3 foot step out of the car either.

Good buy! Congrats.
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 01:15 PM
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Nice. I can't count the number of times one of those would have been very handy in my garage.
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RBull
Don't suppose you'd trade in that boat. You'd get a nice garage out of it!!
True, I won't get rid of it, unless I'm getting a bigger one

as a matter of fact, Karen and I are headed down to the boat in a few minutes, to get out for a couple of hours.


Ian that lift looks perfect for your needs
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 04:25 PM
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haha, I understand about the bigger one or that nice RF246.

Sounds like a great plan to get in some more water time while the season is getting short.

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True, I won't get rid of it, unless I'm getting a bigger one

as a matter of fact, Karen and I are headed down to the boat in a few minutes, to get out for a couple of hours.


Ian that lift looks perfect for your needs
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 04:29 PM
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Looks like that will be perfect for your needs!. Ian's Garage will really be open for business soon.

Shame I live too far away.

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I'll post up more when I get it.
But here's a vid for a lift similar to the one I'm getting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDv8zqBCsU

The main reason for this style is I didn't want to deal with posts for parking & door access.
This also gives a clear path around the car for detailing etc.
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 05:25 PM
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What's the ground clearance for that thing Ian?

And where abouts did you find it?
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 05:27 PM
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Nevermind, that thing looks amazing but I'd never get my car on it haha.
 
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Old 09-19-2010 | 07:49 PM
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What's the ground clearance for that thing Ian?

And where abouts did you find it?
5 3/4"
I'm going to run a couple of planks on each side to get clearance.

& ebay
 
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Old 09-20-2010 | 12:36 AM
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Wow! Sensational! That'd make so many mods a breeze- changeouts would be awesome!

VERY nice!
 
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Old 09-20-2010 | 10:48 AM
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Nice piece of kit, though it looks as though it'd be a challenge to work directly under it. Great for oil changes, detailing and wheel changeovers, though, and after all those are the things we do most frequently. I suppose you could get truly creative and lift the vehicle, block it, then roll the lift out to work on, say, the transmission or axle-forward exhaust.
 

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Old 09-20-2010 | 12:20 PM
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^yeah that's the one thing that's not ideal.
That's the trade-off vs. a 2 post lift with the posts in the way for parking, working around, etc.
+ the 2 poster requires base support work to install.

& This one I can always take with me if we decide to downsize one day.
 
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Old 09-25-2010 | 09:08 AM
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Updates??
 
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Old 09-25-2010 | 09:40 AM
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^^^^^^^^^^+1 on that
 


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