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Old 01-02-2007, 10:22 PM
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I wish I had one, maybe one day . I was curious to see what kind of setups many of you "commited" Corvette enthusiasts have. It would really be over the top if any of you had a dyno at your home garage . Please post pics if you have em.

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Anyone ?........Anyone?.....
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67's on the 4 poster.

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BTW Nemisis---found another picture of you in my files:

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I have a Ben Pak 2 post lift in my garage that I use for wrenching and it doubles as a storage lift. My 97 on the top & my 99 below I need to learn how to post pictures because that is very cool looking!!
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i got lucky and found a shop not even 5 miles from my house that had 6 lifts. the guy doesnt use the shop anmore and sold me a ben pearson 2 post hydro. lift. took me 3 days to take it down and put it in my new 30x50 metal building/shop. man i think its going to be pretty handy.
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I've got a Mohawk A-7 in the garage, Works fine. The '72 in the picture in under going a frame off.

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Old 01-03-2007, 07:32 AM
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Here's mine: SS7000 from Eagle equipment, have owned it since 2000 without any problems

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I have a 2 post, 9000' capacity, lift made (or at least assembled) by a company about 30 minutes from my house, Target Lift. Total price was just a tick over $2K. IMO, any serious DIY'er will find the investment in one of these extremely valuable. I've picked up everything from a lawn mower to a F350 crew cab duallie. The concrete requirements are typical slab construction, 4" thick. Mine is 6", through nothing more than serendipity (it's a converted aircraft hangar).

Mine has the overhead cables, which requires a 12' ceiling. However, you can get models that run the cables through a channel on the floor, and then the posts are only about 7' tall.

Finally, I wouldn't use a 2-post for storage, because the car will be sitting with the load absorbed by the frame rails.

HTH, and have a good one,
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You can see mine in my corvette pics.
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No pics, but I have a Quik-Lift, which has worked great and allowed me to install long tubes and a supercharger kit in my garage. Oil changes are also a snap now... drive up onto the ramp, open drain plug, use floor jack to lift rear of car higher than front.
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not home, but sometimes I spend a lot time here
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I have two Rotary lifts at home. 7000lb in the front and a 9000lb in the back-



You just have to make sure the concrete is thick enough to support a lift. They come in handy for winter storage too!
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Here's the only pic I could find of mine
It's a Bend Pak 10,000lb 2 post.
Love it

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I have a 10,000 lb. Bend Pak two post in my shop.
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BEND PAK HD9...cheaper than more knee surgery...
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The All American Lifts version of a 4-post. With a small garage, the 4-post was the only way I was going to get a C5 and four bikes inside (three bikes park on top).

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^ Geeze that's a tight fit!
Old 01-03-2007, 01:33 PM
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here is a pic of when the drywall was almost done. it's a 10k 2 post

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If you're short on garage space and money..this is not a bad way to go.
It's a Bend-Pak, model LR-60P




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