Lets See How Many Have a Lift in Home Garage: Pictures if You Have Em
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Lets See How Many Have a Lift in Home Garage: Pictures if You Have Em
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.
Scotty
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Le Mans Master
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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St. Jude Donor '11-'24
Mohawk A-7
I've got a Mohawk A-7 in the garage, Works fine. The '72 in the picture in under going a frame off.
Bob K.
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Le Mans Master
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,
Mike
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,
Mike
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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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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
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!
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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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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Econo-Lift......
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
It's a Bend-Pak, model LR-60P
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