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Old 05-20-2007, 12:31 PM
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Some 2x12x12s
Some glue
Some screws
Some tools




Even glued/stapled some indoor/outdoor carpet to the bottoms!



Have to kill 24hrs somehow.....
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Old 05-20-2007, 12:35 PM
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Looks darned nice -- practical and safe!

Good thing you're doing that stuff now.
Once you get your C6 there'll be little if any time left not totally devoted to driving it.
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Old 05-20-2007, 12:38 PM
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Very nice...Now spend the rest of your day on the forum..It should get you by..Congrats on your new Vette Please post pics when you get it..
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Old 05-20-2007, 12:46 PM
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Nice job on the ramps. Good day tomorrow.

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My car is due into the dealer tomorrow (05/21) too...I can't wait!!! Had to take the Daily Driver to a local car show yesterday and was banished to a spot across the parking lot by my "friends".
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Paint the garage floor.
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Those look great. How bout' making me a set...
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Old 05-20-2007, 03:13 PM
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Paint the garage floor.

That's actually the basement floor.

The garage floor has U-Coat-It epoxy on it and I just put a fresh coat of white paint on the walls.



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Those look great. How bout' making me a set...
If you lived closer, I'd be glad to. I'm sure shipping them would be cost prohibitive! The only cost in them is two 2x12x12s (~$40).
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Watch MotoGP. Duh!
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Nice work!
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do you think they'll slide or maybe flip up when you first touch them with the tires?
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I have to be the one to ask such a dumb question. Why do you have 4 of them? Shouldn't you only need 2?
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Originally Posted by gbgary
do you think they'll slide or maybe flip up when you first touch them with the tires?

Slide maybe, but flip up I doubt.

We'll see.
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Old 05-20-2007, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn4DDE
I have to be the one to ask such a dumb question. Why do you have 4 of them? Shouldn't you only need 2?
Your car has four tires right?


In all seriousness, if you want to do brake/suspension work on all four corners and jack the entire car up, you need to get jacks under both ends.
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They're now painted black with white on the bump stop and the inclines.

I'll try to get some pictures up later or sometime tomorrow.
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Your car has four tires right?


In all seriousness, if you want to do brake/suspension work on all four corners and jack the entire car up, you need to get jacks under both ends.
Glen was right. You already have enough room to get a jack under the rear without pulling it up on a ramp. They're only necessary for the front where the jack won't reach the crossmember without hitting the nose. You don't need them for both ends.
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Old 05-21-2007, 08:40 AM
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Glen was right. You already have enough room to get a jack under the rear without pulling it up on a ramp. They're only necessary for the front where the jack won't reach the crossmember without hitting the nose. You don't need them for both ends.
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Corvette owners are supposed to be super **** right? I'm practicing. I figure the more level you can have the car when starting to jack, the better. Can never be to safe when you have a 3k lb object up off the ground, eh?


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Old 05-21-2007, 10:00 AM
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Corvette owners are supposed to be super **** right? I'm practicing. I figure the more level you can have the car when starting to jack, the better. Can never be to safe when you have a 3k lb object up off the ground, eh?


If you were super ****, you would have taped them off before you painted them!
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