Recent content by 50mercfan

save yourself a ton of trouble and call a local wrecker company. they **** that right up on a rollback and put it right where you want it. you'd be shocked how often they move yardbarns ect.

I've seen the cables fail like that. Looks like one side was locked in and the other side wasn't. You have to maintain lifts like everything else, They're not made of Cryptonite. Dosn't matter what brand it is.

Heres a pic of the reel and mounting location

I used the blue flexible hard line from the PVC store. It will bend 90 degrees. No fittings at you bends. Dosn't rust . The end fittings are a little pricey. I put one fitting dedicated to my sand blaster, one between the garage doors and on to my hose reel. The hose reel is the cheap one like...

I'd get a good utility knife and some extra blades and trim off the bottom the drywall a 1/2" or so. Cove base (the rubber base molding) would work well, It's a little costly though. Make sure you get the proper cove base adhesive to attach it to the wall.

The old garage was built in 1928. I repainted it red and white and am going to make it look somewhat like an old Standard service station. I would have much rather had the same type of siding on the new garage but it cost too much. I thought about painting the siding on the new one, but, thats...

Ok, So I've got 6" floors and a 10' ceiling. Did these two in anticipation of a small lift in the future. This one looks like what i need, except, all i've seen so far is a bunch of Porches', Ryan's Model A coupe, and a Cobra on one of these. Will it lift a '57 chevy, a '50 mercury, and an '02...

Ha Ha! Old post ,but, I must defend myself. My first car was a brown 78 chevette. Hated it. An old friend and myself were at an old Chevy dealership auction. They hadn't thrown any of these away over the years. My "good" buddy bought me that as an inside joke sort of thing. So i had to hang it...

very impressive! i just sold my corvette. just an 80 L-48, but, fun non the less. i almost bought a 70 350 4 speed car at the auburn in. car auction in '06. went with a 57 chevy instead. love my 57, but, that bumper car keeps creaping back in my mind from time to time. great garage. great sign!

just cheap white vinyl from lowes.

thanks fellas, those are indy 500's like wagonmaster pointed out. a buddy of mine bought a 64 impala out of an old garage that these were on. i traded him a set of polished aluminum slot for them. i helped a friends dad build a 55 chevy when i was a kid that had a set of these on it. only set...

still have to finish the yard. i went over the budget some but have no regrets. after waiting for 20 years for my own shop it's well worth it. i knew it would be nice to have my own place but it's even better than i expected. i went with a 200 amp service a total of 25 outlets including the...

IT'S DONE! actually it's been done for a couple of months. here's some finished pics. fans, hose reel, lights. entertainment area. i have one of these speakers in each corner. dayton g73 electric heater. to answer your question, yes, it will run me out of the garage. i was very suprised...

ok, some updates. looking good now. i'm actually alot farther along than this, but, i've been working on finishing the inside. i'll get more pics soon and post a complete update.

oh yea, interesting side note. the guy with the shovel is the contractors brother (guy in blue out side the form) he is a commercial concrete contractor. he did the concrete work at the National Corvette Museum.