Recent content by garagewithattachedhouse

Thanks for this idea and its exactly what I decided to do. I am making pit 11" longer than the lift so I have some ability to adjust lift front to back depending on the car I am lifting. I'll make an 11" filler block at one end. I made a nerdy spreadsheet to calculate the distances between...

The lift drawings show the lift itself is 4.5" in height and the low profile arms and pads add another 1.5" I am thinking 7" gives me enough depth to add a sheet of plywood on top to cover the pit. I can always shim up to your point. I completely agree on keeping an eye on the CG, but it seems...

agree but they are forming soon and no time to get lift in advance. I will have to trust my measurements and mockups.

Good point..let me look into a raceway instead. Thanks!

I am building a detached garage and trying to verify pit dimensions before slab forming this week. Does it matter which end is which? I am thinking having the lift cylinders near the garage door. If I ever drop a 911 engine, it will be opposite the garage door near all my tools/workbench. I'll...

Thanks everyone for the advice. The garage and house are all one slab and there is plumbing in it also for a garage sink. I'm going to look for a different engineering firm and concrete contractor to see what else there might be. I was hoping for some sort of high performance overlay that...

I 'm a new member but been reading this site quite a bit. I hope someone can help with my issue. We recently moved into a new home with a 1000sq ft garage. During the original slab pour in December 07, it rained on the surface. I had someone come out who was going to lay down epoxy in July and...