Recent content by rsk289ac

...which is exactly how mine is constructed.

I've had pits in the last two garages, so since 1985, so I'm pretty used to them. Never had an accident or problems with fumes/fuel etc. so far, touch wood. This is the current workshop, which is what I'm going to rebuild in the new site. You see the problem with space. The current pit is on...

Thanks guys - the flush-mount scissor lift looks to be the best bet. Due to the planning laws in towns in the UK (and in what they call a 'conservation area' - huh) I'll be lucky to get permission to build a workshop this size, let alone any bigger. You have more space in the US!

I'm in the UK. The garage will be 24' deep and 18' wide, so plenty of room to climb down into a pit. My current workshop is this size and I have a '68 Mustang over the pit, no problems, enough room in front to more the engine crane around. The plan is to build this as a workshop element then...

Hi, I'm about to start building a new workshop/garage and am looking for advice on practicality of lifts vs pits. My last two garages have both had inspection pits, which give easy access to above and below the car for those tricky jobs like trans switches, engine out etc. I'm thinking about a...