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My car pit
- Thread starter wosh
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dbabicky
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Cool !!
rburke65
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Is this in a bank barn or? Two story garage?
bottom feeder
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Very cool!
HOTFR8
Banned
How do you ventilate the area under the car?
Cyberbear
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An in floor car pit is no doubt the safest way to work on your car, with only minor issues. I went with an in ground old school single post lift. I designed mine to sink into a floor recess so it's out of the way when not in use and covered by two diamond plate doors flush with my slab.
Pathfinders
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A buddy of mine had a in ground pool that a pump failed and lines collapsed. He filled in most of it except a 4' strip. Built a garage over it. Made a nice pit.
When my Dad built his house in 1962-3, he had one build in the garage under one bay. Concrete forms and floor for the pit, back fill for support, concrete floor in the garage. Most of the time, it was covered with two wooden covers he made from plywood. At some point in the last 10 or 15 years, he came up with some aluminum diamond plate. Much sturdier and less apt to rot when snow, slush and such drip on it. In and out was via an old wooden step ladder (three steps, including the top). Ventilation? Um, open the garage door and hope the vapors rise out. To my knowledge, only twice did someone manage to get a wheel in the pit; both times were a dip-**** boyfriend of my sister's. Back then, yeah, I guess it was legal. Now? No way.
My Old Tools
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Legal? I don't know anyone that would care here.
My Old Tools
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Sure, but that isn't a legal thing, it's contractual.
dbabicky
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How do you ventilate the area under the car?
If you notice, it's a two story garage. More than likely a garage door below by the looks of the Mustang below.
HOTFR8
Banned
If you notice, it's a two story garage. More than likely a garage door below by the looks of the Mustang below.
Even so if there is no fan in the below area to help you could get a build up of things that should be ventilated away from a work areas.
Kevkx125
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Cool idea but a horrible waste of space in my opinion.
James-W
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When I was a kid growing up, several people I knew had a pit where they could work on stuff. I am not sure it is legal today, at least around here I don't think it is. I don't know that for a fact, but I seriously doubt it is legal here.