2/3rdsCobra
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I came into a bit of cash so I opted to use it to make my garage a bit more user friendly. I do most of my own auto repairs/fabrication so getting a lift was #1 on my short list of must do's. After searching which lift would be right for me, I opted for the MaxJax. I checked the thickness of the slab and in some areas I had 5+ inches of 3000 psi concrete but in some areas, there was only 3 1/2 inches. Ugh, so I rented a concrete saw and cut out sections of the concrete, tamped the existing soil down, placed 2 inch dobies down and used concrete mesh as the anchor. I then drilled 6 inches into the existing slab on all 4 sides, filled with epoxy and quickly hammered 1/2 inch thick by 14 inch long rebar pins into the holes that were filled with epoxy. I then poured 5000 psi concrete 1 foot deep, under cutting the existing slab by 6 inches. Prior to the concrete setting, I used the MaxJax mounting plate as a template on 1/2 inch plywood, drilled the holes and set the anchors into the wood. I sunk the anchors into the uncured concrete maintaining the template; then when the concrete began to harden, I cut away the wood and was left with perfectly countersunk anchors.
Since then, I've had many cars on the lift and it has performed flawlessly. To get the most height from the limited garage height, I had a new garage door installed with an offset opener which allows me to get most sedan height cars to max height allowable within the limits of the MaxJax.
The weather in Fresno has been scorching for the last month so I cut out an opening in the side access door and installed a evap cooler inline with where my tool box and lift sits. I will get pics of the cooler installed and update the thread later.
In all, I'm pretty happy with how things turned out however like most of you, I believe garage set-up is always a work in progress (much like my cars are) so I'll be at it again when time and funds permit.
Since then, I've had many cars on the lift and it has performed flawlessly. To get the most height from the limited garage height, I had a new garage door installed with an offset opener which allows me to get most sedan height cars to max height allowable within the limits of the MaxJax.
The weather in Fresno has been scorching for the last month so I cut out an opening in the side access door and installed a evap cooler inline with where my tool box and lift sits. I will get pics of the cooler installed and update the thread later.
In all, I'm pretty happy with how things turned out however like most of you, I believe garage set-up is always a work in progress (much like my cars are) so I'll be at it again when time and funds permit.
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