Mazdeuce fixes the grosh

Good luck with the lift pickup and install, excited to see how it looks!

Given the R63s size, will you have to remove the lowest shelf on the left?

I measured when I put them up and I figured I could put up those shelves on both sides and still fit my truck up in between them. I'll take it slow and check though just to make sure.

I chipped the rest of the old concrete seam this morning and finished cleaning up the bay. Marked the center points in both directions and I'm ready to pick up the lift tomorrow.
I'm contemplating using the free labor that will come with my in-laws visiting later this week to hang drywall on the wall of the bay. On one hand it would be nice to have up, on the other there is nothing necessary about it at this point. We'll see. The weather is finally nice for poly. The last time I tried a finish coat at 95 degrees and humid everything gelled before it could flow out so it was crap. Hoping to get the three kitchen cabinets done today so I can get them out of the way in the garage.

Ha! I forgot that since you built it and planned ahead you were able to know you had room!

In reply to Mazdeuce:

I measured when I put them up and I figured I could put up those shelves on both sides and still fit my truck up in between them. I'll take it slow and check though just to make sure.

mazdeuce wrote: I chipped the rest of the old concrete seam this morning and finished cleaning up the bay. Marked the center points in both directions and I'm ready to pick up the lift tomorrow.

It's good to know the center points, but you may not want to center the lift. I have one post that fairly hugs the wall. I don't need much more room on that side. I also have posts closer to my garage door than to the forward wall. I don't need a lot of room at the trunk end, but it's nice to have more space to work on the engine side.

Porsches get backed in...

Woody wrote: It's good to know the center points, but you may not want to center the lift. I have one post that fairly hugs the wall. I don't need much more room on that side. I also have posts closer to my garage door than to the forward wall. I don't need a lot of room at the trunk end, but it's nice to have more space to work on the engine side. Porsches get backed in...

I would tend agree. Looking at the single bay, I'd have one post as tight as possible to one wall - probably the exterior wall - in order to make sure you can walk around the lift when in use.

In reply to Woody and Ian:

Duly noted. I have a couple of days before I can drill holes so I'll set things up and move them around and measure the vehichicles I have and drink some coffee and think about it. On a related note, I need a forklift. It's going to take me a bit of time to reverse 60 seconds of loading. I'm excited.

You don't need a forklift. Open the package on the truck and take it off one piece at a time. I unloaded mine by myself.

In reply to Woody:

Shut up Woody! He's probably buying a fork truck as we speak! The subsequent fork truck build thread is going to be fun.

Step one: Unsecure load

Step two: engage reverse

Step three: fully engage throttle

Step four: count to three

Step five: release throttle and fully engage brake

The man designs, builds, lifts and installs trusses by himself.

Is it on the ground yet? If not, then there's a tuba recital somewhere.

A couple of things.
1. Need is such an ambiguous term when thinking about projects. Do I need a forklift? No. But do I 'need' a forklift? Clearly.
2. Any of you would rather have Woody carry you out of a burning building than me. Getting the posts down from the truck was right at my limit.

mazdeuce wrote: Getting the posts down from the truck was right at my limit.

Yet you succeeded in doing so.

Remember: It's important to set achievable goals.

On a related note, I need a forklift

Normally, when you say something like that, it seems to magically appear. Maybe have the wife-unit liberate one from a job site?

With me its a little back-hoe... figure I could do more neat stuff like plant flowers or shrubs for the wife.

My life long dream, since I was about four, was to get a backhoe and dig a moat around the house. With a drawbridge. I've wanted to do this at every house I've ever lived in. I am not allowed to have a backhoe.

But are you allowed to build one?

Now that you mention it..... And there are plans out there......

mazdeuce wrote: Now that you mention it..... And there are plans out there......

mazdeuce wrote: I am not allowed to have a backhoe.

What is it with Women?

Are you aware of "Diggerland USA" theme park? Short of a Somali Pirate Shooting expedition, this looks like a fun vacation. https://www.diggerlandusa.com/attractions/rides/

Deucekid#3 is building balsa structures to be smushed. This is the first time she has used the workbench for a project. She's a fan.

I just measured the spacing on my MaxJax. If I recall correctly the documentation was a bit ambiguous about how far away to put them. Mine are 92" apart measured at the bottom mounting plate. I have lifted stuff from a 1977 911 (narrow) to a 2014 Expedition (wide). I'm trying to train my 10 year old kid to park the truck because it is very challenging to open the door and exit the vehicle. So I would prefer to have the posts a few inches farther apart. But the 911 has the arms almost fully extended because it is a narrow car and the pickup points are a bit inboard.

I intentionally kept the spacing on the tight side in order to optimize the usefulness of the rest of the shop, but if it weren't for that I would recommend putting the posts at least 96" apart, which I think would still work with your wife's 911. (My wife stole my E46 M3 convertible, so I know what that's like!).

My MaxJax is currently tucked away in the corner but I marked the floor. My posts are set at 130" outside of the base plate to outside of the plate, which should equate to 104" inside to inside of the base plates.

I added some thin aluminum shims to get the posts plumb and to fill small gaps between the base plate and the floor.

Shims:

This gives you a good view of how close I am to the wall:

And here's the quick release, the 90 and the rubber plugs that I added:

Thanks for the numbers. I have to measure all of the cars, look at a pair of arms and do some sweeps to see what the range is, do some math, buy the fittings Woody suggested, and then I'll start marking holes. I'd rather take my time and think about it than have to buy extra anchors and drill more holes.

One more note about not centering them (depth wise) in the bay...cheating to one end will help make it easier to open your doors when you are just parking in there with the posts set up.

BUILD THREAD. STAT.