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Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku PowerDork
6/10/17 5:52 p.m.

So after several weeks this arrived.

A little unwrapping

Saftey first!

Step one, call a friend and ask if he wants to spend a day lifting heavy steel things.

Step two, call another friend and don't tell him why you need help

This could take all week, stay tuned!

Wayslow
Wayslow HalfDork
6/10/17 6:19 p.m.

Enjoy. I've had mine for a few years now and couldn't go back to working on jack stands.

Ransom
Ransom PowerDork
6/10/17 6:23 p.m.

Congrats!

I'm really hoping that at some point I'll get to join that club.

DrBoost
DrBoost MegaDork
6/10/17 7:41 p.m.

Very cool man. Are you going to blame me for this purchase too?
I like the lift for EVERYTHING now. Even working under the hood. It's great to be able to lift the car a foot. Saves the back.

M2Pilot
M2Pilot HalfDork
6/10/17 7:47 p.m.

Me too. When I detail the cars, I'll lift them a foot or 3 to get to the lower panels, exhaust tips, etc.

Tom_Spangler
Tom_Spangler UberDork
6/10/17 8:14 p.m.

So jelly. I really wish I had the ceiling height for a lift.

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan Dork
6/10/17 8:21 p.m.

Nice. Funny I just was looking at the QuickJack over on Eastwood.

mazdeuce
mazdeuce MegaDork
6/10/17 8:45 p.m.

Even a short lift like MaxJax is life changing. I fully admit that I want a 'real' one though.

LuxInterior
LuxInterior HalfDork
6/10/17 9:06 p.m.

Dreaming about one of these. i have the ceiling height. Not sure if I have enough floor space though

SkinnyG
SkinnyG SuperDork
6/10/17 9:21 p.m.

Don't forget to pray at the alter of the gods of speed.

I love my lift.

gunner
gunner Reader
6/10/17 10:07 p.m.

Congratulations! I have tried to figure out how to get a lift in my garage for years and there's always something getting in the way. I have resigned to realizing that I will have one finally when I buy that farm with the outbuilding.

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane Dork
6/10/17 10:24 p.m.

Welcome to the club, it's amazing! I use mine for everything:

Staining long trim? Lift.

Cutting up a 4x8 sheet of steel for workbench topping? Lift.

Refinishing pool liner clamps? Lift.

And, for insurance purposes:

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan Dork
6/11/17 12:29 a.m.
WonkoTheSane wrote: Welcome to the club, it's amazing! I use mine for everything: Staining long trim? Lift. Cutting up a 4x8 sheet of steel for workbench topping? Lift. Refinishing pool liner clamps? Lift. And, for insurance purposes:

I like the color on the RX. And the lifted Miata is that a Nissan color? A strange favorite of mine.

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane Dork
6/11/17 9:42 a.m.

Thanks! The 8 is Phantom Blue Mica, and the Miata is the old 67 (?) Ford GT 350 green as close as I can tell:

jfryjfry
jfryjfry Reader
6/11/17 9:49 a.m.

I think the thread title is telling.... my dream would be owning one but installing one would be pretty cool :)

cdowd
cdowd HalfDork
6/11/17 9:55 a.m.

Awesome! I love my lift makes working on cars pleasurable again.

jimbob_racing
jimbob_racing Dork
6/11/17 10:03 a.m.

Curse my garage and it's 8 foot ceilings.

Armitage
Armitage HalfDork
6/11/17 12:00 p.m.

My garage ceiling is too low and my floor is too crooked so I will have to settle for being jealous of your lift instead.

759NRNG
759NRNG HalfDork
6/11/17 1:26 p.m.

How thick is your slab?

codrus
codrus UltraDork
6/11/17 1:40 p.m.

Lifts are awesome, and while they're not cheap, they're a lot less expensive than a 3-car garage! :)

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane Dork
6/11/17 8:39 p.m.

^ that's a lot of sexy right there, codrus!

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku PowerDork
6/11/17 9:41 p.m.

Not much progress today. Everything is unpacked and the floor is marked. Just need to wrangle some help to stand up the posts.

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku PowerDork
6/11/17 9:42 p.m.
759NRNG wrote: How thick is your slab?

4". Its enough according to the manufacturer.

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku PowerDork
6/11/17 9:44 p.m.
jimbob_racing wrote: Curse my garage and it's 8 foot ceilings.

Whats above the ceiling? If its an empty attic you can make changes (carefully) Thats what I did.

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku PowerDork
6/11/17 9:44 p.m.
WonkoTheSane wrote: Welcome to the club, it's amazing! I use mine for everything: Staining long trim? Lift. Cutting up a 4x8 sheet of steel for workbench topping? Lift. Refinishing pool liner clamps? Lift. And, for insurance purposes:

Is that a Mohawk lift?

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