Hanging Car parts on garage wall

Specifically front bumper cover (nb), lower airdam (starion), hood (starion).

I have a much smaller garage than what I'm used to and over the weekend I retrieved everything out of my storage unit in California. I'm looking to store these bulky items out the way of walking etc.

A few 16 penny nails strategically hammered into the wall studs should do the trick.

Can you hang them from the ceiling? Put a pair of big screw eyes into the joist and then loop some cheap Home Depot can lock tie downs around them and then tighten the straps to raise them up.

In reply to Woody :

The ceiling is a great idea actually. Thanks!

In reply to yupididit :

I use that system for hanging ladders and kayaks. With four screw eyes up into the joists, I open the straps all the way and make a loose front loop between two of them, and then hang another strap from one of the rear eyes. Then I pick up the kayak/ladder and stick the forward end into the front loop. Then I can hold it up with one hand, then grab the other strap and hook it easily into the other rear eye. That leaves the kayak/ladder hanging fairly low. Then in stages, I push up on one end at a time and pull the strap tight. Before you know it, the whole deal is tight against the ceiling. It takes longer to describe it than to actually do it.

Woody do you have pics ?

Be careful how you store the bumper cover. They take a "set" and can be difficult to install if stored in even a slightly contorted maner.

Here's one of my ceiling hanger pulley systems. This one is sold for people who use in garage for car roof rack systems, storage pods etc. I sold them at my bicycle store, not very expensive and allows you to evenly raise awkward items that weigh 100 lbs or so without help. I currently have a 2nd gen Firebird hood on it.

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In garage I have hooks in ceiling I use for all kinds of stuff.

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yupididit said:

Woody do you have pics ?

I'll try to get some tomorrow.

I have the front bumper from a Red Bull GRC Lites car resting on a shelf in my garage. I had to saw it in half to fit but that's another story..

In reply to NOT A TA :

 All your hyperlinks lead to this thread. (Glitch?)

NOT A TA said:

Be careful how you store the bumper cover. They take a "set" and can be difficult to install if stored in even a slightly contorted maner.

I was just coming in here to say that.  Plastic bits will sag if not supported appropriately, and it will be hard to get them back in shape, if you even can.

I was going to piece together a pulley system for lifting bikes to the ceiling, but I found that Menards had a ready made set for way cheaper than I could buy individually.

Duke said:

NOT A TA said:

Be careful how you store the bumper cover. They take a "set" and can be difficult to install if stored in even a slightly contorted maner.

I was just coming in here to say that.  Plastic bits will sag if not supported appropriately, and it will be hard to get them back in shape, if you even can.

It's been laying on the floor for months now, so...

yupididit said:

In reply to NOT A TA :

 All your hyperlinks lead to this thread. (Glitch?)

No intention to add any links. I think there's some kind of virus in my computer.

Paging nocones...

yupididit said:

Woody do you have pics ?

Remember: E Aho Laula...Wider is Better

I have a bunch of sheetmetal hanging from my garage walls and stuffed up into the open rafters. I just hammer in a 16-penny nail and use an existing hole in the part.

I had a Mach 1 Mustang front fender hung from the rafters using a Harbor Freight bike lift for a while.

https://www.harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html