Mine runs downhill too, about 2" from the front legs of my 4 post lift to the rear legs. I welded up a pair of super strong fitted feet for the back legs to even out the differential. They're made out of thick steel, much heavier duty than the steel on the lift itself. The bottom of the feet are angled the same as the floor, the tops are level. They've been there 14 years and haven't budged at all. Total cost was probably about $75 in steel and about a hour to cut and weld the whole thing up. Don't let a slightly sloped floor stop you. The lift is the best thing I ever installed in my garage. It's a game changer.
Cardboard???? You guys need to upgrade to pieces of carpet!. lol. Seriously easier on the back and other bony protuberances like knees and elbows. Andy
Nice shop. Now, for the most important question: Have you introduced the new floors to oil, gear lube, and antifreeze yet?
That's a good idea, I'd need 6-8 inches of additional material for mine, it's a 4 degree pitch. It doesn't sound like much but that's 4 inches of rise over one hundred inches. If you drop something here it's gone never to be seen again. Lol
Congrats man. I have a similar garage upgrade in progress. I'm upgrading from my old one car garage, to a 22 by 24 foot shop, with 16 foot ceilings. It too will have a four post lift, heat, and AC. That is the biggest the city would let me build. It kind of dwarfs our house.
Maybe we should do a shop cruise. That is at least 3 new garages we can visit. From Cedar Rapids to DesMoines if Corncobcoupe is up for a shop invasion. My shop is about half way. Cruise to good guys might be a good time frame.
That is one thing I can place a pretty sure bet you won't find in his shop. Maybe a soda and water fridge.
Same here, picked up a hand me down bar fridge this past summer; has water, iced tea, and some chocolate bar pieces for those so inclined.
I picked this one up on clearance at home depot a few years ago when I was putting up my shop. It usually has bottled water and occasionally Dr. Pepper. I thought it has a nostalgic look to it.
My plan is next winter to store my 36 Cabriolet up on top with the Austin underneath it. It will be nice to keep the 36 in a heated garage instead o f the cold dark cave that I keep it in now.
And as a bonus, with the new garage I now have a wall big enough to display my skateboard collection!
Buy a pair of volleyball knee pads-- game changer. Nice upgrade on the garage, @36cab . I would highly recommend covering the walls with something white, even if it's just white primer and paint. I waited to paint my garage walls and ceiling (which were a dirty '60s beige-ish color) for far too long, but now the space is much brighter and pleasant to work in.
Yes, a shop seems never big enough regardless of size. My original shop was 24'x32' and despite being well organized and most tooling on wheels I wanted to separate fab and machine work from ***embly. So I recently added a 25'x24' addition off the back. I incorporated an existing overhead door to connect the spaces. The original garage had two overhead doors on the front and one on the back. I am happy with it, but would be happier to have my brother's 40'x60' high ceiling garage!
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