Dino on a two post lift

Because I have a low ceiling over the work area, I bought a MaxJax, a low-rise two-post lift. I haven't installed this yet because I still need to calculate the distance between the posts, which in turnvis determined by where the lift points are.

I'm studying Omgjon's suggested points on the prededing page If that works, that will be great. Question: the rear lift points are FORWARD of the engine/gearbox assembly. No problems with balance with the car on the lift? It's ok to have the engine/gearbox overhang?

I worry that the weight of the rear might tip the car back. Maybe that is why Keith has his pads inboard and farther back. I prefer not to use those points because the range of the arms is limited.

I would appreciate advice, please.

Regards,

Andy

 

Here is the MaxJax, finally in my work area. I have a low ceiling, as seen in the photo, so the MaxJax, if it works well, is ideal.

My problem is that I have to lift not only the Dino, but also other cars from my small, motley collection. I measured and marked the lift points of the various cars on a large cardboard sheet so I can check whether they fall within the swing arc of the lift's arms. If I place the posts at 120" apart (measured from the rear of the posts), I should be able to lift the Dino at the points Omgjon suggested and, as an alternative, up the diagonal frame members Keith pointed out.

I decided I will not lift the MG TC, whose very narrow frame rails put it at one end of the spectrum.

If there are other Dino owners with a MaxJax, please let me know how you spaced them.

I have to drill for the bolt anchors next, which I dread. Wish me luck.

Andres
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Alberto,

All the advice I gathered from the web and engineer-friends mirror yours - use an epoxy-based anchor system. The MaxJax came with a mechanical anchor system, but I will follow your advice and have a specialist install an epoxy-based anchor for the bolts. I have five per post.

I am in earthquake country too. We should be able to switch residences without noticing much difference, ALberto.

Muchas gracias.

Andres

 

Today, I tried the Dino on the newly-installed MaxJax, following advice given on this thread. No problems, and the Dino went up easily.

I used the lift points recommended here; the photos posted by Omgjon and the other members were quite helpful and reassuring. After I brought the Dino down, I marked the lift points with small stickers.

The MaxJax is for low ceilings and has only two lift heights determined by the safety stop holes on the columns. This is the lower lift height, which is actually quite useful. I am quite pleased with the lift. What a treat.

Andres
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Andres,

Please clean up that dump before posting such images .... Congrats on your install!

 

Haha. Thanks, Tom.

Andres

 

I have to agree.
Andres, you have totally ruined things for me. There is no way that I will ever post a picture of my cars in my garage after seeing your pics.
VERY WELL DONE!!! I'm sure you could eat your breakfast/lunch/dinner off those spotless floors.
I will eventually want to stack my cars. My garage will accept the lifts. I do have a tall garage. All your help/advice is very appreciated. Keep info flowing.

 

Thank you, Bob. No, you should post; it is always interesting for enthusiasts to visit other enthusiast's garages. My garage is only about a year old, and I did clean up before taking the photo. The place actually looks much better in pictures.

It's good you have the ceiling height. If you can spare the space, think about installing one two-poster; you have a lot of options with that ceiling.

Best,

 

Presumably they wheel the Dino out of the way when the heart bypass team need the theatre?

 

Can the lift only be stopped at the safety stop holes? I have been thinking about a MaxJax for my garage which only has an 8' ceiling and would like to take the car as close to the ceiling as possible. How high is your ceiling?
Great looking garage! Envy.

 

Andres, The extremely sanitary condition of your "garage" (bedroom might be more appropriate!) puts the waiting room at the factory in Maranello to shame! You make us all proud! Fred

 

Thanks, all, but I must confess I cleaned up before taking that photo!

Out-of-pocket, the Maxjax can be stopped at any level, but, for safety, one must lower the lift to bars inserted in the safety stop holes. I wish Danmar had put in extra stop holes.

The maximum MaxJax pad height is 45". Add 45" to the distance from your vehicles lift point to the top of the vehicle, and that is your required total lift height.

My ceiling is only 8'2", similar to yours. With that ceiling height, the MaxJax is probably your only choice for a two-post lift. Good luck.

Andres

 

Andres, If all that is is "cleaning up," could you bottle some of it and send it on to me? Fred

 

I can use some "clean-up" in a bottle too!!!!!!!!!!! No joke, I bet Andres' rents it out on weekends for heart surgery to the local hospital.

Back to topic, I have a ceiling just a tad over 10 ft. I would like to double stack my Dino above my Testarossa. I'll need a lift that can do that. I do have another thing in my way. My garage doors are traditional doors on rails. It seems that I am going to have to replace with the roll-up style. Unfortunately, I have three doors that I would need to match. Any ideas on suppliers and cost?

Cheers,
Bob

 

I'm still interested in roll up doors but I just did some measurements. I can move the mounts far enough forward (my garage is fairly deep... for the "average" guy's). I can put the lifted Dino forward enough not to interfere with the gd opener or the open door when opened with the car raised. I can then scoot the TR under it.

I'm still interested in hearing pros/cons on different lift makers. I don't know the depth of my floor but I can always fabricate a large steel footing distribution plate if needed.

 

Bob, get a Hemmings magazine. There's a bunch of suppliers' ads on it.

If you are going to stack cars, I would get a four post.
It's nice to sleep well.

I just had my cylinder fail on one of my lifts, and had to take it apart. Seals shot.
Will have to replace all, as of the same vintage.

Anyhow, here you can see the three car lift. It is tight, but I only have six ft. doors.

Regards, Alberto
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I have not looked into the 4 post lifts. I should look into that as well. I know that a four post will make me look at new doors due to the hardware on my traditional garage doors.
I am definitely looking to double stack the Ferraris. That opens another bay in my garage for another car (Ferrari, I hope
I am going to do some measurements this weekend to see what my options are. I was smart (lucky) enough to design my house with 10 ft ceilings in the garage with it fairly deep.

 

Off topic... who did your fire supression system (overhead spinklers)? I wanted to do that for my garage as well and wanted to find somebody to do home systems.

 

Bob, great idea about the fire suppression...except I don't want to disappoint you about our high tech
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The pump unit of the lift I installed is portable and can easily be wheeled around. It is connected to the lift cylinder in each post with a long hydralulic hose with quick release ends. Here is a photo next to the Dino, so you can approximate the size.

So far, I am quite happy with the lift. It is not for car storage, and, although it has mechanical safety stops, I appreciate and will follow advice given here not to leave a car on it for extended periods. It is quite a treat.

Andres
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I was sorting my photos and thought I should post these, to show which lift points I used, based on good advice I received here.

With the lift, I should be able to look after that frame, which probably has never been touched since new.

Andres
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