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  1. WDR328

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    #1 WDR328, May 20, 2007
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    I realized some time ago that one of the problems of acquisitions was the ability to store them-safely. For several months I have had cars spread all over town and it was time to round them all up into one place. The problem was that 3 did not go into 2 evenly.
    So I made the decision to install a lift in the garage to accomodate and alleviate the problem. However the main directive was to do it with out spending a ton of money to raise ceilings and overhead doors. After months of research and discussions with lift manufacturers and applying a lot of math, I figured out how to do it without raising the ceiling or modifying the door and finding a lift manufacturer that understood my problem and position.
    This first group of pictures represents the problem.
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  2. WDR328

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  3. WDR328

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    #3 WDR328, May 20, 2007
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    One the lift was erected the math began to get pretty close. The original maximum height of the car on the lift could be no more than 94 inches and the clearance underneath the lift could be no less than 45 inches. If either of these was out of spec. then the whole project washed out. The final specifications are 3 inches clearance from the top of the lifted car to the ceiling and 3/4 of an inch clearance from the bottom of the runway to the top of the "floor car" This is exactly what I had calculated and it works perfectly.
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  4. WJHMH

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    #4 WJHMH, May 20, 2007
    Looks like its all coming together quite well, I was wondering why you were a no show at the LoD Polo event.
     
  5. WJHMH

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    #5 WJHMH, May 20, 2007
    Please don't blame for any miscalculation, if so I'll buy you a beer.

    :D
     
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    #6 WJHMH, May 20, 2007
    Ya know Don, I could have more than happy enough to drive one of them to todays LoD Polo club event.
     
  7. LamboLover

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    #7 LamboLover, May 20, 2007
    I take it someone likes that specific 512 model, heh? :D

    Close fit, but congrats on achieving it!
     
  8. TX907

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    #8 TX907, May 20, 2007
    Whew, thats tight!

    You could alway lower the air pressure in the tires for more clearance. ;)
     
  9. SAFE4NOW

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    #9 SAFE4NOW, May 20, 2007
    Nice... I hope that lift has " lift locks "

    LOL

    Steve
     
  10. Bimmerista

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    #10 Bimmerista, May 20, 2007
    That is an incredibly tight squeeze!

    So now there are 2 yellow ones in your collection, where did this one come from?
     
  11. jimpo1

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    #11 jimpo1, May 20, 2007
    Why am I always the last to hear the stories? It appears that your yellow car has cloned itself, something I'd never thought was possible. Every time I see a picture of your garage, there's a new color from the rainbow in there.
     
  12. B.Ratcliff

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    #12 B.Ratcliff, May 20, 2007
    Nice job!

    Looks like there is room for 1 more lift and 1 more M.
     
  13. Scuderia-San-Antonio

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    #13 Scuderia-San-Antonio, May 20, 2007
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    Doesn't look like it is going to happen for you, but good luck. If it does, wow... it's going to be a tight fit.



    I have 12 foot ceilings, here's what Rotary had to offer.
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  14. LightGuy

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    #14 LightGuy, May 21, 2007
    Don; Good job.
    If you need a few inchs more it looks like a recessed flourescent ceiling fixture could be used.
     
  15. jonathanp

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    #15 jonathanp, May 21, 2007
    DON'T ANTAGONIZE HIM !!!!!!
     
  16. jimpo1

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    #16 jimpo1, May 21, 2007
    Does the lift have a 'stop' on it to be sure it doesn't crush the car on the roof of the garage? I have a visual of a beer can that's been run over....
     
  17. FarmerDave

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    #17 FarmerDave, May 22, 2007
    OUT-frickin-STANDING!
     
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    #18 dstacy, May 22, 2007
    OH MAN!
    Thats SO close.
    Whew!
     
  19. LightGuy

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    #19 LightGuy, May 22, 2007
    Lots of room with enough to spare for a comic book layed flat on top.

    512Mmmmmmmm.
     
  20. jimpo1

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    #20 jimpo1, May 22, 2007
    Did you mean 512Mmmmmmmms?

    :)
     
  21. DIGMAN52

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    #21 DIGMAN52, May 22, 2007
    I see a new business opportunity, Don'sGaragemahal.com

    Great collection!
     
  22. TX907

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    #22 TX907, May 23, 2007
    Maybe 512 M&M's ?

    A whole bag full of colors...
     
  23. TheBigEasy

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    #23 TheBigEasy, May 23, 2007
    Curious: Why 3 of the same car? Are you trying to influence the market price for them?
     
  24. DIGMAN52

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    #24 DIGMAN52, May 23, 2007
    It's the Hunts cornering the silver market again, so I'm shorting 512M's.
     
  25. JasonMiller

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    #25 JasonMiller, May 23, 2007
    Hey Don, where's the Diablo?
     

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