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      11-29-2016, 11:41 PM   #1
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Reclaiming dead space in my single car garage

So having a single garage has it's challenges especially on garbage day. So here's my solution to driving the car in straight in and reclaiming all the dead space to once side.

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Very cool, did you take pictures of the build progress?
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      11-30-2016, 03:45 AM   #3
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Very interesting. More information please
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Turned out great Adam!
VERY nice.
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      11-30-2016, 08:15 AM   #6
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Very cool, did you take pictures of the build progress?
not really in detail but did post some detials on my garage journal thread
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Very interesting. More information please
V groove casters running on an angle iron that was cut into the Swisstrax floor so it sits flush with the floor. I had custom aluminum plates fabricated for the pads. My initial calculations were wrong and the aluminium bent up more then expected so now I have and get the ramps bent down a little more.
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Turned out great Adam!
VERY nice.


Now I just got to figure out how to motorize it. I was thinking using a winch motor and some type of screw or worm drive.
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What an idea! That was a great thread over on the Garage Journal....great video too.
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Great idea Adam! I just reverse my car as close as possible to the wall. This would make life so much easier.
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What an idea! That was a great thread over on the Garage Journal....great video too.

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Great idea Adam! I just reverse my car as close as possible to the wall. This would make life so much easier.
Well if you're interested we can plan to make one for you too.
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This is ingenious, it's amazing how much space is lost (or gained) by moving a car 1-2 feet to the side.

Doing something similar with floor jacks we were able to (not nearly as easily as you, and with much more headaches) temporarily fit 3 cars in a 2 car garage.

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not really in detail but did post some detials on my garage journal thread

V groove casters running on an angle iron that was cut into the Swisstrax floor so it sits flush with the floor. I had custom aluminum plates fabricated for the pads. My initial calculations were wrong and the aluminium bent up more then expected so now I have and get the ramps bent down a little more.





Now I just got to figure out how to motorize it. I was thinking using a winch motor and some type of screw or worm drive.
Wow that's Impressive!! And now for the obligatory silly comment: If you manage a setup like the old Green Hornet had, I'll be blown away!

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Wow that's Impressive!! And now for the obligatory silly comment: If you manage a setup like the old Green Hornet had, I'll be blown away!
I had completely forgotten about that setup
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The ingenuity of folks on this forum (and humor Huz-Z) never cease to amaze me. Well done!
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Haha nice!
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Wow that's Impressive!! And now for the obligatory silly comment: If you manage a setup like the old Green Hornet had, I'll be blown away!

HAHA

well I'd like a setup like this one

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Hmm, that elevator has me thinking way too much. I have a three car with three car underneath excavated, it would be nice to be able to put some in the downstairs garage. Right now it is only for the off-road toys as I have to drive through the grass to get there. Wife will kill me

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Now that is seriously cool!!

(I'll dispense with my engineer comments about the lack of safety fences to protect folks from falling or being injured while the elevator is in motion).
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Very cool Adam, great stuff
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