So we're building a garage

[wdb]

Newest doodad.

[PbFut]

Just be sure you have those legs and wheels away from the lift arms when you lower the car. I failed that test on the first drop and bent the caster. !@#@$#$#%.

[Texaz3]

Nice garages everyone! From my experience, build the biggest garage you possibly can, and then decide what to do with the space later. Of you'll end up like me...

[wdb]

Not sure I want to know how much of a hassle it is to get to the one on top in back! Interesting arrangement to be sure.

In other news, my brand new Challenger 9K pound lift has sprung a leak at the hydraulic cylinder main seal. I've had it less than a year and used it maybe 20 times. Sigh.

[Texaz3]

Originally Posted by wdb

Not sure I want to know how much of a hassle it is to get to the one on top in back! Interesting arrangement to be sure.

In other news, my brand new Challenger 9K pound lift has sprung a leak at the hydraulic cylinder main seal. I've had it less than a year and used it maybe 20 times. Sigh.

Its not ideal, but what are you gonna do? Usually the convertible lives there in the winter on a tender, and I can get pretty much pull any car other than that with only moving one or two others. Black M Coupe only sits like this when we have a storm/hail coming, and I want all cars covered. I have a small porte cochere next to the garage, so that works too. Just too many cars, no room!
I usually pick a car and drive it for a week, then re-shuffle on the weekend.

Main cylinder leak should be warrantied, especially if less than year old. Hassle for sure, though.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by wdb

In other news, my brand new Challenger 9K pound lift has sprung a leak at the hydraulic cylinder main seal. I've had it less than a year and used it maybe 20 times. Sigh.

Challenger certainly seems to have done you no favors...hopefully they'll stand up to their cylinder's failure and make it right. Agree that it's a hassle to go through.

[wdb]

Challenger will take care of it under their 1-year warranty. I just came to dislike dealing with the local company that represents Challenger.

In other news I added an outlet in the attic for the hoist, and extended the cabling on the controller, so now I can operate it from the floor of the garage! I have to haul the old transmission jacks down in the next week or so; I'll take a video of the new arrangement and post it up.

[racerbruce]

Awesome updates! Looking forward to more of them - thank you.

[wdb]

Blast from the past. Looks like I never posted a video of the attic hoist mods, I'll have to do that. In other news, I hung a shelf yesterday to hold stuff that was junking up, well, the other shelf. It's a little bit of overkill but it's 20" deep and leaves the floor below open for stuff to roll in under it, so I decided it was worth the time and expense. Today I went out to the garage and, lo and behold, the new shelf was full too!

[wdb]

We had some fun yesterday. I finally got tired of having to neatly arrange the pliers in the drawer so that I could close it, and decided to upgrade part of my toolbox. Home Depot had a nifty jack for getting the new unit into the bed of the truck, but it's a heavy sucker -- 250 lbs. I thought about removing the drawers and trying to muscle it down in pieces, then had an "aha" moment. We backed the truck under the electric attic hoist, strapped the box to it, and lifted it off the truck bed. Drove the truck out from under it, dropped it to the floor. Et voila!

[wdb]

New occupant.

[racerbruce]

Awesome wdb -
Tell us what it's like driving the race-kart you just bought!

[3798j]

It's beautiful!
Having spent a large number of miles behind a similar shaped flat windshield (TR3), I'm betting you'll be in the market for a pair of wind deflectors...

[wdb]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

Awesome wdb -
Tell us what it's like driving the race-kart you just bought!

It's anachronistic, barely comfortable, and completely, utterly enjoyable.

The drive home was a true learning experience. The pedals are comically close together, the shifter takes practice, and the steering is very quick. The first road I was on had ancient paving that had been pounded by heavy trucks, and the solid rear axle was hopping around a good bit. There's no place to rest your left foot, the wind pummels the side of your head, the transmission tunnel leaks hot-ish air into the footwells. After an hour and a half I was definitely ready for a break! After which I wanted nothing more than to get back in and have another go. Which I did.

I'm going to try to make peace with my GoPro again this morning and shoot a video. If all goes well I'll post something up.

Originally Posted by 3798j

It's beautiful!
Having spent a large number of miles behind a similar shaped flat windshield (TR3), I'm betting you'll be in the market for a pair of wind deflectors...

You win that bet sir! I had read that the buffeting can be considerable, and that deflectors help, so I wasn't surprised to feel the welcome difference I was able to make just by putting my hand up there where the deflector would be. They will definitely be my first purchase. My second purchase will be some proper automotive seat padding material so I can fashion better inserts; the stuff in the car now is woeful.

I'll do those things in between drives.

[wdb]

The garage dodged a bullet last night.