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Oishi

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A small selection of left hand drill bits is super handy if you have to drill out bolts or studs. Many times the LH rotation will spin the bolt out.
 

TimR

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Here you go:

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That does at least give a fairly free access to the tunnel on the vehicles..
Im quite surprised at how wide the ramp platforms are, as this restricts access to the sills of any vehicle you put on it. I guess it just looks that way as its designed quite short, perhaps with foldable extensions on the ends that are ramps 'up'...?
I guess width and length is an important consideration if it is going to be useful over a range of vehicle applications....
I m surprised you havent set it at floor level...Is it ( cough, hernia, cough!!) mobile? I think it'd drive me nuts keep tripping on the connecting tubes tbh.
Everything is a compromise in some way I suppose, given a lack of space, height, or money ( all the above in my case!!) - unless you choose a post style installation...?
 

Zep

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Fitting them flush is a big undertaking as you would need to cut the slab. When my new garage goes up the slab will be poured to suit.

The pipes on mine come with a folded steel cover. As for mobile, the total weight of mine was 800kg when it was delivered, so they tend to stay where they are!

Regarding access to sills, it is restrictive, but I haven't needed to get them much at all, and if I do I lift, drop the wheels onto blocks and then lift again using taller supports under the sills.

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TimR

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So what- that's disconnected in the interim, so to speak @Zep

Sinking to floor level also loses you (?) 100mm or so I guess...Prob doesnt matter as you'd be on a stool anyway......
And still less intrusive than posts?
Its little more complicated than a beefed up 'Quick Ramp' .
 
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Zep

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So what- that's disconnected in the interim, so to speak @Zep

Sinking to floor level also loses you (?) 100mm or so I guess...Prob doesnt matter as you'd be on a stool anyway......
And still less intrusive than posts?
Its little more complicated than a beefed up 'Quick Ramp' .

You mean the pipes? In this pic they aren't connected but they are permanently now.

Building up the floor would also mean a big step into the garage so thats not an option in my case. depending on what ramp you have the retracted height is between 90 and 150mm. Mine lifts to full height so the retracted height is 150mm. I might end up with a 2 poster in the end, but it has been extremely useful.

A lot more complicated than a beefed up quick ramp at first, but after a while you wonder how you did without.
 

rockits

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I know what you mean but I have a car parked over mine in the garage all the time so don't trip over them.

Once I know what the heck I'm doing with garage/house etc. I'll set them in the floor. Also makes them easier to drive over.

I have the 4 post lift for better access to underneath though. The scissor lift is so handy and quickly taking off wheels and doing brakes etc. easily.
 

rs48635

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Sadly probably not.
Thinking about it possibly Beta tools from Italy still make some lovely tools.
It is a shame when the 'best option' is to buy a kit like this with 5 metal and 10 plastic hand tools with hundreds of fasteners thrown in.
Recently bought a dozen of the correct fasteners for my Mx5 which cost more than above.
 

davy83

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This is a handy pre inspection gadget, inspecting those small hard to see places , inside gearboxes etc etc

Apologies ,please note its only displayed on our old red velvet cushions , were ae hoping to upgade to damasc next year

View attachment 66762;)
I have one of these and its surprisingly useful, not often but when you need it its hard to beat.
 

Manc5

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Motor bikes in the kitchen , brings back a few memories lol
hoho.... in '91 when I was still a single man I bought an 85% built 1 off new build house with a wrap around driveway that the builder had run out of money finishing. It was a p155 poorly built mess, 50% plastered, had a base for a missing garage... no kitchen, where the patio doors should have been was a huge gaping hole covered by marine ply and plastic sheeting. It also had a lovely unfinished and unsealed concrete floor. So I moved in full of optimism and set about plastering and final fit work . All was going well until about 2 weeks later my 89 RS Turbo Escort had a disagreement with the back offside quarter panel of a mates Rs1600 followed by a gate post and for added effect a dry stone wall. So, being a young man with no desire to claim on my insurance I decided to fix the car myself so proceeded to cut a couple of extra brick widths out of the wall adjacent to the patio door gap and drove the remains of my car into what was the kitchen. I then spent the next 6 months with it scattered all over the ground floor of the house while I repaired it while working on the house around it.... Best workshop I ever had...