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Many thanks go out to Phil and his mate Adrian for their sterling efforts on Saturday to relocate ALL the wiring in Area52 in order to clear the trunking/conduit from above the area where the lift has been sited.
It seems to be getting ever closer to having a working lift ;D
While moving some cars around last night I noticed that space was tight to get a car onto the lift due to the way the guy in the next 'bay' parks his cars. It can be done but involves a lot of Austin Powers style shunting back & forth.
The biggest problem is the swing out arms which prevent you from coming in on a good angle before straightening up.
I've taken a shot of my (now sold) MR2 and the sort of clearance there is when driving onto the lift. The front passenger wheel is only about an inch from hitting the lift on the other side! Not ideal....especially if moving a car into the space without someone to guide you.
I had a closer look at the swing out arms today and found a possible solution to give better clearance. Please let me know what you think??
In the picture below you can see a welded in section that prevents the arms from swinging back any further (highlighted in red)
My question is: Do you think it would be safe to cut a small amount of this part out to allow the arms to swing back further?
After looking at all four arms, it appears that these have been added in after manufacture and the surrounding metal work looks very strong indeed. Would removing some of it cause big problems? Removing some would really make using the ramp a lot easier becasue the arms would be able to swing right back out of the way.
Here is a poor (VERY poor!) before & after photoshop to give you an idea of what I'd like to be able to do to ease moving cars around:
Arm fully back with current set-up
If I was able to cut some of the metal away as shown above, I should be able to acheive this with the arm (which would make life SOOOO much easier!)
Any thoughts or suggestions really appreciated.
It seems to be getting ever closer to having a working lift ;D
While moving some cars around last night I noticed that space was tight to get a car onto the lift due to the way the guy in the next 'bay' parks his cars. It can be done but involves a lot of Austin Powers style shunting back & forth.
The biggest problem is the swing out arms which prevent you from coming in on a good angle before straightening up.
I've taken a shot of my (now sold) MR2 and the sort of clearance there is when driving onto the lift. The front passenger wheel is only about an inch from hitting the lift on the other side! Not ideal....especially if moving a car into the space without someone to guide you.
I had a closer look at the swing out arms today and found a possible solution to give better clearance. Please let me know what you think??
In the picture below you can see a welded in section that prevents the arms from swinging back any further (highlighted in red)
My question is: Do you think it would be safe to cut a small amount of this part out to allow the arms to swing back further?
After looking at all four arms, it appears that these have been added in after manufacture and the surrounding metal work looks very strong indeed. Would removing some of it cause big problems? Removing some would really make using the ramp a lot easier becasue the arms would be able to swing right back out of the way.
Here is a poor (VERY poor!) before & after photoshop to give you an idea of what I'd like to be able to do to ease moving cars around:
Arm fully back with current set-up
If I was able to cut some of the metal away as shown above, I should be able to acheive this with the arm (which would make life SOOOO much easier!)
Any thoughts or suggestions really appreciated.
