Kenta's garage upgrade
04-13-2013, 07:25 PM
#1
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Kenta's garage upgrade
So last year I moved from a condo to a house. I just had too many car parts laying around. Now most of them sit in my garage. And the best part of having my own shop is that I can actually work on stuff. Since moving in I've already done a dozen or so misc jobs and was spending a lot of time on the ground and it sucked, so I upgraded the garage with a Bendpak MD-6XP mid-rise scissor lift:
My car is a little low so I need ramps to get on it, but before the summer's out I plan on renting a concrete saw, pouring a new slab slightly recessed for a flush look. For now some lumber does the trick:
It doesn't go full walk-under height, but the perfect height for standing and working on brakes or suspension. Man, in the last 6 months I worked on 7 different sets of brakes. I could have used this thing.
Oil drain plug is easily accessible. I have a low rolling seat that I sit on, roll under and roll out.
Transmission is accessible but probably not wise idea to try to pull one for a clutch. Working on clutch delay valve shouldn't be an issue though.
Rear diff fluid changes should be easy!
Looks like dropping a diff should be possible too.
Another shot of the differential access:
So far I've only done a few jobs on it. Two oil changes and removed and replaced a front bumper. It seems like a decent compromise to having a full size lift. I debated going with a MaxJax but I didn't know if my slab would support it and I didn't want to lose the space to the left or right since my garage is a tight two car as it is. With regular two post style lifts it would turn it into a car and half garage.
My car is a little low so I need ramps to get on it, but before the summer's out I plan on renting a concrete saw, pouring a new slab slightly recessed for a flush look. For now some lumber does the trick:
It doesn't go full walk-under height, but the perfect height for standing and working on brakes or suspension. Man, in the last 6 months I worked on 7 different sets of brakes. I could have used this thing.
Oil drain plug is easily accessible. I have a low rolling seat that I sit on, roll under and roll out.
Transmission is accessible but probably not wise idea to try to pull one for a clutch. Working on clutch delay valve shouldn't be an issue though.
Rear diff fluid changes should be easy!
Looks like dropping a diff should be possible too.
Another shot of the differential access:
So far I've only done a few jobs on it. Two oil changes and removed and replaced a front bumper. It seems like a decent compromise to having a full size lift. I debated going with a MaxJax but I didn't know if my slab would support it and I didn't want to lose the space to the left or right since my garage is a tight two car as it is. With regular two post style lifts it would turn it into a car and half garage.
04-14-2013, 04:04 PM
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$2075 shipped from ASEDeals.com. The price is 1915 on the site, but when you tack on residential deliver and lift gate service it's $2075. On top of that you'll need 6 quarts of transmission fluid for the hydraulic pump, so tack on another 35 bucks. In my case I also paid someone to move my garage door motor and tracks up to get a little more height. That was another $550. So so far it's been a $2,660 dollar project. So a little pricy for garage tools, but I figure I'm going to use it on a regular basis.
04-14-2013, 04:14 PM
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As for height, my garage up to the rafters it's 9 feet 9 inches. And the garage door opener motor is 8 feet 10 inches from the floor. This is a mid-rise lift so it doesn't go very high, but, high enough for me to get my tallest car, a Honda element to the highest lock position:
(My brother there...)
You need an extra inch of clearance after the lock clicks in then lower it down on the safety. Large cars are a little tight, but the S has plenty of room up top. I wish it did got 6 inches higher, but hey. It works for what I want it to do.
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04-14-2013, 05:16 PM
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It has three safety locks you can stop the lift at, so I guess three heights. While it could be possible to stop the lift at any position, I would never get under it being supported by the hydraulics alone.