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ok that makes sense.
This one is remarkably metallicious. probably due to being Waxoyled to within an inch of its life by the first owner. And in my care it's been kept well away from salted roads and the like. Lovely little car though.Or indeed metal of any sort if my aunties one she had was anything to go by, it seemed to be constructed of reformed cornfalke boxes rather than steel (fabulous looking and sounding though!)
Yeah, I loved the one my aunty had - made a proper sound compared to my dads viva!!This one is remarkably metallicious. probably due to being Waxoyled to within an inch of its life by the first owner. And in my care it's been kept well away from salted roads and the like. Lovely little car though.
How's it work? Bottle jack in each? Peg system after raising? Other?
Is that Lotus parked in your living room?
Excellent stuff - that answers quite a few questions. The only thing that concerns me is the sheer weight of them - are they movable by one person?Ive built a fair few sets of these (restoration ramps).
Cost of steel is about £250 from James Dunkerley at Oldham(? They used to be in Dewsbury).
Used about half a box of decent 2.5mm rods - so about 2.5kgs.
50x50x5mm angle with 25x25x3mm infill on the ramps
I use a Clarke buzz box 180a -never got close to max power, and never had it overload.
There are pics here:
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/car-repair-pit-ramps.35211/
Yes.Excellent stuff - that answers quite a few questions. The only thing that concerns me is the sheer weight of them - are they movable by one person?
Yes.Hmmm - that could be a problem... Shame, as in all other respects they look like a neat solution. Would there be any way of reducing the size of the ramp to suit what is (by today's standards) a fairly small car? That would hopefully reduce the weight and the space required to store them.