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[Real_PhillBert]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

damn, you're having your house built?

Soon, yeah.

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Soon, yeah.

nice. and i doubt you need an 11 foot tall garage in order to fit a 2 post lift. adam lz managed to fit one in what looks like an ordinarily sized garage.

[TVwazhere]

13 minutes ago, ImadKnight said:

https://www.quickjack.com/

I like this

[RevoltTrain]

31 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

So slick and shiny.

I found a Swedish brother ?

[Real_PhillBert]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

nice. and i doubt you need an 11 foot tall garage in order to fit a 2 post lift. adam lz managed to fit one in what looks like an ordinarily sized garage.

Bendpaks start at 113" of height. ~9'4" add in the height a car or SUV can get over that 11ft is the minimum recommended height. 

 

There are probably some shorter options but they limit the lift height. 

[vetali]

6 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Bendpaks start at 113" of height. ~9'4" add in the height a car or SUV can get over that 11ft is the minimum recommended height. 

 

There are probably some shorter options but they limit the lift height. 

I would get one that has the over head brace. You need more ceiling clearance, but you aren't tripping over something across the ground. 

 

There are tons of lift configurations now days though. Most of them all can lift cars pretty well. Its just when you get into trucks is where the different designs show their compatibility or incompatibilities with all the weird frame designs.

 

Just don't get flip up pads unless you want to die. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

1 hour ago, TVwazhere said:

Just thought of something

 

If you do end up getting a '13 or '14 (or even if you get a '15+) I recommend replacing the rear motor mount. It's really easy and while it doesn't eliminate wheel hop or torque steer, it helps (especially the 13's and 14's, they changed it in 15 and according to others, performance improved)

 

I'm looking into places that could maybe do a Limited slip diff swap which should all but eliminate both issues.

Accidently backed a Honda pilot into a wall was looking back and used the mirrors. Damn it

[Real_PhillBert]

12 minutes ago, vetali said:

I would get one that has the over head brace. You need more ceiling clearance, but you aren't tripping over something across the ground. 

 

There are tons of lift configurations now days though. Most of them all can lift cars pretty well. Its just when you get into trucks is where the different designs show their compatibility or incompatibilities with all the weird frame designs.

 

Just don't get flip up pads unless you want to die. 

The ones with the top brace are 143" tall so you need a 14 ceiling which adds about $10k to the garage, so that's not happening. Going from 9' to 11' only adds ~$1500.

[chaozbandit]

TIL the Diablo 6.0 uses headlights from a Z32 300ZX

[terrytek]

4 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Accidently backed a Honda pilot into a wall was looking back and used the mirrors. Damn it

at work? or like in general?

[RatedBlam]

1 minute ago, Real_PhillBert said:

The ones with the top brace are 143" tall so you need a 14 ceiling which adds about $10k to the garage, so that's not happening. Going from 9' to 11' only adds ~$1500.

Is this some sort of a customisable, but pre made package garage then, if 14" ceiling is that much more.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

2 minutes ago, RatedBlam said:

Is this some sort of a customisable, but pre made package garage then, if 14" ceiling is that much more.

 

I'm not sure I understand the question here. The house will be built based on an existing floor plan but to my specifications, so customization are fine. However some things add cost and are reflected. An 11' ceiling means they use 12' 2x6s for the garage framework which are common and cheap, but a 14' ceiling required 16' 2x6 and those are not common and much more expensive. Plus the 11' ceiling puts the roof line inline with the houses roof, a 14' ceiling would make the garage roof taller than the house, so more trusses are needed. It all adds up to adding very significant cost. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

7 minutes ago, terrytek said:

at work? or like in general?

At work

[AlwaysFSX]

25 minutes ago, vetali said:

Just don't get flip up pads unless you want to die. 

What a way to go.

12 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

The ones with the top brace are 143" tall so you need a 14 ceiling which adds about $10k to the garage, so that's not happening. Going from 9' to 11' only adds ~$1500.

Keep the building the same, just dig in to the ground another three or four feet.

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

At work

RIP, is it just a scratch kind of thing or more serious?

[chaozbandit]

 

[RatedBlam]

8 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I'm not sure I understand the question here. The house will be built based on an existing floor plan but to my specifications, so customization are fine. However some things add cost and are reflected. An 11' ceiling means they use 12' 2x6s for the garage framework which are common and cheap, but a 14' ceiling required 16' 2x6 and those are not common and much more expensive. Plus the 11' ceiling puts the roof line inline with the houses roof, a 14' ceiling would make the garage roof taller than the house, so more trusses are needed. It all adds up to adding very significant cost. 

That's pretty much what I meant. 

I don't know about the states, but here it is common to use sort of DIY kits with very little custmisation. You can also obv hire someone to build it too.

But it's also common to design a house/pay an architect to design and build/get it built. Like the one I live in is some oddball 1,5 story design some architect designed in the 60's.

In these cases the price increase from going to, lets say 3m high to 4m high isn't very substantial.

Hard to explain as I'm no builder, but I hope this clears up something.

[MadyTehWolfie]

2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

RIP, is it just a scratch kind of thing or more serious?

Well I was going 1mph since I had to parallel park it in a tight ass spot. Mirrors showed and when I was looking back out the side window it didn't look like it would hit the small concrete wall that's a foot high. Well backed into it. Has scuffs and a nice crack because it had the weight of a full sized SUV behind it.

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Well I was going 1mph since I had to parallel park it in a tight ass spot. Mirrors showed and when I was looking back out the side window it didn't look like it would hit the small concrete wall that's a foot high. Well backed into it. Has scuffs and a nice crack because it had the weight of a full sized SUV behind it.

Damn.

[terrytek]

19 minutes ago, chaozbandit said:

TIL the Diablo 6.0 uses headlights from a Z32 300ZX

i'm just glad they got rid of the ugly ass air bag after the refresh. that first gen airbag was god almighty ugly, and i thought that was super dangerous, because it looked super close to someone's chest.

7 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

At work

yikes. how is the owner gonna react, or has reacted?

[MadyTehWolfie]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

i'm just glad they got rid of the ugly ass air bag after the refresh. that first gen airbag was god almighty ugly, and i thought that was super dangerous, because it looked super close to someone's chest.

yikes. how is the owner gonna react, or has reacted?

No idea the service manager takes care of that. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

4 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Damn.

Tell me about it. All big cars no will be going to C lot and not B lot if there is only parallel spaces left. My boss was super chill about it though. Just don't do it again be more careful next time and I did the right thing by telling him right away.

[Real_PhillBert]

14 minutes ago, RatedBlam said:

That's pretty much what I meant. 

I don't know about the states, but here it is common to use sort of DIY kits with very little custmisation. You can also obv hire someone to build it too.

But it's also common to design a house/pay an architect to design and build/get it built. Like the one I live in is some oddball 1,5 story design some architect designed in the 60's.

In these cases the price increase from going to, lets say 3m high to 4m high isn't very substantial.

Hard to explain as I'm no builder, but I hope this clears up something.

Here most houses are built to standard plans by a developer, but most developers will also sell houses based on their standard plans with some changes to suit the customer; this is the route I'm looking at. Otherwise if you want something very different you can get a plan drawn up by an architectural firm and bring it to a general contractor for them to build; my parents did this with their cabin a few years ago. 

[AlwaysFSX]

3 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Otherwise if you want something very different you can get a plan drawn up by an architectural firm and bring it to a general contractor for them to build;

Custom plans cost so much..

[Real_PhillBert]

2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Custom plans cost so much..

Yeah, that's not the cheapest way to get things done.