Too small garage

[Rainer]

What will you do, if you have 3 cars but your garage is only for 2 cars?
If two of them are very "low" cars - here is an idea how to do....

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2002 RT10 steel grey
K+N Filter, Smooth Tubes, Belanger Headers, Hi-Flow Cats, Corsa 3", light Flywheel

 

[big-n-italian]

interesting.

the driving down wouldnt bother me, but the driving backwards would.

you must be a pretty good driver to get your viper that close to the wall too! wow.

 

[dave6666]

That looks like an underwear moment each and every time you use it.

 

[99 R/T 10]

you're one very brave (or very mis-informed) person. I don't think I could have that Miata precariously sitting atop my Viper

 

[hemihead]

How much do you have in material, time and energy in that? You could have bought a four post lift for $2,000.

 

[dave6666]

Cost does not matter. I am man, I can build it!!!

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Thats scary just looking at. I'd save myself a lot of grey hairs and keep the Miata parked outside

 

[RTED]

I get nervous backing my car onto normal ramps to work on the back end. Seems like it would be much easier on the nerves to just park the other car outside or get a cover for the Miata. You far braver than I.

 

[Sellshomesdrivesviper]

I would have no problem doing it if it was not my car and not my garage, and I was drunk, stoned and ready to die that day anyway.

 

[rt/10stew]

Don't think a four poster would fit in that small of a space. Some times you have to make do with what you have. congrats on making it work.

 

[redtanrt10]

Don't think a four poster would fit in that small of a space. Some times you have to make do with what you have. congrats on making it work.

You only need 7' for the posts, there's plenty of room there.

Compare pictures;

 

[Craig]

Time to build a bigger garage.

 

[snakebitdave]

I like your ingenuity. Do you have a safety device attached in the event of a winch failure?

 

[dave6666]

Do you have a safety device attached in the event of a winch failure?

It's the Viper below!

 

[rt/10stew]

You only need 7' for the posts, there's plenty of room there.

Compare pictures;

Yes I know my brother has the same four post one as you but look at how close his passenger side tires are to the wall. the posts make the foot print at least another 18" wider.

 

[Steve737]

Hey redtanrt10, How tall is your garage? I really like that set up.

 

[Steve-Indy]

I hope your insurance agent doesn't see this thread!!

 

[AviP]

Very nice. I'm going to do something like that for my motorcycles. Could you describe how you went about it?

 

[Y2K10 SRT#39]

Once you have backed the car up the ramp, how do you get out of it?
PBR

 

[Rainer]

Thats scary just looking at. I'd save myself a lot of grey hairs and keep the Miata parked outside

The Miata was my first car which i bought back in 1993!
I drove it nearly 150.000km
When i bought the viper in 2007 I had not the heart to kick the
miata out of the garage. So i stored it under the garage roof.
This construction is not for daily use. It is a kind of storage.
The last two years i only put it down 3 or 4 times and drove less than 50km with the miata, but about 20.000km with the snake.
I am from Austria on the border to switzerland and love to drive in the mountains.
And here in the alps we have plenty of very nice and winding roads up to 8.000 feet!

 

[2snakes4us]

Very nice. I'm going to do something like that for my motorcycles. Could you describe how you went about it?

Now that is crazy

the only person that i think would feel comfortable with that set up would be a guy that hauls and delivers vehicles with a semi car hauler.

 

[eucharistos]

nice rides

cool front plate

2002 RT10 steel grey

are you sure? was that color a european option in '02?

 

[Rainer]

nice rides

cool front plate

are you sure? was that color a european option in '02?

Here in europe you had to have a front plate.
Realy dont like it but its the law!
The car is not an european version - its US
I imported the car from premier sports cars in Springfield, MO

 

[SkyBob]

That scares the hell out of me. Does the Miata really have the torque to drive up that slope, slowly?

You're pretty ingenious to make that work.

Bob

 

[ViperGTS]

It's a 4x4 MIATA!


Good job, Rainer!

I want to have a LIFT also...

 

[eucharistos]

Here in europe you had to have a front plate.
Realy dont like it but its the law!
The car is not an european version - its US
I imported the car from premier sports cars in Springfield, MO

we are supposed to have front plates in texas also, just commenting yours looks really european (translation not like the one's i'm used to seeing around here)

i believe the steel grey was a 2000 color with 1 special edition 2001 steel grey rt10.

graphite metallic is an '02 color

 

[jdeft1]

Engineering skill is part of what draws me to this community!.. Kinda scarry I'd say. I'd leave the Miata outside too.

 

[lagalaxy13]

Wow I'm glad when I get home from work I get lazy. That is cool you got it to work.