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Oh dear, now that reminds me of a funny story that I would like to share with you PH's.
A friend of mine had bought two cars to do up and they needed lots of work doing to them, like the gearbox removed and welding dont etc, so he decided to dig a pit in his parents garage.
So me and a couple of mates helped him to do the work. We spent all weekend doing it and even got some cement bloke to come in and do it all propa like.
Well, two weeks went past and I popped over to see how he was getting on and what cars he was restoring. I saw him outside the garage in the rain working on the cars, I though imedialtley that he (we) had dug the pit to wide, or he had bought a three wheeler but no I was dissapointed. I asked why he was outside and he pointed at the car.
"Its a fu*king Triumph Toledo and the gearbox comes out the
ing car from inside!"
, I fell over from to much. The things you do eh!
A friend of mine had bought two cars to do up and they needed lots of work doing to them, like the gearbox removed and welding dont etc, so he decided to dig a pit in his parents garage.
So me and a couple of mates helped him to do the work. We spent all weekend doing it and even got some cement bloke to come in and do it all propa like.
Well, two weeks went past and I popped over to see how he was getting on and what cars he was restoring. I saw him outside the garage in the rain working on the cars, I though imedialtley that he (we) had dug the pit to wide, or he had bought a three wheeler but no I was dissapointed. I asked why he was outside and he pointed at the car.
"Its a fu*king Triumph Toledo and the gearbox comes out the
ing car from inside!" , I fell over from to much. The things you do eh!Just so happens I recently tracked down the current manufacturer of the Mech Mate (the original designer, not Truckman), who sent me the info/prices.
I Hope you are sitting down... You are looking at 700 quid!
Admittedly that is complete with a number of fixtures and fittings (including lights and a seat), but you still have to source your own cover (timber planks etc).
Also the pit is only deep enough to sit in, not stand.
Seeing as I already have a heavy duty engine hoist, big jack and axle stands, the pit would have to be half that before I was tempted.
The above is from memory, I can post exact details later I you are still interested.
Cheers, Phil
I Hope you are sitting down... You are looking at 700 quid!
Admittedly that is complete with a number of fixtures and fittings (including lights and a seat), but you still have to source your own cover (timber planks etc).
Also the pit is only deep enough to sit in, not stand.
Seeing as I already have a heavy duty engine hoist, big jack and axle stands, the pit would have to be half that before I was tempted.
The above is from memory, I can post exact details later I you are still interested.
Cheers, Phil
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Just so happens I recently tracked down the current manufacturer of the Mech Mate (the original designer, not Truckman), who sent me the info/prices.
I Hope you are sitting down... You are looking at 700 quid!
Admittedly that is complete with a number of fixtures and fittings (including lights and a seat), but you still have to source your own cover (timber planks etc).
Also the pit is only deep enough to sit in, not stand.
Seeing as I already have a heavy duty engine hoist, big jack and axle stands, the pit would have to be half that before I was tempted.
The above is from memory, I can post exact details later I you are still interested.
Cheers, Phil
Ouch! I could probably find a second hand four poster lift for that! although the wife might object to it being sat on the driveway
I might have to investigate the manual method of DIY. Or just stick to laying on my back swearing a lot
Four post lifts are great, but remember to calculate the lift hieght accurately or you could end up punching your pride and joy through the roof!!!!!
The pit is not a bad idea, it will work out much cheaper than this GRP thing your talking about. The trick with the damp is a cheap piece of plastic. Dig your hole, line with the plastic sheet, (the same stuff as they put down before laying a concrete floor), then board the walls with WBP or marine plywood and make up some duck boards for the floor. Fix a submersible pump(kind of thing they use for boats)in a small sump (about 4X4 should do it, depending on the size of your pump), with it's pipe exiting to a conveinient drain, and hey presto! Mines been fine for years, but the pumps don't last long if you run them dry so always leave some water in the sump. Total cost, about £60.00 depending on how long you want the pit to be. Easy!
>> Edited by simonelite501 on Friday 31st May 17:53
The pit is not a bad idea, it will work out much cheaper than this GRP thing your talking about. The trick with the damp is a cheap piece of plastic. Dig your hole, line with the plastic sheet, (the same stuff as they put down before laying a concrete floor), then board the walls with WBP or marine plywood and make up some duck boards for the floor. Fix a submersible pump(kind of thing they use for boats)in a small sump (about 4X4 should do it, depending on the size of your pump), with it's pipe exiting to a conveinient drain, and hey presto! Mines been fine for years, but the pumps don't last long if you run them dry so always leave some water in the sump. Total cost, about £60.00 depending on how long you want the pit to be. Easy! >> Edited by simonelite501 on Friday 31st May 17:53
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