kirks5oh Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 finally. had a difficult time finding someone to put it together for me. its a bendpak 9000st---pretty much an entry level bendpak, which will be more than enough for my needs (mostly oil changes). haven't gotten the sliding center jack yet, but that's next on the list. i resisted the urge to bolt it into the ground--still feels solid when lifting my car, and i can move it around with the casters that came with it. i've decided not to store a car under it, i can fit all my cars in there right now without doing that http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2622/dsc01288u.jpg http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9352/dsc01293a.jpg http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9929/dsc01294tz.jpg http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4963/dsc01297.jpg http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3084/dsc01296sr.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Instead of bolting it to the ground, it looks like you had a recieve type thing cut in the floor. Looks like the flat part of the bottom of the poles are about a inch lower than everything else. Looks awesome though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 bad.ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Instead of bolting it to the ground, it looks like you had a recieve type thing cut in the floor. Looks like the flat part of the bottom of the poles are about a inch lower than everything else. Looks awesome though. thanks. its sitting on carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 thanks. its sitting on carpet Oh wow. I thought it was just sitting on concrete that was unfinished or something (Looks like yours has something over the garage floor). Looks great though. How sturdy is the lift without it being bolted down? Without a car on it, is it easily moveable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Oh wow. I thought it was just sitting on concrete that was unfinished or something (Looks like yours has something over the garage floor). Looks great though. How sturdy is the lift without it being bolted down? Without a car on it, is it easily moveable? i haven't 'rocked' the lift with the car on it, but it feels stable when you let the car down onto the safety stops. with no car on it, and the 6' casters, it is easily movable with 2 people---we easily moved it onto and across the carpet with 2 people. the garage floor is professionally finished, hence my hesitation to drill holes in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 hows the car scene out that way kirk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 hows the car scene out that way kirk? Evidently it's hopping... at least in his garage. Having serviced three vehicles using a creeper yesterday, I am jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 hows the car scene out that way kirk? i live in a town of 30k people an hour north of milwaukee. there's a decent scene in milwaukee. plenty of older muscle cars here, but obviously, nothing like columbus. oddly, there's two other terminators in my town, several gto's, two other c6z's, and a zr1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 I also have a 4-post lift. Had it about a year now. No need to bolt it down. You'll notice that it is MORE stable with a car on it. The way these things work...everything tightens up under weight. I assembled mine myself and it was a huge job. Good idea getting someone to do it for you. Did you get a caster kit? mine is really easy to roll around the shop. Looking at yours...it would be cool to wheel it out into the higher part of the shop if you occasionally need more clearance. I have one rolling jack and then a jack tray. I was really worried about how it would work out. I was really torn between a 2 post and 4 post for this reason. But this configuration works just fine. I just did a 4-wheel hub replacement on a F250 4x4 crew cab and the lift handled it all fine. You raise one end with the rolling jack...place stands in the jack tray and then roll it down to the other end and leave it there locked. The runways act as a nice, long, flat work surface under each wheel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 He lives close the the coolest track in the US. So jealous, I would be at Road America every chance I could especially with that C6Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 pure jealousy Kirk, jesus. I can't wait to get into some contract work in the next few years and make some good money finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS69 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Looks nice, my next lift will be a 4 post so I can use it for car storage. I have a 2 post and use it all of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 looks good Kirk. Sorry I couldn't make it over when we were up in WI. was a very busy weekend for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 bad.ass. That pretty much sums it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.