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If I cant have 1.8m under the underside of the car then I really don't think its worth it - I can see the wheely chair idea, but isnt it a pain? I mean the real value in the hoist is access to trans, diff, etc - all the heavy stuff which you need clearance to get in and out?
I recently pulled the tremec gearbox out to do clutch mods and all I did was to put a couple of wooden (2x4) beams across the hoist ramps with a trolley jack under the box and dropped the transmission down. It stayed there until I had done the mods. I could have dropped the hoist and let the whole thing sit on the floor by moving the 2x4s but It was easier to leave it there. As for the low height. I intend to remedy that with raising the truss-less roof. I really like the scissor lift set up especially how it drops to floor level. I remeasured my car and it is roughly 35" from sill to w/screen top (RMC) The hoist height right now is 1.2 mtrs from the floor to the cars' sill.
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