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Here it goes Frank!
Frank,
I wish I had a 14 ft ceiling!!! WOW! As for bolting the lift to the
floor I chose not to. After adjusting and tweaking it is so stable. I
would guess that if you felt more safe by all means bolting it wouldn't
hurt. I have an uneven floor that is probably out 2 to 3 inches from
front to back. it slopes to the door side. NO problem just adjust the 4
corners till all the locks are evenly spaced. If I were to bolt it I
would drill with a carbide hammer drill and use bolt anchors. They are
an expanding concrete bolt.
3/8" would be fine. Really think that it would only prevent sideways
movement. But I have not had any. Just for fun I put all the cars on to
check the fit in the bay. Had a 2001 trans am ram air 3800lbs. 1979
corvette 4000 lbs.. and of course the measly 2400lb cobra....lol.. Ah
yes the next problem the door. I encountered 2 problems.
1. When you add an extension to the side tracks to get more height, the
outside handle hits the top board running across the garage! Remember if
you look at your tracks now the top wheel is engaged in the radius.Thus
when the door opens the handle moves inward to clear the top piece. When
you add an extension the door travels straight up longer before it
curves to the ceiling. What I did was remove the handle on the outside.
Then I machined an aluminum button to take the place of the handle. Cant
open it from the outside but.... small price to pay. 2. I could not use
the auto door opener... I didn't have enough room....All in all Iam
happy for the room and luxury of the lift..Maybe you can call a garage
door co. With all that nice height they may have a really simple
solution so you can use your opener also.
My card reader for the comp is on the fritz. I will try to get some
pics..
good luck. any thing else give me a shout.
Steve
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