Poor Man's Qwik Lift for $250.00 (look!)

[Dwight]

I used Dean's idea and build mine out of old shipping crate material from Italy.The wood stands I painted black and the metal ( 3" x 10", really some metric size ) I painted Ford Blue. I cut two 3" x 7" tube steel in half and welded them to a 7" piece to get the 10" + - width. I pinned the bridge and ramps to the wood stands. The height is 13 1/4", just right for working under the car. One person can easily put it up or take it down. Stores in a 10' x 14" space.
Cost about 10 lbs of flux core and a gal of paint and primer, about $75. And some screws and 1/4 x 20 bolts and fender washers. Oh yes, a lot of hours.

Dwight








I can remove the bridge to work under the car, but most of the time I leave them in place


long but fun story behind this picture

[fastraxsg]

Another option to keep the ramps from walking is to drill a hole in the floor big enough to put in a small dia pc. of water pipe. buy a long grade 8 bolt that will fit comfortably in the pipe, drill a hole in a 12" pc of 2" x 4" that the bolt can slip through.
Slip the bolt through the 2 x 4, then into the pipe. Needs a couple of inches into the floor. Now snug your ramp end up against the 2 x 4 and drive up. When you want to pull it all apart, just slip up the bolt and 2 x 4 and find a pc. of plastic rod that will fill your pipe. You can drill a hole in the plastic, stick in a big nail and use a magnet to pull it up out of the hole. Or leave the block and bolt in place to use as wheel chocks when you drive in rampless.
My ramp is similar in theory but 18" high. I have long ramps into the garage and they get removed once the car is up. I have similar spans at the middle that can be removed. I'm not into the form as much so it looks pretty crude but it's been used constantly for the past 2.5 years. I used a local hardwood to ensure strength.
We have had our SUV up on it several times too.
Dean's and Dwight's are pcs. of art. Very impressive and glad you guys shared.
Ken