Accessories Question - Car Cover?

[DAVID BROWER]

I happen to have a cover for an air cooled VW that I plan to use, at least to start with.

I HAD ONE FOR A KARMANN GHIA THAT I CUT AND RESEWED TO FIT MY ISETTA .
IT IS NOT A HARD JOB , YOU JUST HAVE TO START WITH SOMETHING BIGGER .

 

[Husker1]

I've got 1/2 of a 2 car garage waiting for it ......

My garage is waiting too but I'm thinking about having a lift made to put on the wall during the winter. Just like the ones for motorcycles except with a little more weight capacity.

 

[Coss]

My garage is waiting too but I'm thinking about having a lift made to put on the wall during the winter. Just like the ones for motorcycles except with a little more weight capacity.

If you had the height in a garage; figure out a way to back up to a wall, hook on the tail of it, and lift it so it would be hanging on the wall.
Get really fancy and make a big picture frame to go around it. You could do a whole gallery and still be able to take them out for a ride just by hitting a "down" button. How cool would that be?

 

[Husker1]

I've got 12' ceiling, so I think my wall rack will work and still park something else underneath. Going to have a buddy of mine do some research and see what he can fab up.

Here is an example.

 

[Coss]

I've got 12' ceiling, so I think my wall rack will work and still park something else underneath. Going to have a buddy of mine do some research and see what he can fab up.
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Here is an example.

Use 2 or 3 of these http://www.harborfreight.com/3500-l...-with-automatic-load-holding-brake-61257.html
and build a platform. The hard part would be syncing them.
I'm using the same winch for building a lift platform to take things up to the attic.
I've seen them factory made, but those are like $2K or more http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200375808_200375808

 

[Husker1]

Great idea Coss! One on each wheel would be ample, but I don't think my rafters would take it. I'd have to install a beam or two.
I know a guy who mounted one on the original track in the hay mow on his barn and pulls motorcycles on a platform up 3 stories.

 

[Coss]

Great idea Coss! One on each wheel would be ample, but I don't think my rafters would take it. I'd have to install a beam or two.
I know a guy who mounted one on the original track in the hay mow on his barn and pulls motorcycles on a platform up 3 stories.

<bow> Thank you; Harbor Freight is one of my favorite places for finding gear to use in ways it was never intended. At my last house I had a shed that had a loft and I used one of the 12v ATV units to power a lift in it (the shed didn't have 110v run to it).

Current project I'm working one is how to build a service lift for it; I was thinking about one of these http://www.harborfreight.com/high-lift-riding-lawn-mower-atv-lift-61523.html on the front and one of these http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb-capacity-atvmotorcycle-lift-61632.html for the rear.
I've figured that just a floor jack might not be ideal for lifting the Elio up.
This might work http://www.harborfreight.com/6000-lb-capacity-scissor-lift-91315.html, but $1,500 vs $200; on a limited budget the $200 sounds a lot better.

 

[DAVID BROWER]

I've got 12' ceiling, so I think my wall rack will work and still park something else underneath. Going to have a buddy of mine do some research and see what he can fab up.
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Here is an example.

I BOUGHT TOO MANY MESSERSCHMITTS SO I BUILT A RACK FROM LUMBER .
IT COST JUST $22 TO BUILD . I USED AN ENGINE CRANE TO GET IT UP THERE .

 

[Lil4X]

I HAD ONE FOR A KARMANN GHIA THAT I CUT AND RESEWED TO FIT MY ISETTA .
IT IS NOT A HARD JOB , YOU JUST HAVE TO START WITH SOMETHING BIGGER .

So the cover for my barbecue won't work?

 

[JEBar]

So the cover for my barbecue won't work?

it might cover one of the front fenders ..