the_fbi
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 05:26 PM |
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Making car ramps?
My current ramps are under the Westfield and also had a tendancy to "skid" when trying to drive a car up them.
So I'm thinking about making a pair with a smaller slope which will reducing the skidding problem.
Any ideas as to a safe design?
The ones pictured below are about right, although I'd make the slope a bit longer which will help with low cars too. Clearly all the verticals
are equal angle which gives good strength, in actual fact its all equal angle.
Any thoughts as to the best thickness to use or improvements to that design appreciated.
ta
Chris
 
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RazMan
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 05:31 PM |
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How about making some mini sized ramps to lead up to the bigger ones? That way you could remove the small ones, leaving the car on the bigger ones and
have more room to move around the car.
Just a thought 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 05:31 PM |
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Stand them on some rubber backed carpet and they won't skid out. If you just put two cross pieces spaced out on the top your wheel will drop in
when you get there.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 05:41 PM |
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Get some old seat belts/tie down straps and loop round the bottom rung then lay them along the floor where the wheels will be running and drive up.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 06:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Get some old seat belts/tie down straps and loop round the bottom rung then lay them along the floor where the wheels will be running and drive up.
Thats a good tip!
So, 2 pieces, a ramp and a stand.
The middle of the top 5 pieces missing so the tyre drops in and locates nicely.
Straps on the front to self anchor to the tyre.
ta
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 06:03 PM |
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I welded some checker plate to the bottom of the ramps on mine, so the car goes on the plate before it goes up the ramp.
This stops the car pushing the ramps away, and actualy has the car pulling itself into and up the ramp, sted of pushing it away.
Cheers,
Nev.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Neville Jones
I welded some checker plate to the bottom of the ramps on mine, so the car goes on the plate before it goes up the ramp.
This stops the car pushing the ramps away, and actualy has the car pulling itself into and up the ramp, sted of pushing it away.
Cheers,
Nev.
oh very clever, I like that
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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tks
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 09:09 PM |
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yeah with other words...
add 1 (2) foot of angle and 2 scross sections..
Tks
p.d. mayme it also makes sense to join the 2 stands together by some way...
[Edited on 8/4/07 by tks]
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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Johnmor
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 09:22 PM |
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I glued 1" stip of rubber along the bottom of the ramps, never move now.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 09:39 PM |
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STOP poncing about.....
Build some Real Ramps
LINKY
You know it makes sense... Dont do half a job, when you could make it fully baked!
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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the_fbi
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 10:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
STOP poncing about.....
Build some Real Ramps
LINKY
You know it makes sense... Dont do half a job, when you could make it fully baked!
Unfortunately one of my tintops weighs 1385KG, that would need some serious strengthening to take it.
Neat solution for a lightweight car though.
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