05-26-2014, 11:58 AM
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Yes. Yes I did. After driving the car onto and off, the ramps do need a bit of repair work. They aren't very stable side to side. I wasn't worried about it falling on me once I got it up there because of the solid stumps I had under the front. Most of the weight of the car was in that location as well as the back wheels being on the ground. The only danger was backing the car off.
The ramps are made from lumber I grabbed from my father in laws garage. I didn't want to spend money going out and buying anything. (I'm cheap).
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05-26-2014, 06:28 PM
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Looks really cool!
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05-26-2014, 11:15 PM
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You sir, are a brave brave man for crawling under that contraption...then again, I had an exhaust break in front of the cat out on a dirt road. Couldn't drive with it dragging...so I found a stump in the woods, pulled it out, and drove up on it. So I can't say much :P
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05-27-2014, 12:39 AM
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whatmaycome[14] is a reasonable username, given those ramps.  |
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05-27-2014, 09:27 AM
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You sir, are a brave brave man for crawling under that contraption...then again, I had an exhaust break in front of the cat out on a dirt road. Couldn't drive with it dragging...so I found a stump in the woods, pulled it out, and drove up on it. So I can't say much :P
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I'm not really sure I'd agree. Like I said, it's perfectly fine with the car up on it. There is zero chance if the car falling on me. The danger is driving the car onto and off of the ramps. Which will be fixed shortly.
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05-27-2014, 09:45 AM
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I thought the thread was about the belly pan, not his ramps. I see nothing wrong with the ramps with the possible exception of, as he noted, a certain possible squirrely-ness when mounting and dismounting.
Were you able to secure the center of the pan, or are you relying on the stiffness of the coroplast to keep it up?
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05-27-2014, 10:39 AM
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I thought the thread was about the belly pan, not his ramps. I see nothing wrong with the ramps with the possible exception of, as he noted, a certain possible squirrely-ness when mounting and dismounting.
Were you able to secure the center of the pan, or are you relying on the stiffness of the coroplast to keep it up?
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Do you want me to create a separate thread? I did that once, but since I am not a moderator, it would not be ideal. This thread may discuss two different subjects, but it is only two pages--so far!  |
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05-27-2014, 11:04 AM
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I love the ramps about as much as I love the belly pan.
Maybe more so, because they weren't the overall goal- just some creative problem solving.
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08-26-2014, 06:29 PM
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Well, sad to say that time did not bode well for THIS design (the belly-pan OR the ramps)
I have dismantled both.
The corroplast started to warp and sag as time went on quite significantly. My MPG were actually starting to suffer.
The ramps were disassembled in order to move to a new house.
I've got some big plans for the car, so I will be revising my belly-pan along with that progress.
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08-26-2014, 09:03 PM
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Well, sad to say that time did not bode well for THIS design (the belly-pan OR the ramps)
I have dismantled both.
The corroplast started to warp and sag as time went on quite significantly. My MPG were actually starting to suffer.
The ramps were disassembled in order to move to a new house.
I've got some big plans for the car, so I will be revising my belly-pan along with that progress.
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Thanks for the update. It's always good to know how mods last over time.
As for the ramps, well, I wouldn't have a lot of confidence in them and probably wouldn't use those... Crushing hazards are a very real danger to be concerned with. I made a set of ramps myself, but they are much more stout. You can see one in this pic:
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