MAXJAX M6K lift installation in a low ceiling garage

Good luck . You are worth it❤️

Exciting new addition😊

Not all spirit levels are good , generally the longer the better.

Equal number of shims on every bolt would raise one side the required amount.

When can I come for an oil change 😉

That should make life easier

Very pleased to see you having a more comfortable working environment Elin, you deserve it.

Great add to the shop, Elin. Easy way to level two sides would be to add 1/2" steel squares mounted semi-permanently to jack pads on inboard (lower) post. Next, measure clearance between fully lowered pads and car frame, can then add wood blocks on top of pads to achieve maximum height before hitting ceiling. Careful not to bonk your noggin when scooting around under car. Do that a couple times and you'll be investing in a hard hat!

Looks great! Glad that it worked so well and that you will have a more comfortable workspace

Elin, great tool investment! As you know, tools are bought along the way of life.

You are going to love it. I’ve used one for years in my single bay garage. Solves a lot of problems. I set mine up to reach the frame on the Spitfire and that also worked fine for the Stag. Just had to roll the car a little to swing the arms in.
Also, I drilled extra rest holes to get the right height for axels, etc. Maybe we will see an installation at the Tushmahall next.

Great surprise! It will make you life so much easier!. You can even store another smaller car under the raised car! Like a lotus elan!

Great to see you got a lift. I enjoy your Rusty Beauties posts. I have been watching your posts from the beginning. I have a 1972 TR6 and like your posts very much. Thanks keep going!!!!

Hey Elin - you seem to be having too much fun. I know that new hoist will really come in handy for your projects. Job well done.

You may add two i-beams across from arm to arm to get lifting points under the x-frame - and gain some lifting height too .... Just a bit more handling but maybe woth it.

Well, I also never knew you could get lifts designed for lower ceilings… Been straight on researching what you can get in the UK, so you might be being a terrible influence on my bank balance Elin :D

Thanks for having brought in my car Elin! The new twin pipes look good!

Hey elin just make your own creeper ... YOU CANDO IT !

Nice 😎😎😎👍👍👍

Hi Elin.
Love your channel, always look out for new video 's.

Don't you think that the sound of the compressor/pump will reverberate through your metal wall?

I think adding a lift i lng overdue so have fun with it.

Harry

Happy days

Sitting down on the job again Elin?😂
Should make things a lot easier for you.
You mentioned about marking the floor for the cars? For inspiration, maybe head for your nearest major airport and look at their markings for the jet bridges.

Elin, good for you on (finally) getting a lift for your shop. Now, you really need to find a sturdy 'coffee table' that you can add castor wheels to; then you won't have to bend down to pick up parts and tools from the garage floor while you are on your shop stool beneath a car on the lift. ALSO, YOU WILL NEED THE TABLE SO YOU WILL HAVE A HANDY PLACE TO SET YOU BEERS! LOL

Drill some more holes so you can quickly move one post in for the spitre. Easy.

Very nice ! If you mount it you won’t trip on the hose on that side !

Happy for you Elin!

Hi Elin. You have come a long way from those early days fixing up your Spitfire back at AHA when I started following your channel. Great to see you developing your business and making it a success. I am sure very soon you will need a new bigger workshop. I fear it may be sometime before you get chance to finish that GT6 there is always going to be another paying customers car to work on first, which from one small business owner to another is the most important aspect of running your own company. Keep up the good work.

I use a 6x4 wooden block cut with slope's and drive low cars on them to get jacks/ramp arm under them. You may find your floor isn't level that's why the arms sit at diffent heights

Is that hail damage on the TR 6?

Great investment, it will save you time and make many jobs easier. To lift the Spitfire could you insert another set of anchors for one post further in i.e make the gap narrower. Then when working on the Spitfire move one post to close the gap. A bit of extra work but worth it for safety and for positioning on the car frame.

The wife said that I need to find one of those!! And I agree 100%!! I just got done doing the passenger side lower A arm on her Ford escape laying on the ground and this old body doesn't like it any more!!

I feel your excitement for the new lift. When I got one installed in my last garage it made everything I did easier. My new garage will have one installed soon. I placed a 2X2 steel bar with some 1.25" short pipes welded in them across the lift arms to pick up on the frame of the spitfire. I wasn't comfortable lifting on any part of the body or outriggers. Takes a moment extra to install them, but works perfectly.

Congratulations on the new lift! I should look into one of those for my low ceiling garage.

You could always use a speed brace to wind nuts and bolts down quickly before final torquing.

Uplifting video 😂
I remember drivers parking big long American cars in a small garage, they would hang a fishing bobber on a string from the ceiling, adjusted to tap the windshield at the rear view mirror location. This would tell you when to stop and if your where centered properly. Then your garage door will close. Perhaps you could do this to find center of your lift. We also drove up on a 2x6 short tapered planks to raise a car to permit the jack to fit.

Zoom Zoom 😂

LOL, I was looking at these lifts the other day and thinking how handy it would be!

Nice (long overdue)

If you would have stayed in the tr6, you would have gotten a raise.

Brilliant Elin.. The only alternative I found was digging a pit.. But that has many 'pitfalls' including considerable costs and having to judge the depth to suit the height of the person standing in it by employing movable step-up- step-down systems. Then there's access to all your tools, etc... The Maxjax is an excellent compromise.

Very nice Elin and I can see you're really looking forward to going beneath a one and a half ton car while relying on the integrity of just those three outer post fixings! Visions of the concrete suddenly yielding and the post{s} collapsing inwards! No more Elin....no more Rusty Beauties!

What if you mounted the post by the column in a fixed position, but installed a second set of holes to mount the wall post closer together for smaller cars?

When you raised the lift without weight, pressures probably could not equalize. I'm betting with the car on it, the two sides lift more equally. Good shop addition !

A good buy Elin, your not getting any younger.

In your last video I noticed that your son was lying under his car that was only supported on jack stands and no wheels mounted ......not a very good idea. Maybe you could set the lift to also use it for his Miata.

Awesome. So happy for you.

Lift idea for narrow frames made somewhat simple . see e-mail

Excellent choice…I feel your joy. Thanks so much for the excellent videos.
I know you will know but a thought with those hard to weld awkward places I have used a stick welder with the electrode bent at an angle. I also agree mystifying how triumph put those hidden welds on the inside T shirt in your excellent video of the repair TR6 chassis. Have you had any further thoughts on this?

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It looks like you have died and went to heaven 👍👍😎

Cheers from Belgium, home country of the Stella Artois ;-) !