Sabrina's Got Wood!!!

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Jan 19, 2012, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lanberg

It is going to hold. Many very very stable structures are made of wood, and our cars arent THAT heavy.

Famous last words.

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Jan 19, 2012, 10:19 PM

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Ha...come on guys it's takes way to long to put are cars on jack stands then to build one of these.. It should last..?

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Jan 20, 2012, 09:36 AM

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Everyone is insisting on cross bracing the boards etc etc. Well the fact is, he already did that with the plywood.... That is what the plywood on the outside is for, NOT for looks. There is no way it is going to fall like dominoes as you described assuming he assembled it properly. That is what is stopping the ramps from doing that. So enough with the its going to fall like dominoes ideas.

Finally someone has seen the light! Thats what i pointed out like 20 posts ago, lol.

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Jan 20, 2012, 01:55 PM

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It looks like you did your homework and put your time in...but personally I'd rather pay money for a tested and proven product for this type of job. I bought the race ramps and the wheel cribs and never looked back.

http://www.raceramps.com/2-piece-67-...ace-ramps.aspx
http://www.raceramps.com/10-inch-wheel-cribs.aspx

Expensive...yes...MUCH safer...yes again. Plus they are much easier to manipulate and MUCH easier to take to the track.

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Jan 20, 2012, 02:25 PM

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I completely agree, haha.

Being a nerd isn't all bad, i don't know about you but it sure pays well for me

Yep, definitely glad that airlines are still buying planes.

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Jan 20, 2012, 03:58 PM

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I might do this, except I'll just spend the extra cash and just stack pieces of wood ontop of eachother, wood glue them, and make a ramp in the same fashion

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Jan 20, 2012, 08:22 PM

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You guys are forgetting that the sides are boxed in with a sheet of wood. It is then screwed to all vertical pieces preventing them from moving forward or backwards. There are screws going into the top bottom and each vertical brace. they will not move. If the boxes werent closed on one end it would be very dangerous.