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></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I have a two post in my garage with a 10=E2=80=99 ce=
iling. I wish it was 12=E2=80=99, but it is good enough for the TR6, Miata, =
FV, and the like. Way too short to get the truck all the way up though. =
;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Even so, my largest regre=
t is not having 10=E2=80=99 or better doors. The 8=E2=80=99 doors make=
it impossible to get the van inside (E350 with telescopic 45=E2=80=99 mast f=
or radio work) and very difficult to get heavy machinery in/out. I wish ther=
e was a concrete pad outside the door as well. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">On a side note, I got my 2 post for free. My FIL u=
sed to install new lifts for auto dealerships. Apparently they replace them e=
very 5-7 years when they are fully depreciated. The old ones are sold for sc=
rap. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob</div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 23, 2026, at 20:00, vfracing=
--- via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blo=
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">About 10 years ago I put an e=
xtension onto my barn designed by Dan Ferguson (whom some of you may know as=
a vintage MGA racer). We did it 25 feet wide and 44 feet long, 12-1/2=
foot ceiling. Dimensions were dictated by proportions to the existing=
structure.) Hindsight says it should have been about 4 feet wider to give m=
e an extra foot or two on each side of the car. It has two four post l=
ifts for storage and a 2-post for service. As someone pointed out earl=
ier, even at 12-1/2 feet I need to make sure I close the hoods of some cars b=
efore lifting the cars to max height. I find the four posters are bett=
er for service on my Jag and TR due to the low ground clearance of the cars c=
oupled with an ancient two post lift (likely older than my 4A), unless of co=
urse I am doing suspension or brake work. Footings under the two poste=
r uprights are 10" thick. The entire floor area is at least 4" thick w=
ith a wire mesh reinforcement, 4000 pound concrete.</div><div><br></div><div=
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Two very valuable tips from Grassroots Mo=
torsports: 1) put all storage somewhere other than your garage area and work=
shop. Storage has a way of taking over space. 2) put as much as possib=
le on wheels so it can be readily moved. </div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-s=
etdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Happy Plann=
ing!</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" d=
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<p class=3D"yiv4726576953MsoNormal">If you were going to put up a new shop b=
uilding, and wanted to have a 4-post lift (or two) for your race cars and ot=
her projects, what sort of interior height/wall height would you go for?&nbs=
p; With our collection of Triumphs and Spec Racer
Fords, I feel like I could get away with 10 feet. Is 12 feet necessar=
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