Ramp Project

mishar · 05-05-2012, 06:11 PM

Next will be a chair with piano wheels, back and head support at the right height. Ramp is 30" high.

tenspeed · 05-05-2012, 07:56 PM

WOW - HOLY CRAP...

MP4.2+6.0 · 05-05-2012, 11:15 PM

Novel too. Cool.

A8CT · 05-06-2012, 04:37 AM

you must have been sweating bullets the first time you drove on it. Possibly runing through your mind "Do I have 1 gallon of gas too much" or "that donut spare would have been a nice upgrade".

Nice work, not something you want to slap together on a whim for sure.

Mister Bally · 05-06-2012, 05:06 AM

Looks good. You did use wood glue too, correct?

mishar · 05-06-2012, 07:55 AM

Glue by all means. Makes it way stronger. Point was that I can disassemble and use them as shelves parked on top of each other and that my other set of wheels fit inside. That required 28.5" OC spans and 30" height. Garage door 7' and quite low A8L clearance required angled position. When climbing it for the first time the most important was to watch for a roof clearance. Everything was good in AutoCAD, but knowing so many perfect designs that don't work made me a bit nervous.

PaulW · 05-06-2012, 08:00 AM

That's Cool!

MP4.2+6.0 · 05-06-2012, 10:59 AM

double duty tire storage idea too. I was wondering how big the garage would otherwise be to house them for single purpose.

K9COP · 05-06-2012, 08:20 PM

.. I really don't want to offend you Mishar, but what was the point, the aim?

K9

mishar · 05-06-2012, 08:45 PM

Well, I don't want to offend you either, but isn't it quite obvious? There are a number of things you can reach only from underneath your car. I like doing as much as possible myself. Not that I don't know that it could be cheaper to pay for it, but in my opinion there are very few shops I would thrust. Even fewer with A8. So instead of paying for ATF change I made my own ramp. Now I can change it the way I want. Fuel filter is next, camber alignment after that, and so on. I also have a number of friends with similar level of thrust for mechanics and same love for a bear.

05-05-2012, 11:15 PM	#3
MP4.2+6.0 Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,956	Quite some garage furniture! Novel too. Cool. __________________ Current #1: '06 D3 A8L W12 brilliant black w/ amaretto; 4 seat setup, CPO; modestly VAG COM lowered, H&R 20mm rear and 12mm front DRs with 275/35 on OEM polished + forged 20's; S8 sway bars (see: rear bar and gen'l D3 bar info and front bar); tweaked 385mm front factory brake mod and matching rear brake mod; matching C6 A6 back headrests (better rear view: headrest tweak); owner installed AMI retrofit with part number details here; uprated fogs; other VAG COM tweaking to suit. Current #2: C5 '00 A6 4.2 ming blue w/ beige, new off showroom floor; Lemiwinks + VAG COM tweaks; smoked tails; RS 6 OEM 18's; RNS-D (CD) Navi On order: 2013 Q5 2.0T hybrid; Scuba blue w/ chestnut sport interior; Euro delivery approx. 7/2013 Prior (each modded): '96 C4 A6 2.8Q, still w/ family; '85 C3 5000S 5 sp FWD; '73 C1 100LS helpful cross reference to a C6 post with MMI and other TSB's that also cover D3 A8's.

05-06-2012, 04:37 AM	#4
A8CT AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,131	you must have been sweating bullets the first time you drove on it. Possibly runing through your mind "Do I have 1 gallon of gas too much" or "that donut spare would have been a nice upgrade". Nice work, not something you want to slap together on a whim for sure. __________________ 2005 Audi A8L 2000 A8, silver/blk, all options

05-06-2012, 07:55 AM	#6
mishar AudiWorld Super User 2005 Audi A8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,817	Glue by all means. Makes it way stronger. Point was that I can disassemble and use them as shelves parked on top of each other and that my other set of wheels fit inside. That required 28.5" OC spans and 30" height. Garage door 7' and quite low A8L clearance required angled position. When climbing it for the first time the most important was to watch for a roof clearance. Everything was good in AutoCAD, but knowing so many perfect designs that don't work made me a bit nervous. __________________

05-06-2012, 08:00 AM	#7
PaulW AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 18,202	That's Cool! __________________ 07 S8

05-06-2012, 10:59 AM	#8
MP4.2+6.0 Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,956	Like the... double duty tire storage idea too. I was wondering how big the garage would otherwise be to house them for single purpose. __________________ Current #1: '06 D3 A8L W12 brilliant black w/ amaretto; 4 seat setup, CPO; modestly VAG COM lowered, H&R 20mm rear and 12mm front DRs with 275/35 on OEM polished + forged 20's; S8 sway bars (see: rear bar and gen'l D3 bar info and front bar); tweaked 385mm front factory brake mod and matching rear brake mod; matching C6 A6 back headrests (better rear view: headrest tweak); owner installed AMI retrofit with part number details here; uprated fogs; other VAG COM tweaking to suit. Current #2: C5 '00 A6 4.2 ming blue w/ beige, new off showroom floor; Lemiwinks + VAG COM tweaks; smoked tails; RS 6 OEM 18's; RNS-D (CD) Navi On order: 2013 Q5 2.0T hybrid; Scuba blue w/ chestnut sport interior; Euro delivery approx. 7/2013 Prior (each modded): '96 C4 A6 2.8Q, still w/ family; '85 C3 5000S 5 sp FWD; '73 C1 100LS helpful cross reference to a C6 post with MMI and other TSB's that also cover D3 A8's.

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05-05-2012, 07:56 PM	#2
tenspeed AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Honeoye New York USA Posts: 1,316	WOW - HOLY CRAP...

05-06-2012, 05:06 AM	#5
Mister Bally AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,694	Looks good. You did use wood glue too, correct?

05-06-2012, 08:20 PM	#9
K9COP AudiWorld Member 2005 Audi A8 Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 589	Wow, impressive for sure, but... .. I really don't want to offend you Mishar, but what was the point, the aim? K9

05-06-2012, 08:45 PM	#10
mishar AudiWorld Super User 2005 Audi A8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,817	Well, I don't want to offend you either, but isn't it quite obvious? There are a number of things you can reach only from underneath your car. I like doing as much as possible myself. Not that I don't know that it could be cheaper to pay for it, but in my opinion there are very few shops I would thrust. Even fewer with A8. So instead of paying for ATF change I made my own ramp. Now I can change it the way I want. Fuel filter is next, camber alignment after that, and so on. I also have a number of friends with similar level of thrust for mechanics and same love for a bear. __________________

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