Is the circus in town? June 15, 2010, 08:29:19 AM Going to give this a try to allow me to keep the TBird accessible to drive (under the canopy) while I have a car apart in the drive and keep the garage clear for work space. It's a 12'x30' unit. The poles near the house are ancd into the driveway, the one corner is attached to the garage post. Still trying to sort out the side in the dirt. Right now, 3 bases are attached to a board, and that board is held in place by an other with the car sitting on it. I probably should've gotten a 10'-wide unit, so it would fit better on the drive, but oh well. It had it's first test of weather last night (about 1/2 hour after I got it up), and it held up fine.I'm probably going to get a wall kit for it so I can block the side off near the fence, and at the gate, to better keep the weather off the TBird when it's out there. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #1 – June 15, 2010, 03:01:45 PM I just helped my dad put one of those up this past weekend so he could work on his '78 Camaro under it. It was the same size as the one you have. I was looking at it and I believe if you put some sides and a "floor" under it that you could even use it as a paint booth if you wanted. They are sure nice to have, especially to keep out of the sun when you're working on the car this time of the year. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #3 – June 15, 2010, 05:07:07 PM Quote from: Chuck W;325527Is the circus in town?gettin ready for friday? Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #4 – June 15, 2010, 06:49:12 PM Quote from: gumby;325579gettin ready for friday? Perhaps. For when all the clowns show up Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #5 – June 15, 2010, 08:30:31 PM Quote from: Chuck W;325589Perhaps. For when all the clowns show up Congress is meeting in Indiana Friday????? I like the carport I could use one of those to keep out of the sun Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #6 – June 15, 2010, 09:03:46 PM I have one for the race track along with several pop-ups. We use3 or 4 inch pvc w/caps on each end. before capping end 2, drill a hole in the center of the cap, bolt in a lag hook, fill w/sand andportable weights to keep from blowing away. It works for me.. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #7 – June 16, 2010, 02:52:13 AM I would get some sort of stake or ground rod and put a pin in the top so you can remove it. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #8 – June 16, 2010, 07:29:40 AM Well, we've had 2 evenings of py stormy weather, and the thing hasn't moved yet. I'll be able to sort out something for the dirt side I'm sure I was more concerned with getting it up and getting it fairly secured for the short term. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #9 – June 16, 2010, 10:17:58 AM If the sides were covered how weather proof do you think something like that would be? How do you think it would handle snow? Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #10 – June 16, 2010, 10:44:54 AM Quote from: thunderjet302;325636If the sides were covered how weather proof do you think something like that would be? How do you think it would handle snow?Well, you can get a wall kit for it, and I plan on it.This isn't the el-cheapo unit, but it's not one of the commercial-grade ones either. It should handle moderate amounts of snow, but you guys get more up there than we do here.For a single car storage, this unit looks pretty solid. Seems like a lot of features for the price. Some others have heavier-duty covers, etc, and price can go up accordingly. This one doesn't look too bad either. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #11 – June 16, 2010, 02:04:20 PM Hmm this might be an idea so I can keep snow off the 95 in the winter.... Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #12 – June 18, 2010, 03:05:38 AM I was thinking about this, drill some holes in the concrete and put some 1/2" lags and sheilds in the holes. It could be removable, as long as your okay with a couple small holes in your cement. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #13 – June 19, 2010, 09:16:07 AM Quote from: Haystack;325876I was thinking about this, drill some holes in the concrete and put some 1/2" lags and sheilds in the holes. It could be removable, as long as your okay with a couple small holes in your cement.Like I mentioned earlier in the thread, the 6 bases nearest the house are ancd into the driveway. Quote Selected
Is the circus in town? Reply #14 – June 24, 2010, 12:03:57 AM A pound of protection is worth a whole bunch ..... or, in other words, protecting it will help it not rust so fast. Quote Selected
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