The Lotus Grand Tourers

I thought I had the back of my car quite well jacked up for the rear suspension work currently in progress.


Arriving home recently, I then got a different perspective !!


Despite it being on axle stands, its still lower than a mini.

Good job I don't have a Chelsea tractor parked along side

Tony

Not to mention ground clearance. I have a slight incline up to the door of my shop building on the west side. Then of course it levels out onto the flat floor at the top and the Excel would scrape in the middle going over the apex (I think the offroaders call it breakover angle). As a solution rather than busting out the concrete drive and pouring a longer ramp, I purchased, believe it or not, rubber speed humps like you'd find in a car park in front of a supermarket. You can get anything from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BJP4H54?re ... tails&th=1

I throw these out on the ramp when moving the Excel or other very low slung sports car in or out of that door. The extra 2" in just the right spot for the rear wheels so far has solved my every issue, even tho its a bit of a hassle. I'd redo the concrete but after I retire I want to move to a bigger shop anyway and I can sell this place to somebody who has American muscle cars or of similar or greater ride height.

Minis aren't mini any more ...

I had a similar issue to Phil at my last house. I achieved the same final result by building a pair of wooden ramps with a shallower angle than the ramp into the garage. Still a PITA to get the ramps out twice a day to get the car in and out, but better than scraping the bottom.

Ray-s wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 09, 2023 09:42

Minis aren't mini any more ...

Modern Mini is ( from the outside) bigger than an Austin Maxi

My place is a bit narrow in places, so it's very convenient that the Lotus mirror will always pass under and not hit any other doormirror when manouvering past