There's always the Street Rodders solution, chop and channel the van! How about the street fad of small diameter low profile tire/wheels that stick out of the wheel wells? Isn't it great when list members put forth their creative ideas! :-) Mark in AK PS I have the same problem, our Westy Syncro fit in the garage at our last house but not the current one. I am not sure if it will fit even if I reduce the amount of air in the tires. On the plus side it is a much nicer house in a better neighborhood, and a bigger driveway to shovel. :-(
----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 12:43 pm Subject: Re: will yours fit in the garage? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Thanks for the brain storming, but that might be a bit rough on > the resell value. I think I'll stick with Tim's idea of removing > the hurricane supports. > Anthony > > Daniel Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU> wrote: Excavate the floor.. call > them storm drains for hurricanes to prevent flooding.. > > you only have to do 2 12" wide tracks for the tires to roll in.. > and only a few inches.. > > your local 'tool rental' shop will give youa good deal on the > masonry cutter and jack hammer.. > > just a thought.. wild and spontaneous. > > dan > *------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > > Subject: Re: > > In my old house I kept my Syncro GL in the garage always. One of > the big disappointments of the house I bought last summer in > Florida is that the Syncro won't fit in the garage. Specifically, > it won't clear the raised door. The garage opening is 82", and my > van is about 79". But here in Florida the building code dictates > a series of metal supports running the width of the inside of the > door, and with the first support at 78" the van won't clear, and > barely might clearly the second (the supports are to prevent > hurricane force winds from collapsing the door). I had the garage > door guys in to look at it and they can't raise the door high > enough, even with the new expensive belt driven door opener they > sold me. Part of the problem is a support beam overhead the > garage holding up the second story. The door track can't be > raised unless we notch the beam, and I suppose I'd have to hire an > engineer to determine if the beam could be notched. Also, the > door is an 18' foot, old! > wooden > door and it sags about two inches in the center even with the > hurricane bars. A new metal door might not sag as much but it > still would be close. And my wallet would really sag after being > emptied for the new door. > In the meantime my ride has to sit outside in the rain until I > figure out someway to raise the door. > Anthony > '89 SyncroGL (Hidalgo) > > > > --------------------------------- > Brings words and photos together (easily) with > PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. > |
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