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Dreaming of apexes
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All I can say is this proves you are certifiably crazy. I love it.
You should consider running electric and pneumatic lines down there before you pour the cement so you can use power tools ![]()
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Looks like a lot of work. I'm probably wrong but I heard that pits are dangerous because Carbon Monoxide is heavier than air and it tends to settle in the pit. Carbon monoxide has a tendency to kill things. Until you do a little research on it, I don't advise running the engine while While you are in the pit. At the least, put a fan in there.
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If the exhaust is intact you could also just put some drier tube on the tips and make sure the end leads the gases away a bit.
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doing a secret build >:D
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jeff we're doin this at my house...come over lets get started..
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I'll watch while you dig. Make sure you have beer.
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doing a secret build >:D
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Ouch! This looks messy guy. Love youre enthusiasm but please be very carefull. I have done excavation for one of my very many contracting jobs and what you are doin is out of the ordinary and very unsafe.I Like the idea of what you are doin but you are gonna have ta dig the hole wider then that and build some sort of retaining wall for the walls not ta cave in from the weight of the car. Then you can cement over it. You can use green treated so the wood does not decay as fast but youre best bet would be ta make the retaining by a none corrosive alloy. And while pouring the cement dont forget ta mesh rebar into it for support. Another thing you can do for retaing support is mason it. Might prove more cost efective. Again just use lots of rebar and poor the walls thick. Being that its gonna be under dirt and the elements till you can close it off. Keep it up ta maintnince. Cracks in the mud and season changes will change the outcome of how you built it. The ground always shifts! You want sometin done do it yourself but be safe
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wat i saguest is the you make a floor and side that are already made like a retangle the has no roof so you can jus drop the bitch in the hole once your done and you can have a about a foot thick becuase if rain and mud around the side its gunna start to sink so have suport under the slabes
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wow....this actually inspires me to do that but keep posting....I want to see how it turns out
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OP hasn't been around for a while. Probably got lazy. lol
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or tried it out with the car on top and we were all right about the dangers :\
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pits are nice ... untill your walking in the garage at night and fall in then your calling in 3 yards of sand and filling it.. (family story)
im interested to see how this works.. great start.. but a lift is cheaper and easier (if your in the states) |
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uh oh
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It's a toyota, nuff said!
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well guys, the project is still on halt right now due to lack of time and money, coz my dad just died and i am still processing the damn insurance!
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damn sorry to hear that man, just glad your alive
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It's a toyota, nuff said!
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and yesterday, my bestfriend and I almost died when his landcruiser flipped.. miraculously we came out with only some scratches and bruises and i had a couple of stitches on my knee..
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HOLY FFCK! that's some scary shhit. glad you're okay man. seriously!!! damn...
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daaammnnnnn glad ur ok and still alive. seriously... i think the pit ur digging is the last thing to consider dangerious right now. sorry for ur dad too bro.. ( i know that must be hard)
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