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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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Here's the ramps I built..they are 5' long. I picked up a total of 3 2x6x8's from home depot and started off by cutting 2 of them into 5' and 3' pieces. Then I used the 5' as the top length and measured/cut everything else from there. Looking back on it, I prob would've used 2x8x8 instead just so they're a little wider and have a little more room for the tires. I made sure it will be super strong and not snap by layering it a few times. Cost me only $20 for the wood and wood glue and I used spare screws I had at home. Enough talking, here's the pics:









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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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shuddup eric u suck!

what year is ur evo carlos? dang it's clean.. love the 07-09 evos
what did I say you toe sucker
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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Those ramps are legit!

There's another person who made ramps by layering wood the other way around (parallel to the curb) and put a sheet of wood on top.
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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You mean like making 1 whole wood piece all the way across the width of the driveway so you could angle up the wood piece?
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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Mitch posted it up in the Norcal's April useless thread at g35driver. let me find it.
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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That thread is so fast I can never keep up with it lol

Edit: oh wow nice and simple..they hold up fine?
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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Your ramps look more sturdy. The ones mitch posted look like they might snap eventually lol.

But I'll probably combine both and see what I come up with.
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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Yeah good luck, you might even be able to get away with laying a piece of wood flat where the driveway meets the street and see if that gives you enough clearance.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:11 AM
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I don't think a piece of wood in the gutter will do much. Since the tire doesn't hit that spot much. An actual ramp would be my only option.

That or I take a jackhammer to the sidewalk.
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So ever since the meet i kept thinking about the car with white rims so i tried it out but idk if i should keep it or not. What do you guys think?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61585729@N08/5599458761/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61585729@N08/5599459441/
Here's the other side for comparison.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61585729@N08/5599459225/
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I say keep the flat black/gunmetal color.
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^ white rims give a different look i guess
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Originally Posted by kRAM
So ever since the meet i kept thinking about the car with white rims so i tried it out but idk if i should keep it or not. What do you guys think?
Isnt ur car blue something? it would be a bad mix if u painted ur rims white.
Stick with black or buy new rims!!!
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Originally Posted by by15vc
Here's the ramps I built..they are 5' long. I picked up a total of 3 2x6x8's from home depot and started off by cutting 2 of them into 5' and 3' pieces. Then I used the 5' as the top length and measured/cut everything else from there. Looking back on it, I prob would've used 2x8x8 instead just so they're a little wider and have a little more room for the tires. I made sure it will be super strong and not snap by layering it a few times. Cost me only $20 for the wood and wood glue and I used spare screws I had at home. Enough talking, here's the pics:









Sick G35!
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