I keep my RSX in a storage unit for the winter. The unit is built on a big slab, and then each stall has it's own slightly recessed slab, so it's kind of a "step up" to get in to it.
See shitty MS Paint illustration # 1 for a visual:
I can get the car in without any sort of ramp if I give it a decent amount of gas, but it's a little more abrupt then I like, so I just chopped up an 8' 2x6 in to four 2' parts, and I lay the boards down next to each other (2 per wheel) to use as ramps.
See shitty MS Paint illustration # 2 for a visual:
This works well enough most times, but sometimes the boards will move around a bit if I don't hit them just right. Also, it's annoying to have to lay them out and pick them up individually every time and I also have to line them up with the wheels pretty precisely seeing as two 2 x 6 boards next to each other are just barely wider than the RSX's tires.
SO, I'd like to build something a bit more permanent and quicker/easier. I'm thinking get a 12 foot 2 x 6 and once again chop it in to 2' sections. This will give me three 2 x 6 boards for each side, so I can have a wider surface and can then be less precise with my placement. I also want to attach the three boards together and then screw some handles on to the sides to form two ramps that are quick and easy to lay down and pick up.
See shitty MS Paint illustration # 3 (attachment # 3) for the proposed ramp:
So my question is, what's the best and most secure way to fasten the three side by side boards together?
Sorry, I'm sure this is elementary shit for some of you guys. I have tools and I'm perfectly capable of being handy, I just don't have much experience with building shit out of wood...
See shitty MS Paint illustration # 1 for a visual:
I can get the car in without any sort of ramp if I give it a decent amount of gas, but it's a little more abrupt then I like, so I just chopped up an 8' 2x6 in to four 2' parts, and I lay the boards down next to each other (2 per wheel) to use as ramps.
See shitty MS Paint illustration # 2 for a visual:
This works well enough most times, but sometimes the boards will move around a bit if I don't hit them just right. Also, it's annoying to have to lay them out and pick them up individually every time and I also have to line them up with the wheels pretty precisely seeing as two 2 x 6 boards next to each other are just barely wider than the RSX's tires.
SO, I'd like to build something a bit more permanent and quicker/easier. I'm thinking get a 12 foot 2 x 6 and once again chop it in to 2' sections. This will give me three 2 x 6 boards for each side, so I can have a wider surface and can then be less precise with my placement. I also want to attach the three boards together and then screw some handles on to the sides to form two ramps that are quick and easy to lay down and pick up.
See shitty MS Paint illustration # 3 (attachment # 3) for the proposed ramp:
So my question is, what's the best and most secure way to fasten the three side by side boards together?
Sorry, I'm sure this is elementary shit for some of you guys. I have tools and I'm perfectly capable of being handy, I just don't have much experience with building shit out of wood...