I talked about getting a Doorway Gym in this thread http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=39928

Today I came accross the Everlast Multi-Function Chinning Bar in a sports store and bought it. It was $39.99. I put it together and it doesn't fit any of my doors. My house is pretty old. It's wide enough, but I think my door frame is just a little wider than most, so the wooden part which is supposed to rest on the door frame doesn't reach it. Is there anything I can do or did I just buy something which is useless in my house?

EDIT: I just measured. My door frames are 6 1/2 inches wide. That's the width of the area above your head if you were standing in the door way.

http://store.everlastboxing.com/everlast-multi-function-home-gym-bar.html

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Seems like you could fit a small pipe over each end, maybe bolt or screw them onto the wood pieces, then wrap some duct tape or something soft around the pipes so it doesn't mark your doorframe.

that seems a reasonable idea.Looking at the model you have i think that extending it with aq suitable grade of pipe is ok.Depends if you want to mod your new purchase!

I must admit mine doesn't fit all my doors either.They do vary a bit,have you tried all your your doors lol.

I have tried all the doors. There is this one doorway in the basement that it will work, but it's a very low ceiling, so it's not ideal, but what else can I do. I was hoping I could just have it hanging around so I could jump up and do a pull up here and there throughout the day to get better at them. That won't happen with it down the basement.

Even the Door Gym says that it only works with walls with thickness up to 6 1/4 inches. Mine are 6 1/2.

Load bearing walls are framed with 2x6's - when you add a sheet of half inch dry wall to either side the wall will be right around 6.5" wide. Partition walls are usually framed with 2x4's - so they should only be about about 4.5" width....of course this may vary with the building code in your area and the age of your house......have you checked all your doorways?

Yes. I've checked all the doors. Closets too. The house is about 100 years old.