So I have to say that the last two months have been two of the best ever. First I got my first porsche which I posted a youtube video of a few weeks ago. Then right after that I got a lift installed in my garage.


Mine's the one on the top, an 09 C2S. The other is my buddy Dave's 05 C2S.

Here's a few pics of the install.

The delivery truck had a small crane to move it.


Next Dolly's used to move it into location


Drilling the reinforced 7" floor


Fully up, I have enough room to walk under w/o hitting my head!!

 

Very Nice! How high is your ceiling?

 

About 10'10" in the vaulted section the car goes up into.

 

wow, id be always worried about the weight of engine being all the way to one end making the lift want to move that direction even with 7" bolts in the floor.. do they make ones with the base longer to give more support against something wanting to let go?

 

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing the install photos. Many of us wish we had the ceiling height you have (and the reinforced 7" floor!).

 

Trust me, that's well engineered just from observation of the geometry, and it looks like the support is solid.

That weight of the car is peanuts compared to the strength of that support structure. Oh, and check your weight distribution on these cars. It's not like all the weight is hanging off the rear. Weight distribution is much better than that in these modern 911s.

I'd say that's gotta be one of the best lift designs I've seen. Your mechanic would be envious of these. I know I am.

 

What brand is your lift?

 

Now thats the good life...great info...thanks

 

I read somewhere that the weight distribution on the 997 is 38/62. Still, it's a very light car compared to what these lifts are intended for.

Now do you guys fight for who gets the top bunk?

-T

 

Niiiiice lift!

 

It's a lift made by Rotary & has a 9,000lbs capacity so a 997 is only about 1/3 of the amt it can lift. You lift the car up on the jacking points just the way they do it at the dealership service bay and they dont fall off there. I got a symmetric lift & exceeded all the minimum installation requirements and dont expect any issues as long as I follow proper procedures - letting the weight rest on the stops not on the hydraulics, using jacking points.

I've spent forever staring at the bottom of the 997.2. Such a fascinating car, has vents that shoots air into the diff otherwise its very very smooth compared to my 98 M3. Only part I dont get is how exposed the motor is. The way exhaust gases leave the motor seems crazy zig zagging & suspect I'll fix that w/ some fabspeed stuff in the future.

Thanks
Chuck

 

Great Lift! Rotary builds some of the best lifts in the business.

 

The top of the lifting columns are not fixed to your ceiling, I think I see holes for bolts to go through. I personally would take that into consideration and find a way to anchor the top sections as well. Otherwise well done man, I have a friend that is redoing his home and adding three lifts in his new three car garage (6 cars, for those bad at math)

 

The engine is exposed that way for a reason: heat management. You don't want to mess with aftermarket stuff that will hinder that.

There is nothing to fix here.

 

OCBen. I mean w/ respect to the exhaust I'll add



or do fabspeeds 2ndary Muffler Bypass Pipe I have no intention of covering the motor up