That's one high garage ceiling.

How's the house ?

I just straighten up rpc356 photo. He will post detail next week

Space is one consideration. In my case, I wanted full access to the underside provided by the two post, and the ability to do all the mechanical work. With the ramps I also get the ability to double park. It's a bit of a compromise, but I've been happy with it.

The garage was part of an addition we had done a while back when I got my first 356. It was designed to get a lift in -- 10 ft walls and a pitched ceiling to get the height, and slightly longer and wider than the typical garage.

We like it :-)

details of two-post ramps....
 

I got the ramps from Dambach Ramps (#Dambach Ramps of New Castle, PA specializing in Ramps, ATV Ramps, Trailer Ramps, Heavy Duty Ramps, Wheelchair Ramps, Bobcat Ramps) about 10 years ago. They're 10' long and 3" high. I don't see them on their website, but at the time they were a stock item. The length is fine, but I was probably conservative with the height. You might talk to the folks at Dambach.

The ramps are attached to the lift with one bolt at each pad. It takes about 10 minutes to unmount or mount the ramps to the lift.

The approach ramps are 4' utility ramps my dad gave me. I drilled holes through the approach ramps and the tail of the Dambach ramp, and just drop a couple of bolts into each one to pin them in place for loading and unloading. Four feet works fine for the 356, but I haven't driven the (lower) 911 up there, so YMMV.

The wooden blocks are there to keep the ramps/lift arms from bouncing around while driving up.

The drip pan sits on top of a couple of metal supports that slip into homemade brackets.

I haven't tried to get the 911 on the ramps, since it only goes on the lift for working on it, with the ramps off. The ramps were set up for the 356 width, so I'm not sure how well this would work out for the 911, since the ramp arrangement is fixed.


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Good thing you don't have that old black car taking up space :D
That's actually the first time I've seen the 73.5
Looking good!

Works like a charm

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Of course, if you live in an earthquake zone, all bets are off...

Thanks Nathan. Yeah, happy I dumped that "old black car" on some unsuspecting soul ;-). And, hey, when is that ravenna green 914 gonna make an appearance?

Not any time soon, have my hands more full than usual.