[Gabe.]

In the first post I mentioned that my wife and I had bought a house. We're first time home buyers and as such, this is the first garage that I can truly call ours.

I've always wanted some sort of lift to make everything about working on a car easier. This garage isn't huge nor tall so either a low-rise or mid-rise lift would fit the bill.

Along the way I found a Facebook Marketplace listing for a Bendpak LR-60 that was missing the power unit. Reached out to the guy and worked out a day to go pick it up. The lift was up in Ojai which is about 60-90 minutes from Los Angeles. It was a beautiful drive and I took the PCH back home to stop at Neptunes Net for a fish sandwich. Having a truck is great! Makes it a lot easier to follow-through on suspect decisions.









The guy I bought it from had a lot of heavy equipment so we used a backhoe to load it into my truck. Getting it out was a different story. I used an engine hoist from the side but also had to jack the truck up because the lift was so heavy it made the suspension ride on the bump stops. In the end, I got it removed and made a timelapse of the process:

https://youtu.be/ZicJu16OqCA





I purchased a new power unit and got it hooked up. The first lift of the Porsche was glorious! Makes the process of lifting up the car much easier.

https://youtu.be/3uhI-qkzVQM



Plenty of clearance to get the engine out!