914 on MaxJax Lift, Description and photos of 914 on MaxJax lift Options

[DeWitt]

I have a MaxJax lift in my hobby shop. When I had it installed (I went with pro installers), I had them put anchors in for two different widths. I've only ever used the narrow width, with my very narrow MG TD, but just recently I bought a very nice 1973 914 2.0 from a Porsche mechanic in Virginia. Today, I installed the post in the wide position, and it's just right for the 914! This photo is of the car in the highest lift position.



I used the standard pads without the lift extensions, and added an ordinary hockey puck at each location to make sure the lift arms didn't touch the side skirts. I carefully aligned the pads and pucks under the four lift points - the round dimples with a hole in the center. Here are photos of front and rear points.





I measured the distance between the front mounting bolt holes on the two posts, in case someone else is installing a MaxJax for 914 use. It was just shy of 119 inches in my setup. Here's a photo of that also, so you can see where I was measuring from.

[Spoke]

I can lift my 914 or 911 about 3 ft off the ground before they hit the garage door opener.

I did have a scare the other day with my 911 on the lift. Opened the door and it only opened partially then stopped. I realized I had the engine lid up and the opener arm hit the lid and stopped the opener. Luckily the arm hit the rubber part of the whale tail and did no damage. What a dipshit.

[windforfun]

I can lift my 914 or 911 about 3 ft off the ground before they hit the garage door opener.

I did have a scare the other day with my 911 on the lift. Opened the door and it only opened partially then stopped. I realized I had the engine lid up and the opener arm hit the lid and stopped the opener. Luckily the arm hit the rubber part of the whale tail and did no damage. What a dipshit.

When you replace your garage door opener you might want to consider a wall mounted unit. They attach to the torsion bar & are super easy to install. Chamberlain makes them & they're about $500. Scroll down to the third row in the link below.

https://www.chamberlain.com/garage-door-ope...ge-door-openers

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[VaccaRabite]

I can lift my 914 or 911 about 3 ft off the ground before they hit the garage door opener.

I did have a scare the other day with my 911 on the lift. Opened the door and it only opened partially then stopped. I realized I had the engine lid up and the opener arm hit the lid and stopped the opener. Luckily the arm hit the rubber part of the whale tail and did no damage. What a dipshit.

When you replace your garage door opener you might want to consider a wall mounted unit. They attach to the torsion bar & are super easy to install. Chamberlain makes them & they're about $500. Scroll down to the third row in the link below.

https://www.chamberlain.com/garage-door-ope...ge-door-openers

For my garage I took the motor and chain drive out. That bay door is manual now.
The 914 could go all the way up the lift without hitting, but pretty much nothing else could.

Zach