Car Scissor Lift / Recessing it

Ever thought about possibly buying a lift to help out with maintenance? Well, I had been wanting one for years but could not get a 2 or 4 post in my garage (looked into busting / popping the ceiling out, wasn't happening due to layout) so I compromised and decided upon a scissor lift. Not the best for many DIY jobs but my fun cars are Porsches (rear / mid-engine) so access to critical areas is fine. Here goes:

Laying it out and measuring where to place the hole



Cutting the hole



Jack Hammering out the old concrete



Digging down to accommodate pad and desired depth




Digging 5 piers 12" by 36" and running / drilling floor for PVC to hold hydraulic lines



Pouring / screeding concrete for appropriate depth



Freshly poured concrete



Finished out the upright sides



Cut, drilled, beveled, anchored and welded stainless angle that covers the concrete edge, then grounded screw heads flush and went over the whole thing with 60 grit flap wheel, cut and anchored in the composite material that the plywood will rest upon to cover the lift when not in use, also trimmed out the PVC pipes that are drains and under-the-floor passages for the hydraulic lines





Brought home the lift, sucker is definitely heavy:



Drug it gently off the trailer with the wife's van:



Got the pivot base's wheels on the ground, cut the shipping pallet in half and placed it under the trailer on the driveway for a softer landing:



Then I pulled it off of the pallet onto an 1/8" thick plywood piece so I could get the transport dolly into the tongue and move it into the garage:



There it sits, got 3 sizable buddies coming over to help get it into the recess and plumb the lines:



Have a little tweaking to do on safety release cable, otherwise it fits and works like a charm:

 

That's cool, do they make a cover for them? Link to there site?

 

Thats cool, and if you ever move and take the lift with you...it will give the new owners something to talk about ie "I wonder if the previous owner buried someone here.."

 

Site for the Lift: http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Car-Scissor-Lift/Mid-Rise-Scissor-Lift

I made the cover out of a 3/4" 4 x 8 sheet of plywood with 6 recessed spring loaded handles



Also works well as a work bench or table when elevated

 

Nice! I was able to squeeze a two-post lift in mine. Two years later, I still haven't moved the garage door opener out if the way. It gets it high enough that I didn't need to. I should get it done though lol

 

Damn OP, that is very nice! Excellent job, looks very professional