DIY Tire Stands Lift my Porsche Project Up a Notch

Check out these DIY Tire Stands!

I don't have room for a large commercial lift in my two car garage for my Porsche project. I considered a scissor lift or quick jack, but they obscure a lot of the undercarriage that I need to fix and prepare. So I made these tire stands that can extend up to lift the jack point up to almost 25". That is hard to do with a jack alone. Check out all my DIY tricks in this video.
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00:00 DIY Tire Lift Stands
00:23 Demonstration of tire stand lift with Porsche 911
00:46 Under car access is good
00:52 Cut telescoping tube to length with band saw
01:52 Use pre-drilled tube (2" square and 1.75" square)
02:23 Plasma cut 11Ga sheet metal base 12" x 17"
03:04 File burrs from end of tubing
03:26 Strip galvanized coating with hydrochloric acid
03:49 Tack weld tubing to baseplate
04:45 Cut top section from 11 Ga sheet
05:30 MIG weld top section
05:54 Fit top section to bottom section
06:53 Use jack to extend tire stand up
07:40 Test one tire stand with project car
08:25 Need shim to prevent tire from rolling
08:47 Insert pins to holes in leg to lock stand
10:00 Test Tire stand on heavier car on sloped driveway
10:22 Shake car while on lift stand
11:37 Trying to push car off stand
12:28 Finish making three more tire lift stands
12:46 Lift Porsche 911 with 4 tire lift stands
13:35 Shaking Porsche while at highest lift
13:41 Measured Max lift height from floor to rocker 24.5"
14:17 Added tire chock to prevent rolling
14:50 Suggest a ratchet strap to secure tire to lift stand & prevent rolling
15:03 Perfect car height for block sanding and body work
16:10 Strengthen baseplates on sides and back
16:35 Tire stand limitation - tires cannot be removed to work on brakes, etc.

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This video series filmed in my home workshop highlights the technical details of my classic car restoration (An aircooled Porsche 911). I’m starting with a stripped out shell from 1974 and backdating it to the earlier longhood look. (Backdated Porsche means to make it look older than it is). It’s not easy to build a car in a small garage but I hope to inspire other gearhead minded people like me to build something cool with DIY style.

In the first few episodes I will focus on the autobody metalwork to transform this junker into something fun to drive. Extensive metal fabrication is needed to give the body the wide and low stance that I'm looking for. Metal fab can be time consuming but its the detail that set each car project build apart from the rest. My classic Porsche strives to be unique with custom hotrod touches throughout. There will be some rust repair in the front trunk area including the infamous suspension pan...home fab style.

I plan to update weekly videos detailing the customization of my classic sports car. This is a low budget build so I plan to make many of the custom parts myself wherever possible. I hope you enjoy my car vlog that will hopefully become an autocross racer or track car someday.

Engine plans are 3.0L+ with individual throttle bodies ITB

Custom brakes and suspensions mods are also planned.

Please stay tuned for all updates on this project series.

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My Classic Car Restoration Future Plans
I plan to modify the suspension and brakes with improved aftermarket parts from Elephant Racing and Tarett Engineering as money and time allows. Larger brakes from a late model Boxster will be used since this car didn’t come with any brakes and they seem to be the best bang for the buck. The engine will be from a later Porsche 911 to with at least 3.0 liters and I hope to use a custom individual throttle bodies with a modern injection system and software.

In other words, this build will be a mashup of all Porsche’s best years. The classic look of the early lightweight body with a more modern air-cooled drivetrain. Call it a restomod or hotrod if you like, but I’m going to make it my own with custom touches along the way. Please join me in this detailed restoration journey.

Porsche...there is no substitute

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