Engine Lift brackets?
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Le Mans Master
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Engine Lift brackets?
I bought the engine lift brackets for my 71' SB and wonder where/how the rear one goes on. The front one has a bend so the lift eye is vertical when attached to the left front of the intake manifold. The rear is just a flat one with a locate tab. Does it mount on the back of the cylinder head rather than the intake manifold? Picture?
Thanks,
Gary
Thanks,
Gary
Melting Slicks
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I bought the engine lift brackets for my 71' SB and wonder where/how the rear one goes on. The front one has a bend so the lift eye is vertical when attached to the left front of the intake manifold. The rear is just a flat one with a locate tab. Does it mount on the back of the cylinder head rather than the intake manifold? Picture?
Thanks,
Gary
Thanks,
Gary
On my 71 BB, the rear lift bracket bolts to the back of the passenger side cylinder head. I would think that the SB would be similar.
Tom
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Hi Gary,
Just for your info.. the sb rear lift bracket is different in configuration than the bb bracket in Tom's picture. Also, it mounts to a bolt on the bell housing.
NOT very good pictures, but perhaps you can see the differences.
Regards,
Alan
Just for your info.. the sb rear lift bracket is different in configuration than the bb bracket in Tom's picture. Also, it mounts to a bolt on the bell housing.
NOT very good pictures, but perhaps you can see the differences.
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Dec 5, 2009 at 09:13 AM.
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Le Mans Master
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Thanks Alan, I never would have guessed that it goes there. Seems kind of low to be useful. The bracket I have has the tab like yours does. It doesn't appear that the tab does anything. I thought it was some kind of anti rotation feature.
Gary
Gary
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Interesting picures. I would have never guessed that it would mount to the bell housing. It would not help much if you only wanted to pull the engine.
Always learning..........
Tom
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Hi,
Being WAY TOO FACTORY here.... my bracket HAS to REMAIN on the engine. If it's on the last intake bolt it hits the advance can on the distributor, and the next intake bolt forward has the ignition shielding bracket on it.
So back to the bell housing bolt.
Regards,
Alan
Being WAY TOO FACTORY here.... my bracket HAS to REMAIN on the engine. If it's on the last intake bolt it hits the advance can on the distributor, and the next intake bolt forward has the ignition shielding bracket on it.
So back to the bell housing bolt.
Regards,
Alan
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Le Mans Master
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
Hi,
Being WAY TOO FACTORY here.... my bracket HAS to REMAIN on the engine. If it's on the last intake bolt it hits the advance can on the distributor, and the next intake bolt forward has the ignition shielding bracket on it.
So back to the bell housing bolt.
Regards,
Alan
Being WAY TOO FACTORY here.... my bracket HAS to REMAIN on the engine. If it's on the last intake bolt it hits the advance can on the distributor, and the next intake bolt forward has the ignition shielding bracket on it.
So back to the bell housing bolt.
Regards,
Alan
Gary
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Gary
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duke94, sorry i didnt post back. wife had me do some things for her. she thinks i spend way to much time with my cars, so i have to cave into demands to keep the peace. yeah zbar is just plain metal mine has no signs of plating. my car is in a totall original condition so i can help out with details you might want to know
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Le Mans Master
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duke94, sorry i didnt post back. wife had me do some things for her. she thinks i spend way to much time with my cars, so i have to cave into demands to keep the peace. yeah zbar is just plain metal mine has no signs of plating. my car is in a totall original condition so i can help out with details you might want to know
I stopped by Richard Fortier place (ex Paragon owner) and he said it was zinc plated but he is mostly a mid-year guy. Is your part rusty? I appreciate your help. I'm not into NCRS, but I am trying to be as "correct" as I can afford to be.
Gary
