Engine install nightmare
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When i removed this engine in the past I dd removed/nstalled engine from the side. I placed jack stands under the frame by the a pillar. I have the trans supported with the car (corvette jack) and a peice of wood. I cannot get the boom perpendicular and close enough without the legs of the hoist hitting the jack under the trans, thus cocking it or hitting the base of the jackstands thus the engine is too far over to the left or right.
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
When i removed this engine in the past I dd removed/nstalled engine from the side. I placed jack stands under the frame by the a pillar. I have the trans supported with the car (corvette jack) and a peice of wood. I cannot get the boom perpendicular and close enough without the legs of the hoist hitting the jack under the trans, thus cocking it or hitting the base of the jackstands thus the engine is too far over to the left or right.
I used to put the T10's in there buy arm power. I did the same with the TKO 600, lifted it in place with my hands, that was a nasty one wieghing twice what the T10 wieghed.
Melting Slicks
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From: Salmon Arm, BC
If the hoist is hitting the jackstands while your getting the engine where it needs to be, then yo need to move the jackstands to another location further back, and one as far forward as can be.
As you can tell by the responses, it has been done before, and you have done it yourself before....it can be done, you can do it!!!
As you can tell by the responses, it has been done before, and you have done it yourself before....it can be done, you can do it!!!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Norfolk VA
sstocker31, 63mako, tektrans. I got it installed and the damn thing practically fell into place, a few minutes! go figure.
To make it work I placed the jack stands on the sway bar supports and that gave me more than enough room to reposition the hoist without it's legs hitting the jack I had supporting the trans or the jack stands themselves I also bolted the engine leveler chains in the holes on the cylinder heads closest to the intake manifold which allowed the engine to swing back and forth/side to side easier.
Gkull: never said an engine hoist could not be rolled in from the side. BTW in your pic what did you use to get the car that high off the ground? a crane? (lol)
To make it work I placed the jack stands on the sway bar supports and that gave me more than enough room to reposition the hoist without it's legs hitting the jack I had supporting the trans or the jack stands themselves I also bolted the engine leveler chains in the holes on the cylinder heads closest to the intake manifold which allowed the engine to swing back and forth/side to side easier.
Gkull: never said an engine hoist could not be rolled in from the side. BTW in your pic what did you use to get the car that high off the ground? a crane? (lol)
Last edited by Oldguard 7; Feb 8, 2017 at 08:46 PM.
Drifting
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From: Round Rock TX
I did the install with transmission from the front. Got a piece of square tubing (7 ft) and have it extending all the way back for extra weight distribution. Also have a couple hundred pounds of extra weight on the rear legs so that it doesn't tip forward.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Salmon Arm, BC
sstocker31, 63mako, tektrans. I got it installed and the damn thing practically fell into place, a few minutes! go figure.
To make it work I placed the jack stands on the sway bar supports and that gave me more than enough room to reposition the hoist without it's legs hitting the jack I had supporting the trans or the jack stands themselves I also bolted the engine leveler chains in the holes on the cylinder heads closest to the intake manifold which allowed the engine to swing back and forth/side to side easier.
Gkull: never said an engine hoist could not be rolled in from the side. BTW in your pic what did you use to get the car that high off the ground? a crane? (lol)
To make it work I placed the jack stands on the sway bar supports and that gave me more than enough room to reposition the hoist without it's legs hitting the jack I had supporting the trans or the jack stands themselves I also bolted the engine leveler chains in the holes on the cylinder heads closest to the intake manifold which allowed the engine to swing back and forth/side to side easier.
Gkull: never said an engine hoist could not be rolled in from the side. BTW in your pic what did you use to get the car that high off the ground? a crane? (lol)
I guess you weren't holding your tounge the right way the first time
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From: Reno Nevada
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Gkull: never said an engine hoist could not be rolled in from the side. BTW in your pic what did you use to get the car that high off the ground? a crane?
BRidge construction trim ends. 12x12 and 14x14. 3 ton aluminum floor jack with a 20 inch lift. I lift the whole side of the vette with a few pumps
BRidge construction trim ends. 12x12 and 14x14. 3 ton aluminum floor jack with a 20 inch lift. I lift the whole side of the vette with a few pumps