Beam Installation Please!!!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 5,270
Likes: 3
From: Seattle Area WA
Its funny I had had it in and out about 2 times before this last time. And still I couldn't remember how I did it. And then after a lot of cuss words I finally remembered, felt like a dork.
Put the diff end of it on as much as you can. So it will basically be at a 45* angle away from the tunnel with only like 1/2" of the top part of the C-beam wedged over the diff.
Then with the transmission/enging slightly tilted down you just slide it on the passenger side (obviously it wouldn't go on the drivers side!) up past the tranny tail shaft. You may need to use a bar or hammer during this to wedge *carefully* the tranny slightly to the side to make room for the C-beam to slide up and then eventually get the top part over.
Pretty easy actually. A 1 man job no problem, but if you don't quite remember, what a b!@#!
Put the diff end of it on as much as you can. So it will basically be at a 45* angle away from the tunnel with only like 1/2" of the top part of the C-beam wedged over the diff.
Then with the transmission/enging slightly tilted down you just slide it on the passenger side (obviously it wouldn't go on the drivers side!) up past the tranny tail shaft. You may need to use a bar or hammer during this to wedge *carefully* the tranny slightly to the side to make room for the C-beam to slide up and then eventually get the top part over.
Pretty easy actually. A 1 man job no problem, but if you don't quite remember, what a b!@#!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 5,270
Likes: 3
From: Seattle Area WA
I'm not anyone else, but I do have another tip. 
When you get her in place. If you have trouble getting the rear bolts in. There are two things you should do. Get a set of beam plates from ZFDoc! Makes life soooo much easier.
Second, and the free thing, is jack up the rear spring just a little bit, this allows the rear to tilt forward and the bolts will line up a lot easier.
Good luck and if it doesn't work. Let me know, I'll try to help more.
When you get her in place. If you have trouble getting the rear bolts in. There are two things you should do. Get a set of beam plates from ZFDoc! Makes life soooo much easier.
Second, and the free thing, is jack up the rear spring just a little bit, this allows the rear to tilt forward and the bolts will line up a lot easier.
Good luck and if it doesn't work. Let me know, I'll try to help more.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 4,532
Likes: 7
From: Lahaina Hi
Beam plates 
I put the plates in the wrong place and what a cuss job that was.
All I could think of was Startreck(dubble dump *** to you).
I use jack stands to hold the diff up and beat the beam all the way back and then put the jack under the trans pan with a piece of 2 by 6 on the jack to support the trans I have a deep trans pan .
I also have a BIG tire iron to snap the trans part in place but i use it more to just bang on the beam a little to line everything up.
BULL !!
I put the plates in the wrong place and what a cuss job that was.
All I could think of was Startreck(dubble dump *** to you).
I use jack stands to hold the diff up and beat the beam all the way back and then put the jack under the trans pan with a piece of 2 by 6 on the jack to support the trans I have a deep trans pan .
I also have a BIG tire iron to snap the trans part in place but i use it more to just bang on the beam a little to line everything up.
BULL !!
