LS1 Hoisting Engine Help!!!
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3rd Gear
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From: houston Texas
LS1 Hoisting Engine Help!!!
Hey guys I’m going to replace my front cradle as a whole. So the question is What is the easiest way to grab the motor just for support. Using a cherry picker / engine hoist. I have straps, chains, and wood.
Drifting
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From: Huntersville, NC
remove the alternator bracket, use one of the 10mm holes on the left head. There is one on the right head already exposed. Best to make a couple brackets out of flat bar steel and use a bolt to snug them to the heads. Thus the bolt is loaded in shear and not in bending. You will be holding up 1/2 the weight of the drivetrain, and don’t really lift it too high. You can bust stuff at the back of the intake you can’t see very well
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From: Rochester, NY
I had to remove my power steering anyways, so I just bolted right into each head with a chain to a cherry picker. I also used a floor jack behind the engine for a little more support. The cradle dropped down pretty easy after that.
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