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It should be easy to take the tail of the tranny and be able to manipulate it into place. Should be quite easy. :cheers:

 

You should be able to install with a wheelbarrow with the front clip off. Save teh $60 for something more useful. :D

 

Patrick,

You should have no issues but if you need a little help, let me know. I am in N. Virginia and always able to lend an experienced hand.

Andy
60 327 (old barn car)
61 383

 

Geesh Patrick,

If I was in the neighbourhood, I'd pick up that small block for ya and just shove it in.....and save the cost of a hoist as well. :jester

 

I hate to be the voice of doom and gloom (actually, I kinda like it, but it sounds better if you say you hate it :lol: ) so here's my caveat emptor- Patrick, I would look upon the $60 as a cheap insurance policy. If you have helpers, putting the engine & tranny in as a unit isn't as much of a problem but if you're flying solo, there's too many things that can go wrong. While you're trying to lower the engine, control the tail of the tranny, keep things level, clear the rails AND not hit the body, you'll find yourself saying "I wish I'd spent the $60."

When I did the frame-off on my wife's Jeep, I put the body back on with nothing forward of the firewall before I reinstalled the engine. When I plunked the engine in, I thought there was lots of room to pop it in so I did it alone. As I wrestled with lowering, guiding, tilting and moving, I managed to bang the beautifully painted firewall a couple times, scraped the end of the valve cover as well as denting the tranny tunnel. Mind you, the inline six doesn't have great attachment points for the chain, but an engine tilt would have made the job 110% easier and safer.

After all, how much do you value your firewall? Your engine? The paint on each? $60 doesn't seem like much money compared to these things.

 

I found out (after the fact) one of the local auto supply shops rents some tools, including tilters. Do the shops in your area do this as well? Might be worth a call......

 

Pat.

If you are going to do it that way I would recommend leaving the motor mounts off untill the engine and trans are in place and then lifting the whole thing up and installing them after. Just a tip as I just did the same thing today and it made life alot easier




[Modified by Ron D, 6:28 PM 2/23/2002]

 

Thanks. I think of it as a cheap insurance policy plus it keeps the dust and dirt away from the cars. Any one that come into the shop gets the same treatment. If de car is real fancy it gets the cotton sheets also. :yesnod:

 

So, Ronster, you and GF have a spat every time a fancy car comes into the shop??? :jester

You got to quit stripping the bed every time a fancy car comes in; you know the wimmen don't like them oil stains on the sheets! :D :D

 

We got this fancy place called Value Village and for $2-$5 a hit you can get the real nice ones :D . They are more for dust protection. If I didn't cover them up I would spent hours just cleaning what was already clean. you know the drill :)