hey fellas, my engine hoist is too short to pull the motor from the front without taking off the bumper, anybody have one I can borrow tomorrow that will get the job done?

- Alex

 

you can come look at mine and see if it will work.

 

thanks for the offer lance but didnt end up making it to he garage today LOL, I'm going to go to SSS steel tomorrow to get some 2.25x2.25 stock to extend the arm on my lift, it that doesn't work I'll see if yours will reach

 

well i know mine will pull a 350 out of a z71 with no problems.

 

I have the cheap harbor freight one and with the hydraulic ram touching the front bumper its still 18" short of being over the center of the motor

 

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-c...ane-93840.html

this is the one i have.

 

me too, dam lol. well off to sss tomorrow it is!

 

man dude. mine will lift 89" up. but the reach at that point is only 36"

i suppose at some point tomorrow you will be at the shop right? pm me the time and addy.

 

done

 

I drilled a new set of holes in the arm on mine to give me a few inches more length. If I get it right up against the bumper and lift from a little in front of the center of the engine it works.

Most often I pull the engine and trans together. If you are pulling just the motor it should be easier.

 

hey esc ever get the injectors sorted out???

 

I've got six of the 85 lbs/hour TBI injectors getting cleaned right now. I expect to pick them up tomorrow.

I also just got eight 60lbs/hour port injectors that I will be adding to my setup as soon as the new manifold (Victor EFI) is ready. I'll still need to work out the new ECU to control both sets, but it should be nice when it is finished.

 

kick a**. so the idea from the meet lunch is on its way to reality. good deal.

 

Engine hoists are for sissies.
Man-up & build an A-frame, that will lift the eng-tranny
up over the roof.

 

A frames are for wimps, all a real man needs is a come-along and a tree.
I've done it that way before.

 

pshhhh real men just stand on the strut towers and lift the sombich out!

this is what I ended up doing, I need to extend the lower arms so It wont want to tip over but it works pretty well

 

God I luv this place!!!

I bow to the BS masters.

 

im liking the mod of the engine hoist. i have the same one, but i got it from jegs a few years ago. i might have to do the same thing with mine. i wanna steal my dads aframe he built. its a good 16 feet tall and has been used to lift a honda completely off the ground once before.

 

a word of caution if you mod the hoist; The long base legs with the casters need to be extended to be just a little bit longer (well really just to the same length but a little factor of safety never hurts) than the lift point on the arm (where the chain attaches) when looking at the lift from the side, so the moment from lifting something will never be able to flip the hoist (assuming your on a stable surface).

It was only $74 for 24' of 2.5'" @ 1/8" wall square tubing at SSS steel wich leaves PLENTY to make the long arm and legs.

BTW if anyone local wants to borrow it just lemme know