You can practically pick up a 911, in fact the engine is about half the mass of the car. A
Vanagon Westy more than twice the wieght of a 911, with (more or less) the same type of
engine/tranny mount. 1600lbs. on a bulletproof 7R is different from 4500 on a finicky WBX.

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:07:01 -0800, Craig Oda <craigoda@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Isn't is possible to jack the van up by putting the jack plate under
>the engine block.  I think this is what the "101 projects for your
>porsche" book recommends.  It says to put a piece of wood or something
>under the engine block to avoid scratching it.  Any thoughts on why
>this wouldn't work on a vanagon?
>
>-- Craig
>