Jim Felder made an saw horse gizmo, pictured here on my blog
http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/saw-horse-engine-lift/

sliding the engine in under van on plywood or cardboard works

alistair

On 2012-05-04, at 12:13 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:

> My engine swap (1.9 for rebuilt 2.1) is coming up in a week.
>
> I think I pretty much have my ducks in a row (we'll see though!).  I do
> have one question:
> I'll be dropping the engine with Zoltan's "sawhose over the engine
> compartment" method.
>
> My question is: do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with
> moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring
> components?  Or will it be reasonable to carry around the floor (I'm
> assuming I'll be able to enlist a volunteer to help with carrying, at
> least) and bolt things on with it on the floor?
>
> (Note: making hoist-like contraptions myself to help are not an option
> because I'm going to be time-limited and don't want to give up any time I
> can be focused on doing the swap.  But if having an engine hoist will make
> transferring components much easier I'm willing to pay Harbor Freight for
> one.)
>
> Thanks for any advice!
> Wes