Hi volks,

The last time I did an engine install in my '88' I used a come-along winch hooked on the top edge of the rear door. It lined up well with the rear of the engine and since I had no a-frame above the engine it was a lot easier to access the engine bay.

It didn't do any damage to the body that I noticed.

Greg 

On 2012-08-29, at 7:51 PM, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> That reminds me.
> 
> A properly sized wood frame resting on the deck, and a winch, can also to
> the same job. IMO it might be easier to work around than a saw horse type
> setup, but certainly people have successfully used the saw horse type hoist.
> 
> I used this set up to do my engine swap.
> 
> This is an image of the one I built. I altered it somewhat, but it should
> shed some light. Much thanks to Zoltan for this idea.
> 
> https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/ZoltanHoist.jpg
> 
> Neil.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:13 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Someone on the list posted pics once showing a saw horse mounted over
>> the hatch with a come-a-long mounted to it to support the engine. Doing
>> it that way provided a means to lift or lower the engine just enough to
>> have wiggle room if needed. Same method could be used to drop the engine
>> gently as well
>> 
>> John Rodgers
>> 
>> 
>> 
> --
> Neil n
> 
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