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07-23-2002, 07:52 PM
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Hey i'm getting a cheap engine soon and I have a stand but no hoist.. and a buddy w/ a truck.. the guy selling it to me obviously has a hoist and will hoist it into the truck but thats it... any ideas on how to wheel it out of the truck on the stand.. I can't imagine building a ramp that would support an engine.. and I will eventually get a hoist.. just can't right at this moment and I don't want to pass this engine by...
07-23-2002, 08:00 PM
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Car: 1988 GTA Black/Gray
Engine: Blown 355
Transmission: 700R4
Get three big friends, attach spider to tail of engine, lift sucker out of truck and place spider in stand. Or maybe get four friends and let them grunt while you supervise, that's what I would do.
07-23-2002, 08:24 PM
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Car: 13 Ram 1500/ 78 Formy
Engine: 5.7 / 7.4
Transmission: 6sp / TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.55 posi / 3.23
do what I had to do to get the 3.4 off the back of the blazer: attach engine stand to motor while on truck, ease off w/help a some freinds so when engine off back off truck, it's already in the stand 
88GTAinRI, you forgot to mention that RI was also the most corrupt state in the union. I used to have grandparents up there (still there in a way) so I can say that w/ a clear conscience
88GTAinRI, you forgot to mention that RI was also the most corrupt state in the union. I used to have grandparents up there (still there in a way) so I can say that w/ a clear conscience
07-23-2002, 08:40 PM
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it would already be in the stand in the truck.. but I hardly think I could convince a few of my friends to help me lift and lower an engine to the ground that weighs a few hundred pounds...
07-23-2002, 08:51 PM
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Car: 1991 Corvette Coupe
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700R4/4L60 same trans different name
is it a chevy 60* V6??
i'm sure two grown men could lift one of these
we have three outside at work, and i kicked them around a little
they cant be that heavy............
i'm sure two grown men could lift one of these
we have three outside at work, and i kicked them around a little
they cant be that heavy............
07-23-2002, 10:12 PM
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Car: 13 Ram 1500/ 78 Formy
Engine: 5.7 / 7.4
Transmission: 6sp / TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.55 posi / 3.23
you can see how much the blazer was draggin a$$ in this pic
usually the third tail light is taller than me. just cause it's a six don't mean it's lite.
usually the third tail light is taller than me. just cause it's a six don't mean it's lite.
07-24-2002, 04:07 PM
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Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700R4
When I did that 2.8/2.8 swap, we had to rebolt the engine to the stand, I held the motor with another guy, and a third ran the bolts in. Supposedly the car owner and another guy picked the 2.8 out of the pickup it came in, and put it on the ground. It's really not that heavy. It's more of a btch to get a firm grip on.
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Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700R4
Oh you could always use boards or something, too, to slide the motor down. You might have to lay it on it's side if it's on a stand, or, just rotate the stand so the motor is upright when the stand is laying on it's side.
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