[Shotimes] hypothetical

[Leigh Smith]

OK;
I'll bite.
I used a rental hoist like this to pull my engine this summer. I considered
droping the subframe but couldn't figure out how to do it in my 2 car home
garage.
You could use the hoist to lift the body, and probably get it high enough,
but then the legs would be straddling the engine/subframe which is on the
floor, and prevent rolling the body away.
You could probably lift the body high enough, but how to wheel the subframe
out of the way?
And where would you grab the body without hurting it?
I couldn't figure it out,
So I just gave up and pulled the motor out the top. Left the tranny and the
subframe in.
I could have borrowed a friends shop, but I would have felt bad tying up one
of his bays for so long.
But we have wheeled engineless bodies into the "yard" regularly. You could
do it with a front-wheel drive car, but then you'd have to build a pretty
good sized dolly with big wheels to hold the front. Too much effort.
Lee


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Chase" <pbc69stang@yahoo.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] hypothetical


> How do you lift & move a 2500 lb body away from it without a regular
> car
> lift??
> With only 2 working wheels?
>
>
> If you have or can rent/borrow an engine hoist like this:
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=35915   ,
>
> you could attach the hoist to a sturdy part of the unibody as close to the
front of the car as possible, lift it high enough to clear the enigine, and
then roll the subframe assembly to the side (assuming you had a space wide
and flat enough).
>
> Note: I've never done this myself but it seems possible.
>
> Pete
>
>
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