Removed engine with 4-post lift, here's how Options

[mskala]

I have a common 4-post lift and figured that some other folks would want to
know how to do a 914 engine drop. Yes, there has been a long time ago the
picture of Gint with the car hanging half off the end, but...

If mine is typical, the space between the rails is 32". However, the sheet metal
on a 914 is 38". I made a totally reversable mod to get to 42.25" spacing. The
rails have a lip on the inside edge to support those plastic drip trays. But the
rail that doesn't contain the hydraulics is totally free to be moved wherever you
want to drill the holes.

Max movement on mine was 7", but I also took the rail and flipped it around to get
rid of the lip. It is very easy to remove the 4 bolts and move it back later, I will just
not get to use the lip.

Note that I'm using the Pelican Parts jack adapter on a normal jack. In the future I
should get a high-lift longer jack, because the only difficult part is getting under the
car to take the 3 bolts out while the lift is up about 18".

Did I mention I have a -6? Disconnecting exhaust and all oil lines is something I
prefer to do while standing up.

Pics to follow.

[Gint]

Yup, same problem with mine. You have to spend all the money for a really nice 4 post in order to drop a 914 motor without mods.

As Brant said, we did hang Brant's 914 off of the end of mine once. It worked, but it was a lot of prep work. The process needed a lot more refinement. I never did it it again that way and probably won't.

I thought about drilling holes in my rails to move them out also. Haven't done it yet, but that probably will happen. Especially now that I've seen this thread Mark.