Hello all,

I'm prepping to get this conversion car done in a couple of months.. I anticipate dry fitting the motor a few times.

In the past with our -4 racecar, we would just drop the motor anytime we needed to service or repair something significant. But after helping ginter drop his -6 motor a few months back, I realized what a pain in the back (extra weight) dropping a -6 was.

1) Are there any tips/techniques or handy tools out there that you guys use for -6 motor drops?

2) I've been considering buying a true tranny jack which might help over floor jacks, does anybody else have any experience with this?

I would love to find an easy technique for this. Thanks for all of the input fellas.
brant

I honestly like the engine drop thing sold on Ebay by some fab guy in the midwest.

I hate using a floorjack with the sixes.


B

I have THE tool.....well, I like it . I'll do a pic later tonight.

Thanks JP, I would love a pic...
thanks brad good advice...

I gotta buy something then...
brant

is it anything like the 911 engine hoist bar sold by the birdy people ?
it was $100 and seemed like quite the deal - and since i'm looing at lifting a couple of engines a few times, seemed like it was worth the price ...

Have friends over to help (bribe them with booze and food -- tell them they'll have lots of fun!)

A motorcycle/snowmobile jack is very handy.

Make sure the thing is balanced and sturdy on the jack -- momentum is a b!tch when the engine starts to fall off!

Raise the car up about 3 feet, wheel the engine tranny under the car, lower car/raise engine as needed.

Break down and cut a prothole in the firewall so you can time the thing and change the fan belt (grrr)

I used the Pelican parts tech procedure which consists of buying a furniture dolly at Home Depot and lowering the car onto the dolley.

Steve

Engine lift pics. It's made in commie China. There is 14 inches of lift, so one has to do some blocking to get enuff height. It is STABLE. Up and down control is excellent. I understand the prices have dropped to under a C-note....Sears, HF, Home Despot.....yada

And one without the box. The dolly lands on the cam housings. The cutout is for the oil feed line under the cooler.

Ooo...that's nice! I just used styrofoam packing from computer monitor boxes. I feel another "copyright" violation in the works....

Thanks for the pic... big time!

brant

That one does ROCK. But not the one I was thinking of.

Somebody locate the Ebay one for floorjacks.. it balances the engine.


B

I'll do a search on ebay...
or if somebody has a link ?

brant

Like this:


I like JP's solution Mo better
Marc-André

Are you guys referring to the Pelican type unit (that M-A just posted a pic of)?

I want to try that one... some guy in the midwest makes them. Buy direct and SAVE..LOL


B

Do you know who it is?

Do you have any more info on this:

Hey man, your avatar rocks!

I wish I had that shirt, it looks super-seventies.



M

The Tee can be found at:

http://www.speednation.com/store/product1136.html

I like it alot!

Too bad it's $$$ to get it in another color.

Marc-André

$9.99 on ebay.
I just picked one up.
It was about $16 when all said and done.
I've got some other ones, they are the cheaper inkjet transfers and a 50/50 shirt, but it's a 914, so hey it's ok.

Awesome! Thanks fellas.



M

You can't appreciate how that ATV lift works till you've had a 9eleben motor WAY up in the air on a floor jack....and you have your soft pink body under the thing trying to get the fucker in position. It starts wobbling around if you look at it wrong.

One of them 600 buck landbattleship floor jacks would be gud and stable, but them 60-100 buck POS
are scary.

Sean,

Can you send the link to the auction? Don't bogart the info.

-Rusty

This was it, but it's closed. Maybe send him an email

Ebay 914-6 tshirt

I'll second that, with feeling!

Oh, I thought you picked up the /6 motor install tool for 9.95.

Nevermind.

Yeah, this thread drifted a little, didn't it. Every time it gets bumped I go "Ohh, six conversion info... (pause) T-shrits?...What the??"

So for those that have or have seen the E-bay motor mount thing...

Is is the same as the pelican tool, but at a better price (direct) .... or is a superior/inferior tool?

Also, does anybody have contact info or an email address for the producer.. or line on the better price.


tia
brant