engine

[gary eastham]

hi has anyone got any photos of the best way of lifting a twincam engine (ie lifting points)or straps

[bcmc33]

hi has anyone got any photos of the best way of lifting a twincam engine (ie lifting points)or straps

This is the way I do it:

[gerrym]

Same as previous reply except raise the rear wheels of the of the car 1 foot higher than the front. Makes the angle of the dangle much easier.

regards
Gerry

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

Same as previous reply except raise the rear wheels of the of the car 1 foot higher than the front. Makes the angle of the dangle much easier.

regards
Gerry

Now that's simple & clever; I like that

Great photo Brian, it tells all

[bcmc33]

Same as previous reply except raise the rear wheels of the of the car 1 foot higher than the front. Makes the angle of the dangle much easier.
regards
Gerry

Now that's simple & clever; I like that

I like that idea, too. Just dissapointed that I didn't think of it first.

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

Same as previous reply except raise the rear wheels of the of the car 1 foot higher than the front. Makes the angle of the dangle much easier.
regards
Gerry

Now that's simple & clever; I like that

I like that idea, too. Just dissapointed that I didn't think of it first.

Aye a canny Scott is our Gerry

[alexblack13]

LOL....

Looking great Brian!... Running yet?

Alex...

[bg109685]

Brian,

Thanks for the photo, its really useful as I have to do this for the first time next week (I hope).

What are you using as a anchor point on the the exhaust side of the engine?

Now for the naive question, is it alright to put that much weight on the aluminum ports of the head?

Thx

[mikealdren]

'Aye a canny Scott is our Gerry'

Except that he's Australian!!

Mike

[mikealdren]

'Aye a canny Scott is our Gerry'

Except that he's Australian!!

Mike

[mikealdren]

'Aye a canny Scott is our Gerry'

Except that he's Australian!!

Mike

[alexblack13]

OK ok...We heard you the 1st time!!

AB.

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

'Aye a canny Scott is our Gerry'

Except that he's Australian!!

Mike

1. So why's he called Gerry and not Bruce?

2. So why's he called Gerry and not Bruce?

3. So why's he called Gerry and not Bruce?

[elansprint71]

'Aye a canny Scott is our Gerry'

Except that he's Australian!!

Mike

Same thing- bloody foreigner.


Also raising the back end allows a bit more "swing room" for the tail-housing.

I put the sling under the thermostat housing on the exhaust side.

[bcmc33]

What are you using as a anchor point on the the exhaust side of the engine?

Now for the naive question, is it alright to put that much weight on the aluminum ports of the head?

There's no strength issues lifting the complete assembly by the head, and the lift point on the exhaust side is under the thermostat housing.

The picture shows the complete engine and gearbox being removed from the car. This is not my normal practice as I usually remove the head first, but in this case the engine had done less that 1k miles and I didn't want to ruin an expensive Cometic head gasket.

It is also my normal practice installing the engine and gearbox to do so without the cylinder head in place - then I sling from the engine mounts.
I do this because I always seem to be messing with the exhaust when the engine is out, and its a lot more convenient to put the manifolds in from the top which cannot be done with the head in place.