| Hi Martyn,
The way our engine was lifted by the engine builders and thereafter us was by bolting lifting plates to opposite ends of the heads. If you have edelbrock heads (I don't know if this is standard across the range) there are 2 holes in each end of the head. One on each end is 7/16 UNC (same as 7/16 Whit), and with a bolt in there and lifting plate (to move the sling point above the engine) the engine lifts very nicely. I made up my own from 4mm plate. Basically one is just a flat plate, spaced off the engine by about 25mm (for the rear) and the front has a 45 deg dog leg of about 75mm at the head end to avoid dizzy and thermostat housing, Both straight legs are as long as necessary to clear the head, but from memory they are about 200mm total length. I can take some pics / post some dims if you want but I won't be able to do that until Sunday at the earliest.
Also easier to angle the engine by adjusting the lengths of the strops to each lifting plate if you have two rather than one.
I'm sure somebody will be along with a pic soon to make sense of the drivel I've just written! |