Engine lifting fixture

[Martyn-ak427]

Hi all,

Am I right in thinking Ford / Chevvy V8 engines are correctly lifted by using a plate with an eye bolt in the middle that is bolted to the intake manifold carb mounting??
I will soon be rigging my engine for transportation to Tim Adams so if I am correct does anyone in the S Yorks / Lincs / N Notts area have said plate I can borrow pls?

Any help apprecaited,

Regards,
Martyn.

[cliffords]

When I collected my engine from the builder it was set up with this type of arrangement for lifting

When I took it to Reepower for gearbox etc he said he had seen this set up pull the threads out of the manifold before.
He gave me two brackets to lift it by.

[Clive]

Hi Martyn, Get some slings from Machine Mart.

[pelham939]

hi Martyn I've got slings rope chains ets that you can borrow as well as a tripod and block - its big though

Ian

[JonnyT]

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!

[Big Thirsty]

Originally Posted by Martyn-ak427

Hi all,

Am I right in thinking Ford / Chevvy V8 engines are correctly lifted by using a plate with an eye bolt in the middle that is bolted to the intake manifold carb mounting??
I will soon be rigging my engine for transportation to Tim Adams so if I am correct does anyone in the S Yorks / Lincs / N Notts area have said plate I can borrow pls?

Any help apprecaited,

Regards,
Martyn.

Do not lift your engine using this method, as it can rip the threads. We always lift our engines by bolting lifting plates to opposite ends of the heads. Exaxctly as Jonny T has described it.

[dave]

I always use the carb/intake type lift plate and never had a problem. Even when fifting Big Blocks with gearboxes attached.
You must however make sure that the correct threasded studs/bolts are used and are correctly tightened.

[Clarkson]

Originally Posted by JonnyT

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!

Like this by any chance??

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...ynopics015.jpg

[dave]

Dave.
This is great if you don't have a gearbox strapped to the back of it and have no need to change the angle of the engine. Try to fit an engine with a box attached with this and you'll see what I mean.

[Clarkson]

Originally Posted by dave

Dave.
This is great if you don't have a gearbox strapped to the back of it and have no need to change the angle of the engine. Try to fit an engine with a box attached with this and you'll see what I mean.

Look at the top of the bracket, you can angle it and I fitted my motor with the gearbox fitted.