, I wouldn't try that lol 
Making valley cover lift plate.
Making valley cover lift plate. Got my motor ready to pull out the top. Got an extra valley cover.I was thinking about drilling me two holes in valley cover and putting some hooks on it to pull the motor i know im cheap. Has anybody ever made something like this?Trying to make me a cheap engine puller i can use on all ls motors.
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I would not do what you are contemplating. The valley cover is pretty thin and won't hold the load well with some hooks going through it. You may end up with an engine on top of you.
I did make my own lift plates to go on the valley cover bolts. It is two pieces of 1"x1"x1/8" angle steel with four holes drilled in each for the cover bolts to go through. There are then also two holes on each angle steel for chains to bolt to and some spacers for standoffs (because I like doing things special and stuff). You probably don't need the spacers for the chains. Since the plate does not completely cover the valley while the valley cover is removed, I cut a piece of cardboard to fit between the angle steel and the block, and the cardboard does completely cover the valley.
It works very well and cost me the price of the angle steel I already had sitting in the scrap steel bucket.
I did make my own lift plates to go on the valley cover bolts. It is two pieces of 1"x1"x1/8" angle steel with four holes drilled in each for the cover bolts to go through. There are then also two holes on each angle steel for chains to bolt to and some spacers for standoffs (because I like doing things special and stuff). You probably don't need the spacers for the chains. Since the plate does not completely cover the valley while the valley cover is removed, I cut a piece of cardboard to fit between the angle steel and the block, and the cardboard does completely cover the valley.
It works very well and cost me the price of the angle steel I already had sitting in the scrap steel bucket.
I would not do what you are contemplating. The valley cover is pretty thin and won't hold the load well with some hooks going through it. You may end up with an engine on top of you.
I did make my own lift plates to go on the valley cover bolts. It is two pieces of 1"x1"x1/8" angle steel with four holes drilled in each for the cover bolts to go through. There are then also two holes on each angle steel for chains to bolt to and some spacers for standoffs (because I like doing things special and stuff). You probably don't need the spacers for the chains. Since the plate does not completely cover the valley while the valley cover is removed, I cut a piece of cardboard to fit between the angle steel and the block, and the cardboard does completely cover the valley.
It works very well and cost me the price of the angle steel I already had sitting in the scrap steel bucket.
I did make my own lift plates to go on the valley cover bolts. It is two pieces of 1"x1"x1/8" angle steel with four holes drilled in each for the cover bolts to go through. There are then also two holes on each angle steel for chains to bolt to and some spacers for standoffs (because I like doing things special and stuff). You probably don't need the spacers for the chains. Since the plate does not completely cover the valley while the valley cover is removed, I cut a piece of cardboard to fit between the angle steel and the block, and the cardboard does completely cover the valley.
It works very well and cost me the price of the angle steel I already had sitting in the scrap steel bucket.
I would not do what you are contemplating. The valley cover is pretty thin and won't hold the load well with some hooks going through it. You may end up with an engine on top of you.
I did make my own lift plates to go on the valley cover bolts. It is two pieces of 1"x1"x1/8" angle steel with four holes drilled in each for the cover bolts to go through. There are then also two holes on each angle steel for chains to bolt to and some spacers for standoffs (because I like doing things special and stuff). You probably don't need the spacers for the chains. Since the plate does not completely cover the valley while the valley cover is removed, I cut a piece of cardboard to fit between the angle steel and the block, and the cardboard does completely cover the valley.
It works very well and cost me the price of the angle steel I already had sitting in the scrap steel bucket.
I did make my own lift plates to go on the valley cover bolts. It is two pieces of 1"x1"x1/8" angle steel with four holes drilled in each for the cover bolts to go through. There are then also two holes on each angle steel for chains to bolt to and some spacers for standoffs (because I like doing things special and stuff). You probably don't need the spacers for the chains. Since the plate does not completely cover the valley while the valley cover is removed, I cut a piece of cardboard to fit between the angle steel and the block, and the cardboard does completely cover the valley.
It works very well and cost me the price of the angle steel I already had sitting in the scrap steel bucket.
Here is mine before I welded it up took the stock valley cover and transferred the holes onto a pc of 1/4" stock and cut the other 2 pcs welded a pc of tubing inbetween them for a hook on the cherry picker
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Those are all a whole lot of bling to replace $15 worth of angle steel and bolts from Home Depot, and then 20-30 minutes with a drill. Afterwards you will have a couple feet of angle steel left over for some other project.
If you are going to buy a lift plate, get the kind which allows you to change the location of the hook, otherwise the engine will hang at a poor angle for pulling the engine and trans as an assembly. Really though, this is where angle steel and chains works great. You can put the hook anywhere you want and get the angle perfect.
If you are going to buy a lift plate, get the kind which allows you to change the location of the hook, otherwise the engine will hang at a poor angle for pulling the engine and trans as an assembly. Really though, this is where angle steel and chains works great. You can put the hook anywhere you want and get the angle perfect.
There is also this from TPIS. http://www.tpis.com/parts/view/67
QTP, that's the same one I have, it works wonders but wish I would have made one instead of spending the money. Got to figure in shipping costs too