You can do like my brother and I did and use these below...we did use a engine hoist though!

 

******* milk crates?!

 

Done that one too!

 

lol it also had jackstand holding it up too so it wasn't that bad

 

The more I read this thread the longer the hair on the back of my head gets

 

Has anyone ever utilized the TPIS "happy hooker"? They made this lift plate originally for the LT1's. I think the plate with a hook just bolts right on top of the intake.

 

Yep^^^ Thats what I use and you can leave the ,intake, heads, trans etc on. Super easy

 

I'm old school also, but when I did mine, I went out the bottom. First of all, check out this link and it will give you the idea: http://www.michiganspeed.com/enginepull/index.html

I have never taken on this big of a project, but I've got to say that it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I wouldn't think twice about doing it again if needed.

One thing that we did was to use a motorcycle/ATV jack under the K-member. This allows you to raise or lower the K-member as needed and that comes in handy when going back in.

We left the front wheels on, put a furniture dolly under the trans and rolled everything straight out once we got the body high enough.

The only problem we had lifting the body was that we would occasionally have to move the cherry picker in (toward the back of the car) because as it came up, the chain would start pressing against the radiator.

 

gettin it out the top is no big deal just sucks putting it back in

 

after going out the bottom, i would never do it any other way. i'm lucky i have a ibeam in a good place in my garage. used a tow strap across the battery hole and air filter hole. i think this was the easiest thing. That's a menards dolly with a 2x12 across it to support the trans. keeps it simple and compact to get into position.

 

Thats not a bad look but hows the weight? Meaning what would be strong enough to support that or is it not that bad?

 

The engine, transmission, and front suspension account for roughly 30% of the vehicle's total weight (educated guess), so it is actually quite safe with the rest of the load distributed over the back tires and the hoist. You're looking at MAYBE 1200 or so #s on the hoist/engine dolley.

 

Oh ok not bad. helps that the body isnt the metal of old!!

 

This is the happy hooker. Theres no way I have the space to lift the body high enough so the in/out the top is how I do it.

 

Ok but would that require removing the front clip? I guess i just have to do it a time or to to really have an idea on what works and what doesn't. These are times when you really miss the old days! lol

 

The "I don't have enough vertical room" excuse really doesn't make any sense to me. If you can walk around your garage without hitting your head on something, you have enough room, period. Look at merim123's second picture. The HIGHEST portion of his car is what, five and a half feet, maybe six feet at most? Add MAYBE another foot of space if your hoist is very tall, or your chain is too long, and you still have enough room left over. Back in the day I took out my brothers LT1 engine in my parents garage, which has about a 7 and a half foot ceiling, and still had plenty of room to do it.

JM honest real-world O.

 

i cant wait to tackle my engine removal when the time comes. looks fun.

 

just get a hoist out of craigslist. found mine for $100 and used it to lift the car up while the k and motor sat on a dolly

 

wasn't even that much. that 70's paneling on the garage wall is only 4' tall. My brother in the pic is 6'1", I think at max we had it a little over 4' but it may not have been that high. my ceiling in the garage to the beam is about 8'. if you have the room try it!

 

throw it in trash and grab one off a truck at junk yard. They have exact same oem part number as the corvette type (high flow no screen