Anybody got an LS1 engine lift plate that I can borrow for just this weekend? I need to move my motor from a stand to the K-member, and a lift plate would be the safest/easiest way. Unless you guys know of another way to move a longblock that's equally as safe/pain-free.

 

We usually just use 2 chains bolted to the sides of the heads.

 

^^ Not good enough for Lee. Trust.

 

Haha... So true.
Lee is the king of over thinking...

 

I just dont want my **** to break for as long as possible. Can you blame me?

 

i got two here you can borrow one, but you have to bring it back

 

2 bolts (To heads), one chain and a cherry picker. Lifted our 383 stroker LT1 like that no problem.

 

Thanks Ryne, but the gas cost for me to get there would be as much as buying a lift plate. If Jerry or Adam is going to be there some time tomorrow AND be at Bob's in Burbank on Friday then I'll have them pick it up, but if not then the bolts into the side of the head + chains are looking like an alternative.

 

I'm not going till Tuesday bro...sorry

 

i got one of these fancy things.but it only has 2 lift spots not the 4 like in the pic.

 

Chains are the mans way of lifting engines

 

bolt on front of drivers head and bolt on rear of passenger head, chain in between. works perfectly fine

 

yup yup!!

 

Removed and installed engines like this, without a single issue!! Those holes are DEEP so you can use pretty long bolts.

 

Chains are going to lift my newly built lt1 bolted to my 4l60e in a couple days.

 

Yeah... That's how we put the shortblock in and lifted it out of the crate for transport via a motor mount bolt/washer through a chain. Problem is the motor mount area is not a really good place to bolt a chain once the heads are on. Also, I'm pretty sure that lifting it by hand is the mans way of lifting an engine.


Adam has one too. I don't really wanna use that...

Sounds like a plan... Thanks!

 

just a lil tip for actually putting the motor in lee, throw a load leveler on the motor (bolted down closest to the motor as possible) then after you have the motor under the car use the cherry picker to pull the motor into the car, doing it this way i got my motor bolted in in literally 15 minutes
and i have one you can borrow if you would like

btw this way your using 2 chains and 4 bolts as well

 

No Pain.... No Pain. lol