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    Offline DocMel

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    Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « on: July 02, 2016 - 01:03:47 PM »
    Need a pic of an e body engine (v-8) on a K member that both are removed from the car:  Im researching of how folks have supported the k member and engine when they were removed from the car as a whole.  Im about to do the same   
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    Offline anlauto

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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #1 on: July 02, 2016 - 02:35:30 PM »
    Be taking them out and putting them in using this since 1994.....dozens of times.
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #2 on: July 02, 2016 - 04:53:06 PM »
    Nice pics.  Thanks for your time.  Funny, I was thinking the same exact setup.  I have the same dolly and was planning the same.  Did you remove the one side of the dolly for tranny clearance?
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #3 on: July 02, 2016 - 06:36:32 PM »
    I actually made that one with just three pieces of tubing and some wheels. I have used the base of an engine stand before as well.
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #4 on: July 02, 2016 - 08:01:46 PM »
    I used a a set of roller pads for snowmobiles , 3 pads 4 castors each 1 under each control arm pivot & 1 under the tailshft , I used them numerous times too
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #5 on: July 02, 2016 - 08:37:28 PM »
    In order to clear my engine hoist legs. I am considering welding up a deal on each side. Two uprights about 10 inches high with castors on the bottom and attach through the K-frame to framerail holes using the K-frame bolts tight in from the top, I would weld the two uprights together with a piece of angle to keep them from collapsing frontwards or rearwards and run a small piece of angle welded to this setup and bolted to the sway bar mounting brackets so the legs can't spread outwards. Then I will just support the trans with a jack.
    Has anyone done this before? (hopefully I explained it clearly enough).

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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #6 on: July 02, 2016 - 09:27:32 PM »
    I used a wooden pallet and my wheel dollies
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #7 on: July 02, 2016 - 10:15:36 PM »
    I bought mover dollies from Harbor Freight. They can handle quite a bit of weight.
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #8 on: July 02, 2016 - 10:37:36 PM »
    I'm not quite ready to mount my engine to the K frame yet, but I have an furniture dolly that converts to from vertical to horizontal.  I plan on using that.  Very heavy duty and 4 large wheels in the horizontal position. 
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #9 on: July 03, 2016 - 08:33:14 PM »
    So not to jump in but, I have a few mover dollies...ruffly how much does a 340 weigh with a 4 speed?  I'm afraid it would be too heavy!!


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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #10 on: July 03, 2016 - 08:41:55 PM »
    I'm thinking at least 900lbs. 500 for the engine, 150 for the trans, then there's the alternator, starter,  clutch, flywheel, headers etc. oh heck then there's the weight of the K and the suspension.

    Sheldon
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #11 on: July 05, 2016 - 12:47:32 AM »
    Okay, no photos but I just have to post this. I installed the 572 today. I had the assembly hanging on my engine hoist and was going to weld a cart up for it when the light bulb went off. I had the K-member straddling the engine hoist legs and it was supported by a trolley jack under the trans mount. Ding, why not just unhook the hoist chain and roll it under the car? No cart needed.
    It was just a bit more complicated, we rolled it under, then hooked up the engine hoist chain and raised the front of the assembly a bit then dropped it on some wood underneath the skid plate on the K-member. We did this to facilitate bringing the hoist frontwards a foot to hook to the body with a chain hooked to two bumper bolts to raise then lower it a bit on the jack stands. With the body lowered and resecured I shortened the engine lift chain as much as I could and then lifted the assembly up with the engine hoist and secured the trans mount and K-member bolts. It helped the car has a shaker hood that allowed the engine hoist arm to go higher when lifting the assembly up into the body.
    Tomorrow onto the fuel injection installation....

    Sheldon
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #12 on: July 06, 2016 - 11:14:28 AM »
    Sweet. Ingenuity and thinking out of the box gets it done every time.
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    Re: Pic(s) needed of engine on k member
    « Reply #13 on: July 06, 2016 - 01:00:17 PM »

    That's one way to do it!

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