pulling/installing a motor/trans together

[burrpenick]

I'm ready to drop my fresh 360/727 in the Cuda. Will the aluminum intake be able to handle that much weight using one of those carb adapter plates with the hoist? If not, what bolts are best to use?

Thanks, George in Tallahassee

[JS23U0B]

I would not have put so much of it together. Use the heads for lifting, your valve covers, and carb might get into the chain.

[JS23U0B]

Use this spot, find longer bolts, there is one more just like this one on the passenger back side.

[jeryst]

I just pulled the motor out of my Cuda, and I used the intake bolts that go into the heads. They are more than strong enough. The bolts on the front and back of the heads are also a good place. I would NOT use bolts that just thread into the aluminum intake.

BTW, if you don't already have one, get yourself a load leveler. They cost around $30-$40, and they make the job a whole lot easier because you can make adjustments to the angle of the engine as you are moving it into or out of the vehicle.

[Jacksboys]

BTW, if you don't already have one, get yourself a load leveler. They cost around $30-$40, and they make the job a whole lot easier because you can make adjustments to the angle of the engine as you are moving it into or out of the vehicle.

Load leveler works great

[72hemi]

I would pull all of the accesories and pulleys off too make the job easier, and either reccomended head location with a load leveler will work great. Good luck.

[cowboy]

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Please , show me a "Load leveler"...
 

[farmboy70]

One of these, it tips the engine as you install. This one is from Summit.
Dave

[miketyler]

you can pick one up from Harbor Freight for around $20. They do come in handy when you are stabbing an engine and trans assembly 

[jeryst]

It changes the angle of your engine, when you attach the chains to the front and back of the engine. So, you start out by picking up your motor/tranny, and make it level so that you can clear the front of your car. Then you crank it so the that the tailshaft is pointing downward, which allows you to get it into position easily. Then, as you move the motor backwards into position, you crank it the other way to raise the tailshaft back up as you are lowering the motor. Slips right in. Then, if needed, you can raise the tailshaft to let you get the tranny mount bolted up. Just like putting your foot in a shoe.

[71340RT]

I have put in several engines with the transmission hooked to the engine. I have never used a load leveler but have bolted a chain to the front of one head and the back of the other. I then experiment a little to see where the engine and transmission will tilt and hook the chain and jack it up. This is a 2 pereson operation with one person under the car when I drop the setup in to guide the tranmission through the tunnel and I have engine and tranmission bolted in within 30 minutes. I don't have any pictures of the combination in the air but here is one just before I picked it up and dropped it in and the other is when it is set in with the cherry picker still hooked up.

[burrpenick]

Took just under 2 hours, and we used a leveler. Worked very well, not to get everything hooked up!