You guys ever lift a complete BBF and glide by the carb pad?

Looking to get the engine and trans in my car tonight. You guys ever lift an BBF engine/glide combo by the carb pad with a lifting plate?

Just curious just how much those 4 little 5/16" bolts can take?!

yes and with the pg to boot

John I have lifted my 460 with iron heads and c6 by the carb pad on my motorsports g429 intake with no problems if that helps eaze your mind any.

Jim

Thanks guys.

Make sure the nuts are tight!

I use bolts so I can use all the threads in the carb pad.

It will be fine .I use a lift plate I made with extra holes for the lift hook .It helps whenever you install the engine with transmisson attached .My 67 comets engine compartment is kinda tight .I have been doing it this way 20 years .Good luck with your install Doug

Do it all the time, No issues here.

Curt wrote:Make sure the nuts are tight!

Mine tighten up every time I lift one that way.................

Works like a champ

I bought one of these a little while back. Worth double what it cost! I have used it twice. Last time was to put the 598 in my Bird. Fully assembled and with a JW case (heavy!) glide attached. It combines a lift plate with a load leveler. You can tilt the complete assembly almost to 45° in either direction or level it even with much more weight on one end. $70

http://kaizen.homestead.com/Loadlevelingliftplate.html

I have a long engine leveler that you have to use 2 chains one for each end of the heads but it want work for my ranger might have to build me one of them I like that better than the long one I have.

The lift plate is the only way I have ever done it with the motor/trans.
http://www.mustangsplus.com/catalog/articles_lift_engine_08.pdf
Justin

[quote="69F100"]John I have lifted my 460 with iron heads and c6 by the carb pad on my motorsports g429 intake with no problems if that helps eaze your mind any.

X2 Many times.Complete w/ps,ac,alt.

David Cole wrote:I bought one of these a little while back. Worth double what it cost! I have used it twice. Last time was to put the 598 in my Bird. Fully assembled and with a JW case (heavy!) glide attached. It combines a lift plate with a load leveler. You can tilt the complete assembly almost to 45° in either direction or level it even with much more weight on one end. $70

http://kaizen.homestead.com/Loadlevelingliftplate.html

That is a nice link, David.
It shows some test data about the loads required to fail their lift device.
Cool....
Keith

WOW

Thanks guys. I got it dropped in last night.

Dan Hobbs has some test data on the piece we used also

I made my own out of 1/4" plate and I set my engine, trans, and heavy 205 cast iron T/C in all in one piece.

schmitty wrote:I made my own out of 1/4" plate and I set my engine, trans, and heavy 205 cast iron T/C in all in one piece.

Now that's a test.................

I have always set mine that way too until this last engine where I modified my manifold..............

I still use the redneck eastern mountain william way! chain!

Yes.