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Date:         Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:37:46 -0700
Reply-To:     The Westy man <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Westy man <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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I am actually almost shocked that such a thing has not been already used before I thought of it. It is so natural to use this kind. And I used to use a cherry picker before. There was time when I lifted an engine in that took more than one day to mach with the transmission, with enourmous effort. Now it takes minutes. Zoltan

----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> To: "The Westy man" <zolo@foxinternet.net> Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:11 PM Subject: Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!

> That hoist sure made "fine tuning" engine position easy for my conversion. > > i.e. getting the drive train level with the vehicle, then measuring up > and making the parts for the engine carrier. It was also really useful > for setting the best engine height. > > And it also worked great to get the engine in. --- ;^) > > Neil. > > > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 2:57 PM, The Westy man <zolo@foxinternet.net> > wrote: >> Amaizing how little recognition that simple device I made, to take out >> and >> istall the engine to make it a joy, received. And for me to read about >> double jacks and all kind of obvious struggles with platforms and what >> not, >> is really a puzzle why most don't realized the simplicity without lifting >> the car both sides. >> Well, we are not all the same, I guess. I went through my struggles >> myself >> too. >> Zoltan > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.3/1612 - Release Date: 8/14/2008 > 6:03 PM > >


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