Hi volks, The last time I did an engine install in my '88' I used a come-along winch hooked on the top edge of the rear door. It lined up well with the rear of the engine and since I had no a-frame above the engine it was a lot easier to access the engine bay. It didn't do any damage to the body that I noticed. Greg On 2012-08-29, at 7:51 PM, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > That reminds me. > > A properly sized wood frame resting on the deck, and a winch, can also to > the same job. IMO it might be easier to work around than a saw horse type > setup, but certainly people have successfully used the saw horse type hoist. > > I used this set up to do my engine swap. > > This is an image of the one I built. I altered it somewhat, but it should > shed some light. Much thanks to Zoltan for this idea. > > https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/ZoltanHoist.jpg > > Neil. > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:13 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> Someone on the list posted pics once showing a saw horse mounted over >> the hatch with a come-a-long mounted to it to support the engine. Doing >> it that way provided a means to lift or lower the engine just enough to >> have wiggle room if needed. Same method could be used to drop the engine >> gently as well >> >> John Rodgers >> >> >> > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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