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lildavo
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im getting ready to remove the gray motor, what is the best way to do this i have a crane and stand but is there a harness i can buy or can i just use chains?
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Try and entice it out with another GAY motor, I hear they are into that :lol: .
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Trev wrote:Try and entice it out with another GAY motor, I hear they are into that :lol: .
didn't see that mistake till now lol
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There is a bracket available that slips under the inlet manifold (or something like that ) - you see them on Ebay every now and then but if its just a one off ( hopefully ) , its hardly worth the expense.
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Blacky wrote:There is a bracket available that slips under the inlet manifold (or something like that ) - you see them on Ebay every now and then but if its just a one off ( hopefully ) , its hardly worth the expense.
yeah thought there would be a bracket dad wants to use chains but id rather use a brackets what we used at tafe just fells allot safer

got no idea what to type into ebay to find that kind of thing the book gives a part number but i dought that's still available
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Chain is pretty common for engine lifts. Make sure it's in good condition, fixed well and heavy enough for the job. Can be a bit trickier getting the balance right (harder to avoud paint scratches and dings if putting in to a newly painted engine bay, but not insurmountbale).

The link below may be of use if you want to chase up a lifter:

http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.ph ... 946.0.html

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Harv wrote:Chain is pretty common for engine lifts. Make sure it's in good condition, fixed well and heavy enough for the job. Can be a bit trickier getting the balance right (harder to avoud paint scratches and dings if putting in to a newly painted engine bay, but not insurmountbale).

The link below may be of use if you want to chase up a lifter:

http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.ph ... 946.0.html

Cheers,
Harv
yeah we going to use chains dad owns a hardware store his got heavy chain there that will do the job. it nearly ready to come out just need to do the gear selector and remove the uni joint which i think is missing
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