Duke,
That's Dan Walters' standard m.o. I think 200lbs will do it.
Dan removes Tiger engines by himself in a little over 2 hours.
No cherry picker - just a scissors jack and his custom engine dolly.
The scissor is mainly used under the X-frame.
Buck
----- Original Message -----
From: "wsamouce" <wsamouce@kc.rr.com>
To: "'MAURO D'ANGELO'" <m_dangelo@verizon.net>; "'Rob Guerra'"
<bomber44@comcast.net>
Cc: "'Tiger email list'" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Engine Installation Techniques
> Has anyone tried putting weight in the trunk to help with lifting the body
> over the engine? I would think that 300lbs would do the trick and then
> you
> would not require to lift the front.
>
> Duke
> B382002037
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of MAURO D'ANGELO
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:26 PM
> To: Rob Guerra
> Cc: Tiger email list
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Engine Installation Techniques
>
> Rob,
>
> Thanks. I saved a copy of that. In the article, you mention that you
> would
> explain re-installation in a later issue. Would it be possible to have a
> link to that article too? Thanks! Mauro
>
>
> On 4/7/10 8:10 PM, "Rob Guerra" <bomber44@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> a few years back I posted a link to an engine removal tech tip I wrote
> for
>> the stoa newsletter (march 05). Here is a link to a copy of that
> newsletter
>>
>> http://tigerengineering.net/stoa/download.htm
>>
>> hope this helps
>>
>>
>> On Apr 7, 2010, at 2:55 PM, MAURO D'ANGELO wrote:
>>
>>> Well, Steve, you asked for it! I am looking for advice and/or
> information.
>>> I noted that lots of people say that the easiest way to remove and
> install
>>> engines into Tigers is from the bottom. The workshop manual shows that
> the
>>> procedure is basically putting the front of the car on jack stands,
> removing
>>> the hood and disconnecting a bunch of ancillary parts, and then hoisting
> the
>>> engine together with the transmission from the top. Seems pretty
>>> doable.
>>> Obviously, there are things I don't know. Why is doing it from the top
> so
>>> difficult? What are the negatives to the factory way? From the bottom,
> I
>>> understand the car should be put up on jack stands (only the front, or
> both
>>> front and back?), and the front cross member should be removed. With
> that
>>> out of the way, the engine should drop onto a dolly(s) with the
>>> transmission. In theory, I understand this, but there are details I do
> not
>>> have. First, I am assuming that a hoist will still be needed to lift
>>> the
>>> weight of the engine to unbolt the engine mounts and then to lower it
>>> all
> to
>>> the dolly. Is this correct? Second, how do you lift the body enough
>>> out
> of
>>> the way to be able to roll the engine/tranny out from under there?
>>> Where
>>> and how do you connect the hoist? Or...is having the car up on jack
> stands
>>> going to give enough clearance? How tall should the jack stands be and
>>> where should they be placed, exactly? Third, when the engine/tranny is
> back
>>> under the car (having lifted the car again to get enough clearance), the
>>> only way to lift it up is with an engine hoist, right? I mean, you
>>> can't
>>> use a jack to lift the engine off the dolly, can you? Finally
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