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From: "Chris Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 14 July 2000 14:27 PM
Subject: Re: Engine Removal
>
> dave, good question, and I wish that I asked it before I attempted it on
the
> weekend. trying to save the $55 for the engine crane hire will cost me
> about $200 in physio and doctor bills, and that wheelchair won't be too
> cheap either - even after I get the 'newly disabled' assistance from the
> government! (well maybe this isn't quite true, but I do have a sore back
> STILL!!) Me and a mate pulled it out with a stop sign bar across the
engine
> bay ( an end on one shoulder and a chain to the manifold bolts from the
> centre of the pole). It was hard work, especially when we couldn't get
high
> enough to get it over the body even when we were standing on blocks (we
just
> stood there going DAD DAD DAD until he came out and helped us get it
over!.
> once out, we hoisted the new engine with a rope over an I beam in my
friends
> garage, tied onto the back of his HZ holden (I knew V8's were good for
> something!!) He didn't even have to start it, just rolled it down the
hill
> in his driveway! we then lowered it with just the rope (even this is
pretty
> hard work), but we lowered it too far (it ended up sitting on the
X-member,
> so we had to hoist it up and try again. After months/days/hours of
> jiggling, we finally got it (I'm sure it still isn't in properly), and am
> yet to start it up.
> Well there is the way NOT TO DO IT!!!!!
> The way to do it is to go to a main and buisy street corner in your worst
> clothes and beg for money untill you get the 50 bucks for the crane. Just
> my 5 cents (including GST)
>
> from chris 'fu**ed if i will ever lift an engine higher than ground level
> ever again' halpin
>
>
>
> >From: "David Costello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: "Online Datsun Club" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Engine Removal
> >Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:01:17 +1000
> >
> >
> >probably a stupid question but does anyone know any ways of getting an
> >engine out without using a crane
> >I'm living on a shoestring as it is at the moment trying to afford to
> >finish my datto and don't think I can stretch the budget any further to
> >hire a crane.
> >
> >I've got metres and metres of rope and tried everything my brother and I
> >could come up with so far with no luck
> >
> >thanks again guys'n'gals
> >Dave
> >
>
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