revlis240 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 So amidst my T5 conversion i realize that I dont really have a way to support the motor from "leaning back" against the dist/firewall. I have the car on my mid-rise lift and tried to strap the back of the motor to the front sway bar but its not strong enough. Right now its resting against the dist, but it doesnt seem to be hurting the dist. Is this normal for you guys? Any ideas? This is on a JTR mount with a HEI dist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I would not do that! Remove the distributor or you will be sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldlion Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Could you take some wire and snake it through a rear engine/trans bolt hole then up and through one of the bars on the cowl and tighten it up to support it? Only other thing I can think of is to put a bottle jack under rear of engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revlis240 Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 my solution: I realized I must do this because when I put the trans back on, surely then itll be too much for the dist and it may crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvincent Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 How safe are those lifts? I just saw one for sale, 7K limit, I was looking for a used 2 or 4 poster but this was cheap, only $400 Sorry to hijack, Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revlis240 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) $400?! Thats half of what i paid for mine and a fraction of new ($2500+) Make sure its got 2 hydraulic arms and the locking center safety latch grooves. Safe? Yeah absolutely. I spend lots of time under it and the car is rock solid. Ive seen 2/4 posts fail as well, so there is nothing as 100% safe, but I trust this setup more than jackstands or a single floor jack! Edited December 15, 2010 by revlis240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Just jack up the rear of the motor and put a jackstand under a piece of wood and put it under the pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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