Moving an engine question

[DarkMesa8]

If I dropped the back seats of my 91 Hatch, would a complete 351W fit inside the hatch?

Can two men lift this motor? I'm probably picking it up tomorrow and need to move it to to a different city where I actually have my engine lift (DOH!)

 

[Michael Yount]

I doubt very seriously if 2 of you can lift it and put it in back without damaging it, yourselves or the car in some way - perhaps all three. A complete 351 probably weighs in the neighborhood of 550 lbs. - and there's no good way to grab it. Not to mention if you don't anchor it securely, it could do tremendous damage to the inside of the car and to the driver/passenger if it got loose back there or you were involved in an accident. Hell, it could do tremendous damage to the OUTSIDE of the car FROM the inside.

Get a hoist, get a truck, get some tie down straps. Do it right.

 

[Rick 91GT]

I doubt very seriously if 2 of you can lift it and put it in back without damaging it, yourselves or the car in some way - perhaps all three. A complete 351 probably weighs in the neighborhood of 550 lbs. - and there's not good way to grab it. Not to mention if you don't anchor it securely, it could do tremendous damage to the inside of the car and to the driver/passenger if it got loose back there or you were involved in an accident.

Get a hoist, get a truck, get some tie down straps. Do it right.

I have to agree on this issue...

 

[bluevenom867]

I doubt very seriously if 2 of you can lift it and put it in back without damaging it, yourselves or the car in some way - perhaps all three. A complete 351 probably weighs in the neighborhood of 550 lbs. - and there's not good way to grab it. Not to mention if you don't anchor it securely, it could do tremendous damage to the inside of the car and to the driver/passenger if it got loose back there or you were involved in an accident.

Get a hoist, get a truck, get some tie down straps. Do it right.

Listen to him,my buddies got some pretty sore backs from trying to take the engine out their mini cooper (old all iron motor).

 

[Michael Yount]

.....and even though it's all iron, that 948cc Mini motor is quite a bit smaller/lighter...

 

[bluevenom867]

.....and even though it's all iron, that 948cc Mini motor is quite a bit smaller/lighter...

But its still heave for one guy and two teenager to lift with a trans attacted .

 

[DarkMesa8]

Looks like I'll be driving out tonight to get the van and the lift...

Thanks guys, truly. You probably saved my back and my front leather seats.

 

[squeeeg]

The van is prob a good idea. If you did end up getting it into the back of your car it would roll around and damage your carpet and all the plastic.

 

[DarkMesa8]

The van is prob a good idea. If you did end up getting it into the back of your car it would roll around and damage your carpet and all the plastic.

Yeah, after all that money in my 99GT leather seats, not worth it.

 

[d50man]

not straps, not bungie cords but BIG LOG CHAINS
had some of those 2000lb nylon jobs on my neigbor pickup some dumbass pulls out infront of us on the way to the machine shop and KAPOW his pickup back glass and cab are fubared along with my headers

 

[The Shape]

Me and three other guys once put an entire 5.0 engine complete from headers to intakes into the back of a truck by hand. I will NEVER EVER try that again.

 

[NKau]

Me and three other guys once put an entire 5.0 engine complete from headers to intakes into the back of a truck by hand. I will NEVER EVER try that again.

"You call that a hernia? THIS is a hernia" LOL

 

[Michael Yount]

A 550 lb. 30X30X30 cube rolling around in the back of a Stang will damage alot more than plastic and carpet sqeeeeg....