I want to pick your collective brains here - I'm in a pickle. I yanked the ST300 from my 67 Lark last March, with the intention to work it over throughout the year, as time would allow. I'm about 25 percent complete with the rebuild, and the car is in my shop, up on Jack stands, with a floor Jack supporting the rear of the engine. Now, I must relocate 250 miles south, for work. No time to deal with this. Time is up. I used all of my spare time prepping my home to market. How can I support the engine without the transmission and crossmember, so that the car can be carried down on a transport? Or is it best that I make the time to install the empty transmission housing and rest it on the cross member to support the engine for the trip. Whatever is quickest is preferable. Any ideas?
I don't know what your engine compartment looks like, but a ratchet strap under the engine and hooked up to anything solid is what I do. Also if the cross member has enough room under it, you can use a 2x4 to prop up the engine.
Yes, yes. I like it. Thank you for the ideas! I will explore those options. Wasn't sure if anybody else has run into this issue. Lol! I planned to finish the job but I've already exhausted my bosses patience and I need to begin reporting to downtown Houston right away.
Ratchet strap to front of rad support from something on the engine,.can also put one around the water pump about then down and u der the cradle
I use a ratchet strap on my '64 Skylark when I pull the transmission as the nailhead wants to settle against the firewall and smoosh the distributor. It holds it with no trouble, no movement.
I used a ratchet strap to hold mine up as I rebuilt the trans. However the car sat in the drive way and didn't move so I have no feedback if the bouncing of the car on the roads while being towed would be up to the task and not snap?? You could also put a piece of 3/4"×3/4" steel bar stock under the backside of the engine and tack weld it to the frame rails to support most of the weight, just grind it off and touch the paint up after you remove it??
Pull one of the rear bolts from the hood hinge, install a chain from one side to the other inside a pipe (PVC will work, but steel would be better. Loop another peice of chain around this tube/chain and attach it to two bolts that the transmission attached to the engine.
A 2x4 resting on the frame with some long bolts will support the transmission while the motor is out. I assume this could be done in reverse with some longer bolts through the motor resting on the support wood. Never wrenched on a 67 so not even sure if it would fit.
These are some great ideas. Thank you all very much. I imagine I can implement one or a combination of these concepts. I'll be working on it beginning this evening. Once the engine is safely supported, I'll drop her off the jack stands and get her ready to roll up onto the carrier, and away we go. XD
