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10-23-2006 03:38 PM #1
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A way to do it with the regular cherry picker, is to jack the front of the van up about 1 1/2 feet. The regular arm then slides in there, but its still a major pain in the ass.
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10-23-2006 04:43 PM #2
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I pulled the 318 from my '69 Dodge van through the cargo doors. Took the seats and the whole "doghouse" out, and got a long armed cherry picker, short chained the lift, and just picked it out. Maybe not quite that easy, but, you get the idea, I'm sure.
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10-23-2006 05:12 PM #3
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yes i own a sawzall quite a few of them... but no i dont have a porta power.... and i already have the doghouse off and the seats out and my tranny pulled... i got the heads off the motor to drop the weight quite a bit.... i guess i could just use the cherry picker thru the passenger door to pick the motor upand slide some plywood over the hole and stick a piano dolly under the block.... these vans are a pain in the bum... and it doesn't help when the van was converted to a 351w with powersteering and a 4 speed toploaderjust because your car is faster, doesn't mean i cant outdrive you... give me a curvy mountain road and i'll beat you any day
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10-23-2006 05:21 PM #4
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Oh,the 351 w does have a taller deck heighth than the 289/302's.
Originally Posted by thesals
Hey,I was just messing with you on the saw-zall and porta-power bit.
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10-23-2006 09:37 PM #5
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actually i've got one of those... with a big blade at the end so you can chisle up tile with it Originally Posted by DennyW
No Tanker Bar ?? That's a huge 6' or so steel bar used for prying things.
just because your car is faster, doesn't mean i cant outdrive you... give me a curvy mountain road and i'll beat you any day
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10-24-2006 04:22 AM #6
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The old "Wonder Bar". Originally Posted by thesals
Is'nt Wonder Bar an old German word??
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10-24-2006 05:33 AM #7
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