Thread: Guess how my engine install went????

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I'm glad I got the two ton as well. By time you get the boom is extended fully to get the engine far enough back into your car, your usually on the lightest setting, or 1/2 ton in my case. If you factor in the engine and tranny on a big block, 900-1000lbs is about right. On my truck the legs of the lift are just tall enough to hit the front straight axle. What worked well for me for clearance issues was to have the front wheels on top of two pieces of 2x6 scrap lumber. Lifts the front just enough to clear the lift legs, yet doesn't get in the way of anything else.
Your engine and tranny look fantastic. Should be one trick ride once your rolling!