<VV> How high to remove drivetrain?

[Jim McLott]

Aren't we forgetting the other half of the equation?  How high you need to get the rear of the car depends on how low you can get the engine.  An engine balanced on a 2x6 on a floor jack might ride lower than an engine on an ATV jack with a Finch cart attached.  When I took the engine out of Christine, I used an ATV jack with a modified Finch cart made out of 2x4s.  The rear of the car was supported on 4 ton jack stands set as high as they could go.  I just barely had room to get the engine out from under the body.  The carburetors and alternator were still on the engine; removing them would have helped.

And while we're on the subject of removing engines, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the membership of VV for all the support and advice during my recent engine removal adventure.  Changing tires and oil had been the extent of my mechanical experience, but with the help of VV, I was able to fix a major ATF leak at the stator and get Christine on the road again.  Special thanks go out to Larry Forman and Rick Norris for suggesting the ATV lift, Keith Hammett for suggesting Dremel bit 7134 to remove a broken bolt extractor, Corvair Underground for the good used stator shaft, Tony Kruzich for the labor to put the stator shaft in the differential, and Chuck Armer for coming by and helping me get the engine back in the car.  And to all the others too numerous to mention, THANKS!!!  I couldn't have done it without you.

Jim McLott & Christine, the 1966 Monza convertible she-devil
Member: CORSA, Corvair Atlanta and member emeritus of Group Red