-6 Engine Install Questions Options

[Tom1394racing]

I am now ready for my first 914-6 engine install as I move forward on my -6 GT project.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...8279&st=420

I have the car on my 2-post lift and the engine on my lift table. I am using the Mad Dog Motorsport bulkhead engine mount.







I plan to raise the engine on the lift table, lower the car on the lift and jockey the engine into position

One of my concerns is the balance of the car on the lift as the heavy Aluminum case 3.2 short stroke engine is engine gets installed. I noticed that as I was disassembling the car on my lift that car was heavily weighted towards the rear before the engine and gearbox came out. I could almost tip the car backwards. I remedied this by running a jacking strap through the cockpit onto the arms of my lift to hold the car in place.





I am thinking I need to do this again before attempting the -6 engine install. Any thoughts or suggestions?

I plan to install the engine without the side tins and carb rain hats but with the heat exchangers and engine oil lines. My oil t-stat, twin coils/MSD boxes and fuel lines are all in place in the engine compartment. I plan to install the CV/axle assemblies, the side tins and the muffler after the engine install. Does this sound about right? Anything I am missing or need to look out for?

[Tom1394racing]

Here is an update.

I removed the carbs and zip tied the front tin tilted upward to clear the Mad Dog mount. I did not tilt the front of the engine upward thinking that the front mount will line up better with both the car and engine level.





I did a preliminary lift into the chassis to see how tight the clearance will be. Moving the engine forward to allow the front tin to clear the mount, it seemed that the fit between the side tin and the trailing arm nuts was really tight.

The concern that stopped me today was checking the fit of my floor jack on the rear of the transmission. I figure I will need that to raise the rear of the transmission onto the rear mounts after the front mount bolts are secured since I am a one man show on this. I think I will have to move the engine reward on the lift table to be able to allow the jack to reach and raise the rear of the transmission.