I am in the middle of doing a crossmember swap, and have the old one ready to come out, and the new one is all ready to go in. I was planning on renting an engine hoist, but was wondering if it would be safe to support the engine with a jack and a peice of wood under the oil pain for the 30 minutes its going to take. I think I had it up for longer than that when i was doing my headers.

Should i just go rent the hoist or save the $50 and buy some beer/steak when im done?

 

If it worked for you then, why would it not work for you now?

 

I too have to swap out my engine cradle. Mine's bent. Where is the best place to buy one? I checked all the junk yards around me and none had Z28s.

 

www.tacreationsusa.com

 

Just buy a STB and use it.

 

A strut tower brace doesn't have anything to do with supporting the motor like what he's wanting to do. He's trying to remove a cross member...or maybe he meant k-member?

 

It will do perfectly want he wants. Hold the motor up via STB instead of an engine hoist. It's been done before and it will be done again.

 

OK...I see where you're coming from.

 

HAHAHA!! I too am puting a k-member in my dads car this weekend, cause 65mph and a curb don't mix.
Jason

 

Carlos64030, Thanks for the link. I just bought my engine cradle from there. $110 shipped!

 

I would use a hoist or the strut tower brace to hold it up. Why risk it with a board and a jack... What happens if you accidently hit the board, also if you use a hoist you will have more room to work under there. JMHO