Making engine pulling brackets June 27, 2017, 08:59:43 AM mock up of front bracket shown below in sheet metal so far.the rear will be easy,, it will span the distance between the back of the heads.this front was more complicated so i took it on first.objective:-design engine pulling brackets that are oriented in the middle of the motor instead of front driver and rear pass headers locations.-must be designed so they can stay on the engine-must be designed so they can be added as a retrofit-must be able to take a typical 2'' lifting hook minimum if user makes that choice-must be understood that if someone wants a set of these, that very minor filing may be requried.-must allow access to dizzy parts-must not be in the way of other items / bolts ect blocking off areas with sockets and such.-must be understood that to take advantage of the pulling brackets, the upper intake and dizzy must come out first.-must be thick enough to handle the load of the full transmission & engine.-must be thin enongh to allow "resue" of the two existng timing cover bolts. (FYI these two bolts are oem designed to thier "MAX lenght already) Quote Selected
Making engine pulling brackets Reply #1 – June 27, 2017, 09:05:31 AM I am sub'ing out the making of these because of lack of the right tools to do the work quickly.welding shop next to me can make them up ,, my first set will be a fittment verification, it might end up costing me more than reasonable but it solves an issue.what are peoples thoughts on the cost for a pair?Are there people here who would think having a set in thier engine setup would be a benefit? Quote Selected
Making engine pulling brackets Reply #2 – June 27, 2017, 01:14:21 PM https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sme-51590000/overview/$60. Someone already did it for you. Pop the upper intake off, slap this on, bam out comes the engine. Quote Selected
Making engine pulling brackets Reply #3 – June 27, 2017, 07:41:04 PM Chain, two bolts in the back of the heads and out it comes.Summit Racing piece - not a fan of using 5/16 bolts in tension screwed into aluminum holding up a motor let alone one with the heavy ass auto trans. Most likely just fine but I'm just uncomfortable with it.Utilizing Timing Chain cover bolts - not enough meat around those small metric bolts for me. I would be worried about them ripping out of the cover. Killer idea as I am a fan of bolting in shear to pull a motor. Quote Selected
Making engine pulling brackets Reply #4 – June 27, 2017, 09:51:59 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;461607https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sme-51590000/overview/$60. Someone already did it for you. Pop the upper intake off, slap this on, bam out comes the engine.that doesnt meet my scope.not a fan of the tiny bolts being used but i bet there isnt a darn thing wrong with it either.the engine bolts up front holding the timing cover to the block are sufficient even at yeild. the problem with using the back sides of the rear two heads is apparent in my set of heads.the person who pulled the motor out over the past decades suffed in any old bolt that "kinda felt" right.. stripping the threads.the rear bolt holes on heads get abused badly. besides, this would remain in the motor as "a part" of the motor to facilitate future pulling by using two hooks or ubolts etc. Quote Selected
Making engine pulling brackets Reply #5 – June 30, 2017, 08:39:26 AM got the brackets back from the welding shop.one more pass on minor file work andthey fit.in the rear one i may have to rid myself of the "pointed" portion of metal incase there is a fire wall conflict.weld shop guy says he can make more if anyone thinks these would be useful on thier cars.the one up front is the only one that takes time. he said he can make them bare metal with the users knowing that he/she may need to minor file work.i discovered the the holes up front need to be more elongated than originally shown. its hard to explain but it has more to do with the overall length of the front two bolts being able to be inserted with the bracket in your way. the length of the front bolts are reused and they are tied directly into the engine block front... and they are long enough.a couple pics unpainted to fit / file test Quote Selected
Making engine pulling brackets Reply #6 – June 30, 2017, 08:42:03 AM mock up with upper intake and dizzy to show clearances.now to paint them. Quote Selected
Making engine pulling brackets Reply #7 – June 30, 2017, 09:26:17 AM another idea i had was to have about a dozen sets made, then trade them for something you may be willing to otherwise sell.thoughts anyone? Quote Selected
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