In a message dated 4/11/2010 1:06:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
davidt@opentext.com writes:
In order to
move the spit I need to remove the jack; so here are the questions:
1/ can the engine mounts hold a gt6 motor without the jack ok? At least
initially
2/ once the spit is on the trailer can she be transported without rear
motor support?
NO and NO
but, thanks to a DPO, I have trailered a GT6 with engine in it and no
gearbox.
DPO had the car sitting in his front yard with no gearbox in it - if I
remember correctly (its been about 20 years) the DPO had the rear of the engine
supported by a 1x3 across the frame rails or floor pans (i don't remember
which) - we loaded the car like that and trailered it a short distance,
then put the gearbox back in it before trailering a couple hundred miles home.
You should be able to jack the rear of the engine up a little more and then
support the rear of the engine with something across frame rails or floor
pans (i don't remember which) - I'd use a hefty piece of angle iron rather
than a small board.
Cheers,
Jack Mc
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