[Christien]

I've got a similar jack to that. It lifts the car almost 3 feet into the air - plenty of room to drop the engine, without having to remove the carbs, or the rear valence. It was on sale locally for $400. The only downside to it is you need jackstands that go as high, or some way of propping up the jackstands. As I was saying above, I didn't love building platforms for them (standard size jackstands) and the next time I drop my engine, I'll be either making better platforms, or buying taller jackstands.