[ohecht]

I know this is an old thread...but I am hoping someone more on the amateur side can help with me with some specs and measurements for the jack, stands, balance point, and dolly. I have seen different numbers in different places, and I am hoping to get a combination known to work. The car is a 82 SC, euro height.

- Where should the jack be placed on the engine to balance the engine and transmission as an assembly? It seems to be at the furthest forward cylinders, but can anyone be more specific?

- What range floor jack works best? In combination with the lifted car height, removing the rear valence, how high does it need to go, and how low to clear the dolly after lowering?

- Does anyone have a sheet showing the best measurements for the dolly, including the clearance related to getting the jack out?

- What height jack stands are best, or total height if using wood, etc. beneath them?

I know these are all related, and I am hoping someone with experience or who kept good notes can give me a combination of the right lift height, jack range, and dolly design that will allow me to safely lower the engine and transmission onto the floor with wheels and avoid getting the jack caught beneath the engine.

Also, anyone who has lifting techniques for getting the motor into a truck bed? I would use at least 3, probably four people, but I am curious as to where to lift, what else to watch out for, how to rest the engine in the truck, etc.

Thanks in advance.

Olivier