[targa80]

I did an engine drop and rebuild about 3 years ago. I read a thread on the rennlist back then about a U shaped dolly. I built one from a dolly I bought at Harbor freight and some L shaped brackets from Home Depot to add strenghth to the corners of the U shape. The dolly sits around 6 1/2" high and is 30'' long and 18" wide. I purchased a 2 1/2 ton floor jack from Harbor Freight that rises to 19" . I also bought two jack stands from Harbor Freight that will extend up to 24". I rolled the dolly under the car and put the jack under the engine for support removed the two bolts holding the engine at the rear cross member then lowered it onto the dolly. I used a jack pad and the jack to raise the body so I could disconnect the two bolts at the the transmission cross member. I then jacked the car up one side at a time until the car was sitting on the fully extended jack stands. This set up worked great for me and didn't cost a lot .