[The Glademister]

Today I dropped the engine and transmission. With this car being under cover outside, I needed a different method for extraction. I used two large steel pipe bases, two 6' vertical pipes, two tee connectors and a 8' horizontal steel pipe to make a goal post. The I spanned the engine case with a ratchet strap and rigged a come-along to the goal post. I also put a floor jack under the tranny. Going slowly and alternating between the come-along and the jack - everything slid out nicely. Set it down on some plyboard and the moved my come-along to a tree behind the car to pull that joker out. Having the intake off made the clearance under the rear perfect with the car on two cinder blocks each corner. Note that I've got the wheels stacked up under the car for safety. I then fired up the Bobcat with a fork attachment and toted the engine to the garage. It was starting to rain and about the time I pulled up to the garage - BAM, the hydraulic pump on the Bobcat fails. Oh boy, another project... Anyway, the motor is in the dry garage, the tub is wrapped in a tarp under cover and I pushed the Bobcat out of the way with a neighbors backhoe until I can pull that engine and fix the broken coupler (I suspect).