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Title: Engine Crane
Post by: Golf8vGti on 05 November 2006, 22:53: Hi

Im going to be swapping my standard 1.8Gti lump with my newly built 2e block and PB head, im probably gona buy a engine crane very soon to lift the engine out and put the new one in.

Now i have found this http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=020110142&r=2050&g=107 and im wondering if its gona be man enough for the job???

Cheers
J
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Stu.750 on 05 November 2006, 23:15: more than id say , ive used one like that before n they are really simple
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: adie on 05 November 2006, 23:37: i've seen one exactly the same lift a 3.2 out of a jag. so should be no probs.
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Stu.750 on 05 November 2006, 23:48: Youll be laughin then , cant beat a decent lift makes like a trillion times easier , me n 4 lads too the engine out of a GSI cav in the carpark of my old halls of residance just by lifting the car over the engine
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Mk1Mad J - 16v on 06 November 2006, 11:54: You'll not go wrong with one of them :smug:

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/MK1MADJ/HPIM0449.jpg)
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Stu.750 on 06 November 2006, 13:06: i love taking big lumps out my cars on the street , the looks you get its like ya grown 2 heads
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Len on 06 November 2006, 13:11: Do you really need to buy one? Are you gonna use it often enough to warrant the expense?

Why not hire one for the weekend?

All the hire shops stock em.
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Mk1Mad J - 16v on 06 November 2006, 14:12: Quote from: Len405 on 06 November 2006, 13:11
Do you really need to buy one? Are you gonna use it often enough to warrant the expense?

Why not hire one for the weekend?

All the hire shops stock em.

I did look into hiring one but its Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£40 a weekend - we paid half each (Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£65x2) for this one and I've used it 3 times so it paid for itself :cool:
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Stu.750 on 06 November 2006, 14:15: Think they are just handy to have around , Weve got a cable opertated hoist type at our lock up my dad aquired , its got a manufactureres date one it

1954 it was made :shocked:so i think its an investment
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Len on 06 November 2006, 14:17: ^^^^ nearly as old as me! :grin:
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Stu.750 on 06 November 2006, 14:18: Still does the job tho len much like ya good self
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Len on 06 November 2006, 14:19: 40 quid sounds expensive to me! Last time I hired one it was Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£15 for a weekend so thought 20 quid now.
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: jasonpi on 06 November 2006, 14:22: http://www.hss.com/g/67710/500Kg_Hydraulic_Floor_Crane.html
there u go only pasted a link coz i need one myself :laugh:
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Golf8vGti on 06 November 2006, 16:54: Quote
Do you really need to buy one? Are you gonna use it often enough to warrant the expense?

Why not hire one for the weekend?

All the hire shops stock em.

Well i have a habit of doing a lot of work on the car myself and i also do a lot of work on mates cars aswell, like i just done a gearbox on a mates mk3 and seriously couild of done with a crane. Im doing a conversion and a mate is looking at doing one soon so tbh it would get used.
Title: Re: Engine Crane
Post by: Mk1Mad J - 16v on 06 November 2006, 17:30: Quote from: Golf8vGti on 06 November 2006, 16:54
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Im doing a conversion and a mate is looking at doing one soon so tbh it would get used.

I'd either go halfs with the mate then, next time someone wants you working one their car you can bung on a Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£20 hire charge for the use of the crane :smug:

And on that note: Anyone in Bromley area in need of a crane? I do good rates, PM me :smiley: