This was pretty much it. More time finding hardware than putting it together.
Sure glad that limb didn't let me down but I stay clear anyway as far as possible.
Next chance I need to start getting things together for the swap.
I'll be using the 96 Explorer Block under the 93 Ranger intake and hoping it all comes together as well
I had a request for this so decided to share it here
I received request for info on the engine hoist I built so decided to paste it here too. I never drew a plan, and the only figuring I did was on the 2 4x4 I cut the 6 corner braces from, the 2 center ones were a bit shorter and were used on the top corners
Guess I did scribble up a plan, on a 3x5 note card. I have actually drawn plans for high rise office buildings using scribbles on a torn brown paper bag no more complicated than this, and used the brown paper bag to confirm any questions later in the process
I bought the wood, ALL Fully ground treated lumber, for that just as the pandemic was crashing down, and Home Depot hadn't yet gotten into the materials famine they would experience the next couple of years, so the prices weren't so bad. I had also picked up several bags of torx screws of assorted sizes, and a small number of hex head lag bolts, which I eventually had to replenish but the prices still weren't so bad
I used 6 8ft 4x4 and one 8ft 4x6 plus 2 metal corner angles with through bolts for the top corners.
They were stacked there so long the 4x4 had (i stack them perfectly straight, anyone who has worked long with wood will always do so) bent a bit so I picked the straightest ones and used the two crookedest ones for the corner braces, which numbered 6. 2 on each side of the 2 uprights and 2 on each end of the 4x6 cross-member.
I had the Ryobi power tool set which had an impact driver AND a regular drill/driver. The impact was necessary for driving most of the hex screws and lag bolts.
It was actually rather easy to build, and used some long, 10 or 12ft 2x4/ 2x6/whatever for base cross bracing to drag it around a bit to go just where it needed to go. I used a regular flat bar to pry up the base beams and put dirt underneath for leveling it somewhat.
I used a 7 1/4 power circular saw (my ancient Ryobi 10" miter saw on/off switch had just gone dead) to cut the 2 4x4 into 6 braces with 45 degree corners. I layed/marked out the two end ones on each 4x4 which left the two middle ones being equally shorter by a couple inches, so I used the two short ones on the top sides
It really was not difficult, complicated, or a lengthy process but if you build it you own it
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They had been told $300 to fix it, and she told me it was a $100 part. My first discovery of the extent of work I'd need to do was at Emissions and it had to be left shut off in neutral, then after the test I had problems getting it back into gear, which took me to the photo in my profile, in my front yard in Tennessee.
