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Originally Posted by 78w72
you can definitely pull the motor from the side & have enough room to pull it back while on the puller. ive done it a few times on 2nd gen firebirds in a 20' wide 2 stall garage. mainly on 79-81 with the longer nose that sometimes doesnt allow the puller to reach under the car far enough before the pump cylinder hits the nose. with the nose removed thats not an issue.
remove the front tires & lower the car down as much as possible & the entire engine with oil pan & all will lift up & over the fender. in this pic i didnt have to shorten the chain on the puller but doing so will give about 6" of extra lifting if needed.
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In your second picture you are on the last hole on the boom slider section.
The boom will see a lot of stress with the extension being all the way extended like that.
I made an square tube insert that internally made the extension better supported and the rear bolt location inside
the boom was farther back towards the rear of the hoist. Not in the last hole closest to the engine..
Food for thought for the membership.
Tom V.