Engine lift

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:42 am

Does anybody have pics or tech on engine lifts (2.4 diesel LN65 hilux 50mm body lift)? Homegrown or storebought, it's all good. Then I will make up a crossmember to suit.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

a lot of guys dont lift the engine, just the t-case

snakeracing apprently sells engine lift blocks

Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Manjimup, Western Australia

I lifted mine 40mm with the snake racing kit.
Was way easy and the spacers are made well. They fit like a glove.
I have pics somewhere Ill go look for them.
Paul.

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:42 pm

Pics would be great thanks Paul.

Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Location: sunshine coast

pics of spacers

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

Are they the Snake Racing ones?

Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Manjimup, Western Australia

Those spacers are the ones Roger Brown makes in the US.
The snake racing ones are different.
Snakes are made of a solid piece of billet alluminium with threaded holes. Studs get screwed into each side and are topped with nyloc nuts.
Sorry no pics yet. Cant find where I put them.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

How much did you pay for them?

Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Location: sunshine coast

i heard that they were around the 120 mark a pair

Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Manjimup, Western Australia

yeah around $120 sounds about right on the price.
Ill keep looking for those photos Mad

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

troy, i have found rust in my cab and will be lifting my trany 2" leaving the motor down and making a new tranny tunnel Cool

Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Location: Your Mummas House!

bubs wrote:

troy, i have found rust in my cab and will be lifting my trany 2" leaving the motor down and making a new tranny tunnel Cool

"i am never gunna wheel" my tranny tunnel will be the best on the planet!

dude, you do great work and its admirable to see it happening, but damn, the driveline will be of far more concern than the rust will be Wink

at least on my cars Very Happy

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

rust or panel work Confused

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 10:46 am

bubs wrote:

troy, i have found rust in my cab and will be lifting my trany 2" leaving the motor down and making a new tranny tunnel Cool

Good cog, where is the rust, (I don't know if this rig is for the road) maybe you could replace the panel (if non critical area) with 4.5mm polycarb (lexan) - 'track windows' I would love to do this mod for visibility.

One point though (everything is a compromise) when you raise the box, leave the motor, add a 2nd case and run a 1 piece shaft, some evil vibes may come along for the ride on the road, due to the high angle of the uni at the case end on the rear shaft. That's why I was looking at lifting the motor as well, also how is the clearance on the radiator and the fan with just the box lift?

With my lift I'm trying to flog out the springs so it will sit lower anyway, better for the cog, but need a better skid pan (I'm pushing 116 inch). It's all relative and trying to fit it within the budget contraints.

Hey RUFF what did nick do for his (engine lift)? He told me once but I forgot...

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

Troy i have what you need Cool

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:53 am

They look shweet. I was going to make something similar, but that may save me a lot of hacksaw time. I prefer that design to the rear mounted crossmembers. Are they raw when supplied or powdered/painted?

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

When i do it painted, the powdercoat on my old snakeone lasted about as long as paint on my new one

Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Manjimup, Western Australia

Still cant find the pics of my engine mount spacers Mad

I have given up. They are hiding somewhere in my house.

Anyway here is a pic of the crossmember I made.
Havnt got a pic of it with the bash plate attached yet.
Paul.

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:39 pm

i have snakeracing engine lift blocks, mine were VERY VERY cheap The Finger

and hav a budbuilt crossmember that has a 2" lift in it ill get some pix

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:10 am

heres the pix

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:11 am

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:58 am

Thanks for the pics Ben.