I just pull the engine, if you have no reason to have the transmission out also. But the plate would handle pulling both out at one time. I'm still looking for the 2 lift hooks any body ?
I just pull the motor as well. theres just so little room to pull motor and trans together I dont know if it would clear. I also say it would handle the job of pulling both at the same time. they use these for massive big blocks so our little small blocks are a piece of cake
There are some on eBay .. not that cheap though ... I have a set on my car .. I think I got them from Craig. http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-302-35...Parts_Accessories&hash=item2585721132&vxp=mtr
Agreed, the long bolts won't pull far enough out of the exhaust manifold to remove because of interference with shock tower, hafta cut it off or remove exhaust manifold... Of course if you cut the bolt you still have to remove the exhaust manifold or leave that bolt out... Whoever worked on the orig 302 in my Comet forgot to hang the hook in place before manifold was installed so the left one was just held by one short and the right one was torched off... Needles to say I'm not installing them on the Thorleys...
Really not a bad price for something that usually got tossed. I've got a half dozen of the late model ones, not sure why I'm saving them though. Proably get tossed in the scrap barrel next time I make a scrap run
I bought a set from Maverocket at a fair price. I don't think I'm going to have the problems with the longer mounting bolts, the lift hooks are going in a 1963 Falcon Futura that I have a 74 Maverick 302 in. I think the shock towers on the Falcon slant toward the outside more than on a Maverick. Even if they are tight I can always raise the engine to put hooks on then drop it in place again.
The Falcon does have a little more room. I used to own a 63 Falcon Hardtop that I put a 71 Comet GT 302 into. The hood scoop from it is on my Maverick.
Due to the HUGE shock/spring towers the Mav & Comet are probably as cramped for space as any Ford unibody of the early '60s... The reason it's so tight is the use of later Mustang/Torino control arms that required moving the mounting points inward and thus intruded into the engine bay... Just think of all the under hood space these cars would have if Ford designed control arms that were 3/4 to 1" shorter... Of course that may have screwed up the front end geometry, and/or we'd be crying no one produces control arms for these vehicles...
