best way to drop the bottom end

[tberk at sbcglobal.net (T Berk)]

Mark wrote:
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> Drop the engine and tranny at the same time - much easier...  Rig up a
> handy-dandy brace like Tim/Ron's to make the job easier.
> 
> Mark.

Yep, and to add to that you can place a dollie under the motor/trans 
package to drop on. (Think mover's skate board with wheels on all four 
corners of a square.)

Lacking that place a piece of scrap carpet or big flattened cardboard 
box under the car.

When it comes time to drop the 'ting you will want to raise the whole 
car up a ways. Aiding you in this is if you can get the two manifolds 
off the back, the motor can be tipped backwards and slid out from under.

This is were the carpet and/or cardboard come in handy: You leave the 
car up on jack stands and slide the motor out on it's magic carpet.

hth,
TBerk