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Old 03-31-2017, 09:02 AM
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Well, that's a personal decision. As you know, the only heavy piece is the transmission. My TKO is almost exactly 100 lbs., and I have a weight-lifting high schooler who can dead-lift that amount almost with one arm tied behind his back. An alternative to that would be to whip up a quick transmission sling with 2 x 4's and a block and tackle. Envision a small "beam bridge" over your transmission, with a block and tackle sling, acting to hold it up, and then allowing it to easily pull out and away. Casters on the bottom of the bridge could allow it to roll easily. The bridge could either be inside the car, or outside the car. Once you had the transmission out of the way, the rest is pretty much all down hill, even for one set of hands... unless you were really heavy handed with the red Loctite last go-around.
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