Lifting my banger

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width="100%" height="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Can anyone give me the lowdown on making a bar to lift my 4 banger out of my truck. Well actually I lifted the engine out tonight with a rope wrapped around the engine. I didn't really like it so would like to make a bar to put it back in.
I have read about an angled bar bolted to the spark plug holes
Will this be strong enough? If so what is the thread size? I think I have inserts that reduce the plug size in my head so do I bolt to them or the original holes?
Sorry for all the questions!
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If you have a couple of full-sized Model A plugs in trash condition...knock out or unscrew, depending on type of plug, the porcelain. Install in each an eye bolt...it should be a good forged one but if all you can get is the bent-from-rod kind weld the gap where the eye closes solid.
Don't lift from adaptors...small threaded holes in aluminum.

 

Hey Andy. I made one of those bars to lift mine. It works a treat.I just copied the one I saw in the Macs catalog. I'll post a pick when I get to my computer.

 

Thanks for that, Bruce and Cactus1, I will look out for the photos.
I don't have any old plugs as this is my first Banger.
Cheers Andy

 

Here you go Andy. The angle iron is a piece I had 2"x3" x 1/4". As Bruce said, it uses two destroyed spark plugs and some grade 8 bolts. I had to ease the corners on the bolts to get them through the spark plug holes. I lifted mine complete with trans installed, no problem. Hope this helps.

Sorry for the crumby phone pics.

-mikethegreek-

 

Cheers thats great!
Thanks for all the help.
Andy.

 

Yep...this is a great one!