DeTomaso Mailing List: October 99, Message #47

In a message dated 9/24/99 12:36:34 AM, rbarkley@earthlink.net writes:

<< Has anyone used one of these on a Pantera? My concern is there may not be 
enough clearance as the front end of it would be up near the front of the 
engine and thus would have to fit under the roof. >>

Nor-Cal uses one. They fit under the roof because the easiest hookup point is 
the bosses on the tranny end of the cylinder heads, not the traditional 
carb-pad hookup. By fastening a loop of chain to the head bosses with bolts 
and  a second loop fastened to the end of the transaxle with the "tilter" in 
between, one can lift the engine & trans 6-8", tilt it trans-end upward and 
maneuver the whole pkg out of the engine bay using a cherry-picker crane. The 
two danger points are the distributor cap to rear window, and the tranny end 
to A/C condenser screen. If you're pulling the engine & trans separately, you 
don't really need a tilter. My 2¢- J deRyke