OK here goes...

I watched several videos and read as mush as I could and proceeded to install my freshly delivered BluePrint 347. Seeing my large investment dangling in the air waiting to come crashing down and taking out other parts with it was nerve-racking. To say I was nervous is an understatement. The first step was to get the engine on the hoist. Here is a picture of my hoist, as it will become the antagonist in this epic. It is sold under different names, but here is a link Target

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My first attempt was at the 1 ton setting. The specs for the 347 + TKX listed at ~750 lbs so that's why I chose it. A few of the videos I watched mentioned using the 500 lb setting for ease of installation, but they were able to manage at 1 ton. Most of the videos I watched were for Mark IVs. Because of the layout of my garage my plan was to roll the car to the engine and then use my lift to raise the back of the car if needed.

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After trying different tactics it was clear the arm was not going to be long enough. I thought that was going to be the case, but I wanted to try the safest route first. So I dropped the engine on jack stands and reconfigured the hoist. Here is where the bag or organic top soil comes into the picture @BUDFIVE. I was afraid it would tip over and needed some ballast. It weighed 50 lbs and would mould itself to the hoist. Perfect! I could have used just regular soil, but nothing but the best for this build!

Here is a picture of the resting place in case you need to readjust and are looking for a configuration that worked.

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AS you know from my previous posts this was a fail as well. The engine would not clear the brake booster until I lifted the back of the car to create a steep angle. I don't think anyone without a lift could do this. I was hoping that if I could get the engine in that I could get it on the mounts. I was able to get it past the brake booster but I could not get anywhere near the mounts. At this point I posted the posts above and asked the experts for help. Here are some pictures of the arm at full extension, 45" measured from chain to jack pivot, and the cross members hitting the hoist. The bag of soil worked flawlessly!

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The third try worked thanks to @edwardb!!! It seems so obvious once you see it. But I would have never thought to try from the side. I put jack stands on the frame directly between the wheels so as to not block the hoist and then removed the wheel to get maximum clearance. At first I thought it was not going to work or I would need to remove the brake caliper. But once I moved the hoist towards the firewall, the leg cleared the front cross member. So I repositioned the jack stands to it and then there was plenty of clearance as I moved the hoist closer to the firewall. It was really crazy how little you need to turn the release valve for the engine to plummet! I suggest practicing this where no damage can happen. It did take me several tries to get the engine to drop into the bolt slot and the pin slots. I kept getting one or the other to fall in place. What finally worked for me was getting one in place and then tightening down the bolt so it was loose enough to move, but tight enough to not allow the pin to leave its channel.

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So finally it's in and looks great. I was going to paint over the LizardSkin in body color, but it dried a flat black that I really like. So I am going to leave it.

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I did make a video. I keep family and friends up to date with videos, so that is the intended audience. I posted it to my youtube channel if you are interested.