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Originally Posted by L695speed
Ok all sarcasm about robbing banks to finish the car aside....
I do have the original L69 block under the bench. Has the cam still in it and a few other items. What if I took said block, bolted a couple motor mounts on it, and dropped it in place (NOT bolted) into the car? Would that be enough weight without the heads and rotating assembly? Ofc I could have someone sit on top of that etc etc. Not many people around here might be willing to play that game though. One person might. Another way is I could try the pry bar and jack trick again. Using the A arm bolts as the pivot. I got close the first time I tried that and stopped because the car was on one or two jack stands on the back drivers side and about to fall off. First time I didn't have spindles or struts. Now that I do I might be able to pull that trick off. Just frustrating because people build bare chassis with no bodies on or motors on them and they somehow get them in.
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A bare SBC is not very heavy - probably around 100 lbs. IIRC the crank and cast-iron heads probably weigh more together than a bare block. I've moved a few empty 305s and 350s by myself and I'm not a large guy by any stretch of the imagination LOL.
IMO, you'd be much better off finding a few large friends to sit in the engine bay across the strut towers and K-member, and using the lower A-arm to compress the springs in place.