Wayne, I've got a high dollar lift plate that I used for my small block chevy engines. It has pulled and installed quite a few engines through the years, and works well, but for the LS stuff, I use a seat belt. I have a 5 or 6 foot long piece of seat belt that I cut out of a junk car in a junk yard. Install a 2 inch bolt in the front corner of either head, and do the same on the rear of the opposite head. Tie the seat belt around the bolts with a couple of good knots, and ter-der, your on the way. Works better than a chain, and is unbreakable for what we are doing with it. I have pulled and installed 3 LS engines with the same seat belt, and it's unhurt. Sounds funny, but it works really well. I used the rear of my passenger head, because my drivers side head is like 1/4" off the firewall, for what that's worth. I pull engines with tranny installed, so it will hold the weight, no problemo. Best of all, the junk yards will give you all the seat belts you want, just use a sharp knife, and cut them as long as they will pull out.
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