Unfortunately I didn't take any photos. I set it up so the hydraulics were under the front of the car. I had the front arms extended as far forward as they'd go. I had the rear end (a nice heavy Dana) installed so there'd be as much weight as possible at the rear. The rear of the car was supported at the spring perches - this allows more rear weight overhang to counter the weight that's about to be added. I did not mount all the front suspension to the K before installing it - this would have added more weight and really, it was quite easy adding it all later at a nice working height. You want the engine on a dolly that's high enough to comfortably get under the car to install all the bolts. When the car was on the hoist I could easily lift the front end of the car by hand so there couldn't have been much more than 50 pounds of weight bias forward of the rear jack mounting point. This is good. Raise the car, get everything out of the way of getting the drivetrain slid in place, have your K-member and trans crossmember bolts and wrenches handy. Slide the assembly under the car in roughly the right spot and slowly lower the car over it.
The contraption you see here was "plan b". In the event the hoist idea didn't work I would have used this with an engine hoist to raise the front end to install the assembly. Once on the hoist all this was removed for better access.
I installed the assembly with a fully assembled motor - headers, etc..
Once the engine was installed those front dolly wheels were put back on, the car moved off the hoist and the hoist repositioned for better weight distribution.
Hope this helps.
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