Ceiling Winch

Since I plan on the original engine to be at the machine shop for about 2 months I need to install the propshaft and create the exhaust system. With that I had to get my bare 390 block out, lightly bolt on the cylinder heads and headers and attach the transmission and set them into place with new mounts.

I finally was able to use my new ceiling winch with a wireless remote system I put together for it. It actually lifted the bare block with complete and full of oil C6 up and into place on the chassis. It saved me from loads of extra work assembling the engine hoist and then putting it back away. Sometimes it's just the little things .

Sometimes it's just nice to have some extra tools you contrive to make life easier. I also have a floor winch to pull in a dead vehicle to the centre bay from outside if need be.

For those curious, I just used Harbor Freight winches and some aftermarket remote controls and put them all into a generic electrical cabinet.

There's the ceiling winch.

Control panel I put together. The remotes are just Velcro'd on the front panel for easy removal and storage plus you can still use the buttons on the front panel if you want.

I bought the remote control transmitters and receivers the rest was bits and bobs I had laying around in the lab and threw it together.

It's a little tight, but serviceable and still somewhat neatish.

There's the aforementioned handy floor winch.

Cheers.