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jimbob-mcgrew
13-03-09, 09:48 PM
without the head & box attached.
any idea how much one of these weighs from a 1.2 ?
Asa-James
13-03-09, 09:56 PM
no idea, but i'd imagine you should manage it on your own. unless you have thin little girly arms, in which case bring a mate
General Baxter
13-03-09, 10:02 PM
easy, i managed to but a 1.616v bottom end and gearbox on my shoulder lol
brainsnova
13-03-09, 10:15 PM
id guesstimate 150kg
MK999
13-03-09, 10:35 PM
holy crap i can lift 150kg! lol


P.S I don't think they weigh 150kg :p
brainsnova
13-03-09, 10:39 PM
i picked up an xr3i bottom end and was heavy so i weighed myself and x2 lol so maybe more then.
Sloth
13-03-09, 10:50 PM
to save ya back use a mate
burgo
13-03-09, 10:55 PM
id guesstimate 150kglmfao no where near

i lifted a complete 1.6 engine in to the back of someones car for them. a 1.2 bottom end weighs nothing
Benn
13-03-09, 10:58 PM
id guesstimate 150kg

lol no chance dude, a xe bottom dont weight that much, xe is about 50-60kg at a guess, great as a work out.
brainsnova
13-03-09, 11:10 PM
i weigh 75kg so im heavier than a redtop lol
burgo
13-03-09, 11:11 PM
i weigh 75kg so im heavier than a redtop lolthan the bottom end yes
Benn
13-03-09, 11:17 PM
i weigh 75kg so im heavier than a redtop lol

Is that all? I can bench and monkey press you...
jimbob-mcgrew
14-03-09, 12:26 AM
no idea, but i'd imagine you should manage it on your own. unless you have thin little girly arms, in which case bring a mate

i am fairly scrawny, have to admit, im more suited to throwing myself over walls that lifting stuff, ill give it a bash tho, all i gotta do is drag it out from under the car, drag it round to the backend and heft it up and over the boot into the wheel well.
Adam
14-03-09, 12:43 AM
I managed to lift a 1.4 bottom end into my boot on my own, so if i can do it im sure you can,

Might be a good plan get a 2nd set of hands though, not worth doing your back in.......
jimbob-mcgrew
14-03-09, 01:13 AM
yeh deffo, few years back i was lifting an oldskool cast iron 8 hob cooker off a van and into a house with another person, didnt realise what had happened at the time, but i tore up some musles in my forearm, theyve repaired themselves a bit funky, wouldnt want that hapenning to my back.

edit : lookin back, fcuk knows how we shifted that in one hit, it probably weighed 150 kilos
jimbob-mcgrew
16-03-09, 10:06 PM
did it, was all good, obviously not easy, but i pulled it off without a hearnia.
was the getting it out the car with no axle stands, trolley jack or crane that was the tricky bit, but in usual fashion i blagged it with the standard vauxhall jack and 2 house bricks, block dropped out, fell on its side and oil went fcuking everywhere, oh my god i said.