So I got the engine off of the floor. I used the cable hoist, but swapped the J-hook out with a pulley. It worked, but it was still pulling the shelves closer to the engine. So, I gave it a couple of cranks on the cable hoist, then lifted the engine by hand. It worked, and I had the engine about 1 1/2 feet off of the floor.

Then the floor joist I had the pulley bolted to split, threw the pulley at me, and dropped the engine on the floor.

Luckily, I wasn't hurt and the engine only sustained a punched in oil filter.

So, I did what I should have done in the first place. I waited for my buddy to get home, and had him help me lift it. A 2x4, some chain, and some grunting and we had it in a wagon. Now I can at least move it around easily. I still need to get it on a stand so I can drain the oil out of it, and strip the nasty cruddy paint off of it.


I also had a guy come by to take a look at the sunroof off of the ZX2. He had come by a little while ago and took some measurements, but today he was back with the promise of buying it. He just wanted to take one more measurement. This time he needed to see what the roof line on the ZX2 looked like compared to the car it was going into. Unfortunately, the sunroof will not fit in a Thunderbird. The ZX2 had a greater amount of curve to it then the Thunderbird. Crap.

Now I have to go through the trouble of re-posting the sunroof, and maybe finding someone who will buy this thing. So if you know anybody...