An engine hoist isn’t a tool you’ll use every day, but it’s absolutely irreplaceable when your project car commands one. I mean, you can opt to try and lift the thing yourself but trust me ...

You can make several engine lift plates in about the same time it will take to make just one, so if you have more than one engine lying around, make an engine lift plate for all of them. 0:00 / 0: ...

With our freshly prepared LB7 short block back from the skilled craftsmen at L&R Engines, we quickly set to work getting the engine back within the frame rails of our ’02 Silverado.