The guy I used to work for in the early eighties was an old school Pontiac dealership mechanic and had a fixture that bolted to the two ears on the timing cover and you raised the engine with a pole jack. Of course you had to use a lift and depending on application you would unbolt the shroud and possibly remove distributor as stated before but it can be done. Picture a U-shaped fixture constructed of angle iron with two tabs that bolted to the timing cover. I used it several times while working there for oil pan gasket and/or rear main service.
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1964 GTO
501, Edelbrock Heads NA, 3460 lbs.
9.76 @ 137mph
1971 Trans Am Lucy Blue, 11.56 @ 115
1966 LeMans. 6.0L LS single turbo, 8.85 @155 mph
1976 Trans Am twin turbo 462, SD Edelbrock heads 8.03@171 mph
2009 G8 GT
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