Hi All - I just bought a new Chevy 350 long block for my 1950 AD truck project.
I went out and bought grade 8 bolts for lifting the engine out of the crate with my engine hoist, and grade 8 bolts for attaching it to my engine stand.
My questions is, are grade 8 bolts proper for lifting the engine and bolting to the stand? Are they too brittle for either operation? I wanted to use strong bolts to assure no threads give out, but then I started thinking about the brittleness of hardened bolts.
I just want to make sure my new engine makes it up and onto the stand without any mishaps!
Also, I'm planning to lift it by bolting to 4 corners where intake bolts to heads since there's no intake on it yet. Does that seem like the proper place to lift it from?
Thanks for any and all responses!
Tom
