318 best lifting points?

Plate. Sooner or later someone will tell you not to use a plate. I have pulled and installed my engines AND 727's together at least 10 times with nary a squeak from the carb studs.
I shorten the chain on the picker and leave the hood on. Easy with two people, but I have done it alone as well. Hardest part is lifting and swinging the tailshaft over the radiator core support.

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