How to lift 5.7?

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KosmicKuda

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I purchased a 12,000 mile 2014 Challenger 5.7 and am going to pick it up in a week.
It's strapped to a wooden pallet and will be put into the bed of a friend's truck using a fork lift at the boneyard.
When home, I want to get it mounted to an engine stand right away so I can return the truck ASAP.
I have the typical adjustable angle spreader bar with the short chains and strap steel lifting eyes for the cherry picker.

I've lifted V8s and my slant six without any second thoughts but don't know what the lifting points are on a G3 Hemi.
I wouldn't have a problem removing the intake if needed. Also I'm getting it with all the front accessories and stock exhaust manifolds if those will help out in any way.

I'd like to have a plan ahead of time. Any ideas?
 
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I know it wasn't too hard even without the spreader to avoid the intake, but we had to think about it. though i seem to recall fuel rail getting in the way. The next time it was intake off.
 
Since the intake is plastic it would be best to remove it. Nice thing is gaskets are reusable. When I picked up my 6.1 I lifted it with a Chan’s bolted on the heads like a normal v8 would be done. The stock exhaust manifolds will not work on an a body because the outlets point right at the firewall
 
Since the intake is plastic it would be best to remove it. Nice thing is gaskets are reusable. When I picked up my 6.1 I lifted it with a Chan’s bolted on the heads like a normal v8 would be done. The stock exhaust manifolds will not work on an a body because the outlets point right at the firewall

Yep, I know all that. (No offense meant)
I can rattle off bolt sizes and threads on a small block without even thinking. But I don't have experience with a G3 yet. I need to get it out of a pickup bed and onto an engine stand or on the floor without much fooling around obtaining unknown metric bolts so I can return the truck.

I'm now thinking of taking it to a friend's business where he has a lift truck and just plopping it onto the floor where j can keep it for a short while until I come up with a plan.
Or lifting it by the pallet with a cherry picker.

I think I bought a 1968 Barracuda upper valance from you or your buddy in 2003. You brought it up to the Mopar Nationals. It's on the car in my avatar and the will be the recipient of this 5.7.
 
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