on your press you should be able to lift it with 4x4 or 4x6'' pieces of wood or table top cut a hole in the table, LOL. on the disks they hang out in the open and shed dirt mud ect. or your not driving fast enough to have disk in the first place, the adapter plates that i have seen bolt to the back of the axle tube on the  leaf spring side,you can buy the 410 plates to make things better also. on the bearing retainer you will have to get about ten tons on it then heat it real lightly with a small torch,when you hear a large Bang start pumping the jack handle rear fast you won't have much time.

Thanks for the advice on the shop press.  Never thought I would be putting a lift kit on the shop press. 

Been out of town the last half of the week for work.

Boxing plates arrived today to weld in and strengthen the Model A Frame.

I bolted the Metro 3banger to the Sami Transmission and suspended to start the mock up for motor mounts, transmission mount, t-case mount, etc... 

I am going to try to keep the Stock Model A Transverse springs front and rear.  Front will be easier as the springs are narrow.  Rear springs are probably going to be too wide to get the spring hangers in place and still have room for the springs to flex with weight.

I have attached a few photos of the engine/trans bolted up and suspended over/between the frame rails.  I'm hoping to keep the engine and transmission as far forward as possible to clear the firewall with the rear facing distributor.  I may also end up splitting the Model A Wishbone like the hot rodders do and attach each split end to the frame rail.

Tomorrow I hope to get the rear bearings removed and get the backing plates trimmed down for the disc brake conversion.

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