I have a '75 280Z. I will be pulling the engine soon and I am wondering what are the best hoisting points to use to support the engine? Are there any special brackets or supports out there for this engine? What's the best way to do this? I have a 2-ton ram hoist with a load leveler. Thanks in advance.

The engine should have two brackets already bolted to the engine. Front right corner, and back left corner. You should be able to hook your chain to these two lift points and pull it right on out of there. (After you unhook everything that you need to unhook of course...)

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Many people use new bolts rather than the brackets, beause brackets has broken in many cases; also many do not trust the entire wiehg tof engine and tranny on two 30 year old bolts.

Not sure what you mean about "brackets has broken in many cases" as I've never seen even one bracket break in over 25 years of messing with L24 engines. I have seen alot of engines with the brackets missing (presumably due to them being removed for some reason).

I have seen the exhaust manifold stud that mounts the bracket on the left rear of the head break.