...I NEVER said 'Pad Between the Lift and Engine Assembly'!!'
What I did say is...Cushion Draped Over the Tail of the Car!!
The engine is installed, with the Lift functioned as, A little forward, a little down, a little Forward, a Little Down...Repeat until set on the Mounts.
Now What I said is, when the Total Weight is Finally released from the Lift...the Lift will come Crashing FORWARD! With the Lift CYLINDER Slamming Into the Rear Of the Pantera!! That area must be protected! Now, You can do Nothing, and Believe Me Later. I've installed these Engines many times.
Last, You Can NOT use a 'Equalizer', because the Engine Hangs Too Low, Below the 'Hook' and the END of the 'ARM', will NOT CLEAR THE ROOF LINE, no Matter How Low you Lower it!!!* And the Rear of the Car should be as Low as is Possible, the Engine will barely clear the 'Lip' by 1/2", with a 9 Qt. Oil Pan.
It Happened to Me! I had just a 'Towel' at that Center Spot, to protect from 'Scratches'. LOL. The Engine had Just been Set Completely on It's Mounts. When I released the Rest of the Pressure, The Lift came 'Crashing Forward' to Do Great Damage!! The 'L' Bumper was ON at that time and Saved the Rear of the Pantera from a Massive Dent!!
* in that situation, once the Engine has cleared the 'Rear Lip', and is IN the Bay, Jack the Rearend UP.
Now You can 'Take That to the Bank'. And Stop 'Flipping' My Words Around, Misquoting. Doug!!