Wantin-somthin-more

I want to thank all those who have helped kids like me with installs. All the information shared in this site is amazing and has saved me hours of time. It's 130am 5hrs into it and just got to the mms

GSus

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Don't rush it. Those MMs were the most frustrating part of my install. After that, everything else was cake.

thunderstruck507

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If anyone ever asks me to do 1 7/8 headers and poly mm on a fbody again I will kick them in the nuts.

Good luck. Have fun with the driver side motor mount.

projectX

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ahhh sh*t I gotta do mine yet....

LS14EVR

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Although time consuming, with the help of all the nice write ups here, I really didn't find it to be all that bad. Knowing what to expect is half the battle.

The Mighty Texan

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^ so true, there's hardly anything that anyone couldn't do after looking around on here so much good info and help

sjsingle1

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did you take out the pedestals with the motor mounts?? if not............you added many hrs to the job

joe77

so its better to take the pedestals out completely to do poly motor mounts? ill have to do mine whenever I get them from strano along with my shocks.

dannyo210

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I only removed the clam shells and I didn't have any trouble. The spare tire jack trick helps on the driver's side.

Wantin-somthin-more

I got the clamshell out without taking pedistal out. It's amazing how much space is there right now. Passenger side motor mount off. Ya u have the laptop on my workbench with the write up with the scissors jack trick up as we speak. It's 28degrees in billings mo. I'm tryin not to break ne thing lol.

TS99V6

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I just did mine and it wasn't so bad. I didn't take the pedestals out but I loosened them up so they could move around. Put the new mount it, bolted it to the block, lowered the engine a little to line it up with the pedestal, inserted bold then tightened down the pedestal. Wasn't too bad. I did one side at a time.

ls1okie

Took pedastals out on mine.. Driver side was SOB to line back up until i took out the passenger side mount bolt, Then fell right in. The rest was cake.

Wantin-somthin-more

Ya it sucks by Ur self also. One quick question do I need to put motor mount heat shield back on?

Mumbles

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This is the method I chose as well. Worked very well.

Most will say you can throw it away, but I reinstalled mine.

ls1okie

I didnt just because the header is not all that close to it anymore.

Wantin-somthin-more

ya i think mine is going in the pile with the stock exhaust. what did you guys do with your old exhaust?

Wantin-somthin-more

well drivers side header is on. looking good.

trans_am7935

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stock exhaust is only good for one thing...scrap metal!

Wantin-somthin-more

The passenger side header won't go in. Has ne one had to grind the kmember to get it to fit.

Wantin-somthin-more

well with a grinder and some elbow grease it went in. to all those gonna do this by yourself tie a rope around the last and front pipes hold it with your other hand to put the bolts in. i would have pics however its hard to hold a bolt in one hand header up with a rope in the other and a camera in your mouth. lol