navymitch12

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My motor is done for and its time to take it out of the car.....here in lies the problem. I dont have a lift, got a cherry picker, jacks, jack stands, ramps....and a lot of other stuff that i could some how use. I just need ideas...how do you guys usually go about this, without a lift?

BROKEN

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i would start pulling accessorys off and the heads off then you should be able to un bolt tranny and pull your motor from the top its a pain but it can be done

navymitch12

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haha that sounds like a big PITA...i would like to pull it all out the bottom if possible

JL ws-6

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It can come out the top. Drop the tranny first, then pull the intake, exhaust, all the accy's off the front of the motor, pull the radiator and the a/c condenser, pull the pulley off the front of the motor, and it will come out thru the top.

Viper

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It's not that bad out the top, I've done it twice. Lots of bolts, just put them in bags and mark them for future reference.

navymitch12

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i dont want to pull it out of the top....i have a very small time frame to get this thing out need to do as little work as possible...can i hook a cherry picker to the bumper and lift the front of the car off the motor?

JL ws-6

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That can be done too.. but by the tiem you get done ripping it apart that way you're really not saving alot of time. Nevermind that the car will need an alignment after.

Boostaholic

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Very easy to get out the top, I always take mine out that way - you can even leave the trans attached but it definantly takes two people or one experienced person and a little luck.

Raise

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sounds like that might actually take longer. id pull it out of the top. u dont need a lift. unbolt it from the rear main and pull it out. there is plenty of room in the bay when u take the front accessories out. hell i can dance in the bay with the radiator/condensor and everything out. just make sure u have plenty of help.

navymitch12

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took it out the front.....EASY!

didnt need a lift or a cherry picker at all....just jacks

took about 5hr of total work