maxgee

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I am going to be swapping motors this summer and wondering if possible to do it in my garage. I think I saw someone use a cherry picker to lift the front of the body off the motor.
If you have done it and you have pix you could share, would be appreciated.

SSdreamz

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PM Dschmittie1, he and i did both our motors in his garage with a cherry picker. it was soo easy and he has picks

Steve Gunn

Get many 6x6 blocks of wood....I had a little help getting it out and zero help putting it in. If you go out the bottom, you should be able to do it in a garage no problem.

bigboykilroy

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I have done mine thru the bottom 2 times in my garage with 2 jacks and a few 4x4's

crzytown69

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go through the bottom its not bad at all

blk00ss

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Or you can go throu the top like I have done about a billion times haha

CaseyEaterMach1

Went though the bottom when doing my buddies 98 just be sure to get some jack stands that are high enough. We though we had the car damn high, but when we finally lowered the engine and trans we only had like ½ an inch of clearance. In fact we had to wrestle with the EGR tube a little to get it out.

1CAMWNDR

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I used a Cherry Picker to lift the nose of the car up. I had an old Lowes flat cart that I rested the K-member on. Once the nose was high enough, slid the cart out the side. Easy one man job.

NemeSS

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i wont bring the engine thru the bottom unless im installing tubular kmember as well, alot eaiser thru the top.
both front wheels on ramps. do it by myself all the time
i always pull trans with engine.

Bad Chad

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Holy **** you guys work in tight spots...

Makes me really thankful I have a shop with a car lift.

jmm98LS1

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Piece of cake, rolled the whole deal out the side on a home made wooden cart. Did my buddy's car the same way.

brianfromhawaii

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i wish i had a picture of my friends fbody in the air held up by an excavator

Blown427conv

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Took the engine out of the top of my C5 Vette over the weekend. Can't lift the body too high with a picker or will plant the rear bumper on the floor. Just strip it down to a long block and go through the top IMO.

bjamick

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Here is mine:

Pharcyde50

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Through the bottom in the garage here!

94 s dime

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out the bottom

LS1Silverado05

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LOL...Some guys got it good!

I have gone out the top with friends....but I like the idea of one big chunk out the bottom....just never done it...

Are these cherry pickers "safely" holding the nose of the car when the boom is in the 1/4 ton hole?...I know there isnt much left up there...just wouldnt want it to come crashing down!

LS1BLKSS

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^^^ tell me about it i wish i had a lift!

1Loudz28

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wow. lifts > jackstands lol

LS1BLKSS

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94sdime what size is that garage bro?????