idle

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I plan on taking on this endeavor in my apartment garage, facing inwards (towards the back, away from the garage door). Will I need to have a cherry picker to lift up the motor so I can replace the motor mounts and/or do the headers? I plan on doing the following:
*Headers (duh)
*Motor Mounts (poly's)
*Spark Plugs & Wires

I have 2 floor jacks and a car jack. Just not sure on jacking points of the motor itself. I already know I have to have the car higher than Lil Wayne on April 20th...

LS-ONE_DAY

Pretty sure you will need one if you're doing motor mounts. We used an engine hoist on mine and it was a pain in the *** because when we lifted it up it was being lifted slightly off center and it twisted the motor a fraction of an inch and we couldn't get the damn motor mounts lined up.

BIG_MIKE2005

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You can do it all without one. a little searching on here & you'll find a few ways to go about the motor mount swap. For the headers & plugs all you need is to jack the car up high enough to get the LT's in from below.

idle

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Thank you!

nj02z

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For the motor mounts,put a jack with a piece of wood(2x10) under the oil pan and remove the entire pedestal . Do one side at a time. It is much easier this way.

xxrillixx

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I like using the cherry picker for the motor mounts.

spy2520

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I did solid mounts and long tubes without a hoist, just floor jacks. Later, i did a converter and i have to admit dropping a trans with solid mounts is the most/least fun i've ever had working on a car.

xxrillixx

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Thats no joke. Solid mounts have NO GIVE. Even polys make it tough, but its do-able.

AmarilloWS6

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I did mine in my garage with jack stands and a jack. Just put a piece of wood on the oil pan and jacked the motor up a bit to keep it in place. One thing I didn't have an issue with though is the motor mounts lining up like everyone else does on here, I got the bolt halfway in before it stopped, so I just tapped it with a hammer and it slid all the way through on both sides. Good Luck!

cyberkill

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...otsa-pics.html
Check out section 5, I also used a jack below the motor.

VandykeT/A

You don't need one. I did mine with jackstands and floor jacks. Just use a piece of wood and jack it up like has been said. And definitely remove pedestals. Makes it a ton easier to line up. Also pay attention to how the mounts go in the clamshell. I ended up having to do one side twice lol.