Gun5

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was wondering car im picking up soon needs MM lift is kinda tied up with my 94 so probably gonna do this on jack stands or something

Ryan

Carshopinc.com

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I have done them with jack stands with no problems. If you have basic tools and a floor jack this is not that bad....

Gun5

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i saw in one thread people removing all kinds of stuff.. on most cars i just put wood under the oil pan and up it goes... btw car has long tubes on it already... seller is giving me poly motor mounts with the car

Hilton

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I did mine on jack stands. I just pulled out the headers. No use fighting them in my opinion, just pull them out, piece of wood on the oil pan like you said, then take the mounts out. Don't tighten anything all the way until you get all the bolts started. Not too terrible.

twizted_creations

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I would say one side at a time..... if your a novice. That way you wont have to worry about anything being out of wack when you go to put it back together.

Mine shouldnt be too bad. All thats in the car is the block right now. Lots of new parts going on...

Grifter

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I did mine on a lift but there was nothing difficult about it. Just get the compressor and alternator out of the way and the mounts are right there. I did solids, which are slightly different than the inserts but I wouldn't bolt anything down until you have the long 18mm bolts lined up on both sides. This is was I did with solids; I started each bolt and then tightened them down. If you don't then you'll be fighting with the motor to get them lined up.

Hilton

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Yeah, I forgot to mention moving the compressor and alternator.

Gun5

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completely removing the compressor??? like breaking the lines?

Grifter

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No, you are just unbolting it from the bracket. Once it's unbolted you'll be able to move it forward quite a bit. You can then remove the compressor bracket too and you'll have even more space to work with.

There's a good How-To in this section that is stickied.

Gun5

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doh!! lol i usually search for stuff like exhaust or common sense stuff didnt think motor mount write up would be sticked though thanks for pointing that out

Carshopinc.com

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No need to drop the headers.... Pulling the alt and compressor is a must

Rob Hood

Definitely install one side at a time. My driver's side went in easily, but the passenger side took awhile. Had to unbolt the driver's side thru-bolt and pull it part of the way out to gain some flexibility for the passenger thru-bolt to finally go through.

Grifter

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This is why you don't install one side at a time. You need to install them at the same time, line both sides up and then bolt them down.

Rob Hood

Well, I'm glad that way worked for you. Didn't for me.

Carshopinc.com

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I did one at a time with one bolt pulled part way out also..... They are some stiff suckers!

tilly

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I did my mounts when I did the motor swap. It was a pita get those things in. With a little negotating with my rubber mallet and sometimes hammer. I got those suckers in.

SIC LSX

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i have My AC pulled on my car so i think it will be a little easier for when i do my swap I just have to pull the alternator. Pacesetter long thuber give you good clearence?

Grifter

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Huh? You just said you did both at the same time. You had to go back and loosen the one side...

Pntbll309

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One at a time and had to go back.

black01_WS6

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easiest is to do them when doing headers.

other than that it is just more time consuming than anything.