Da Fonz

Sorry guys, im really new to this whole site and not really sure if this is the right place to post this or not. Im looking for anyone who has removed the engine out of a 98-02 f body, to see if I can remove the engine out of the bottom in my garage with just jacks and jack stands, or if I need to pull it out of the top. I ask cause I hear going from the bottom is way faster and easier, just dont know if I have the room in the garage to go up that high. THANKS GUYS!! Again be gentle haha I'm new to this stuff!

ws6outlaw

Hmm..without a lift I don't really see you getting the car high enough to drop it underneath. Taking it out through the top isn't super hard but it does take more work. There's a bunch of write ups for both methods. I'd you search you can probably find them

MrElectric03

iTrader: (71)

I dropped mine out the bottom many times but I did it in the driveway so height wasnt as issue. I also have a flat cart that I would use. Id get everything taken off but the subframe bolts and trans mount, then id roll this under it and set the car down on it. Remove the trans mount bolts and subframe bolts and hook a chain to the shock towers (or radiator support if using a cherry picker) and jack the car up. With the cart I could eigther put the cherry picker on the side and roll the motor straight out or out the side.

abrahamkay

I changed my engine by doing it out the top. It wasnt very hard.

Da Fonz

just by reading the few that I have read already, I think that I am going to just pull everthing off the motor and try to pull it out the top instead. I know it's a lot more work, but again I dont think ill have the height inside the garage. Thanks guys, just by seeing that there are more than just a FEW that have pulled it out of the top. That'll be my route....the bloody knuckle way lol! btw this website is really helpful and informational! THANKS AGAIN GUYS!

Da Fonz

Thats a pretty good idea man! If I were to this outdoors, this would be the route to take. To be honest, I might try it before I begin my bloody knuckle party haha

abrahamkay

Da Fonz make sure you have a long reach cherry picker to make it easier to reach the center of the engine. I had just a regular cherry picker and had to do more than I wanted to, but it was still easier for me to do it out the top with taking all the stuff off and taking out the radiator. I could of made my cherry picker a longer reach but I had decided not to and was still able to do it, but involved taking the front bumper and stuff behind the bumper off.

andrew69_04

iTrader: (148)

take it out the bottom. Its so simple. i would pull trans and all. I have done over 250 this way and we do all of ours with a floor jack, 2 jackstands, and a cherrypicker. its super easy.

Da Fonz

didn't think of that! good call ill have to keep that in mind for sure

Da Fonz

How? did u put blocks on the jacks so u could get it high enough?

Da Fonz

why the need for a cherrypicker, if your dropping it out the bottom? Isn't it all attached to the cradle so you could just roll it out?

my bandit

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the cherrypicker pulls the cars body up and allows the engine to roll out when on the cart

~ReapeR~

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Out of the top is super easy. Done it twice in my ls1 and once witha lt1.

my bandit

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the bad thing about taking it out the bottom is the car needs to be realigned afterwards

Lockdown99ss

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I used an engine hoist.... to drop the engine out of the bottom

my bandit

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about how long did that take?

Lockdown99ss

iTrader: (1)

total ls1 to ls2 swap took 2 days. It actually went pretty smoothly

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

not bad, im looking into getting a new engine to build up then swap. i think to get a shop to swap it, its about 1000 bucks if not more. what steps did you take?

Da Fonz

Nice pic man! That's exactly what I was looking for! I wanted to see how people are doing it in different ways. Great idea man!

NOZR1

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That's exactly how we did mine. Best way to go imo.