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Little different circumstances on this one. So I bought this bird a couple years ago and was blinded by the procharger and completely missed it was wrecked....I know stupid me blah blah sling insults because its justified. I went to replace the core support and fender rail and nope the structure is shoved in 3/4 of a inch so its done for. I'm buying a roller and putting a 6.0 in. Problem is i only have a one car garage in a apartment complex. I want to pull the ls1, swap the k member and steering into the roller, then drop the 6.0 in just due to my working space. I know it'd be easier to drop the whole assembly and put it in the roller but I literally don't have the space. Anyway with how much my front is cut up how would you pull this? I'd like to keep the heads on incase the 6.0 blows up but not i guess 100% set. Would you pull heads, drive accessories, etc.? Drop it all? Where would you bolt up too? It's my first time ever pulling a motor, i almost hope I can pull the motor and t56 in one but might not have the depth in the garage so not against separating them and dropping the trans solo.
Pull the Intake, use a Lift Plate, cut the ends of the Frame Rails there and straight out with it all. That's easy there. If you open the Garage Door you'll have more room..
Pull the Intake, use a Lift Plate, cut the ends of the Frame Rails there and straight out with it all. That's easy there. If you open the Garage Door you'll have more room..
feel like a idiot I didn't think about opening the door. For some reason I felt hesitant to pull the drive accessories but they are going on the new motor so have to anyway. Gonna start this tomorrow.
With a large portion of the front end off, you should be able to pull the motor topside no problem. Not sure what additional you may need to remove in your case. In my case with all the front end still in place, and the transmission still attached to the engine, I removed the intake and cylinder heads. A lifting plate and cherry picker then removed the engine/trans assembly without much struggle. With everything out, I then installed a tubular k-member and front struts. The whole assembly coming out the bottom is easier in some regards, but like you, space restrictions and such, it just made more sense to do the little extra disassembly and take it out from the top.
With a large portion of the front end off, you should be able to pull the motor topside no problem. Not sure what additional you may need to remove in your case. In my case with all the front end still in place, and the transmission still attached to the engine, I removed the intake and cylinder heads. A lifting plate and cherry picker then removed the engine/trans assembly without much struggle. With everything out, I then installed a tubular k-member and front struts. The whole assembly coming out the bottom is easier in some regards, but like you, space restrictions and such, it just made more sense to do the little extra disassembly and take it out from the top.
I might just have to suck it up and pull the heads. I picked up a set of 243s and a nnbs intake thats going on the ls1 anyway for my tahoe. Guess worse case scenario my build blows up and then the ls1 just goes back in and just gets some new parts too.
Don't even have to do all that, I've pulled and installed the whole Engine with the T56 on the back of it in and out of my old Camaro several times. Had a Lift Plate, no Accessories on it just the Balancer, Radiator was out of the car the front Bumper and all that was still on.
This case here is cake, just get the car in the air on Jackstands where you can get under it. Cut them Frame Rail ends off with a Sawzall, pull the Procharger and Accessories, pull the Intake and bolt on a Life Plate, unbolt the Transmission Mount and Torque Arm, disconnect the Hydraulic Line to the Slave (most people forget that one). I'd unplug the Engine Harness under the passenger side Dash and feed it through the Firewall. Unbolt the Connectors off the PCM and remove that. Unplug the three on the passenger Fender there and pile the Harness ontop of the Engine inbetween the Heads. Whole thing will come right out don't even have to unbolt the Driveshaft. I've done this a few times.
Oh yea open the garage door..much more room in the driveway to skate the Engine Hoist back with it all..
Don't even have to do all that, I've pulled and installed the whole Engine with the T56 on the back of it in and out of my old Camaro several times. Had a Lift Plate, no Accessories on it just the Balancer, Radiator was out of the car the front Bumper and all that was still on.
This case here is cake, just get the car in the air on Jackstands where you can get under it. Cut them Frame Rail ends off with a Sawzall, pull the Procharger and Accessories, pull the Intake and bolt on a Life Plate, unbolt the Transmission Mount and Torque Arm, disconnect the Hydraulic Line to the Slave (most people forget that one). I'd unplug the Engine Harness under the passenger side Dash and feed it through the Firewall. Unbolt the Connectors off the PCM and remove that. Unplug the three on the passenger Fender there and pile the Harness ontop of the Engine inbetween the Heads. Whole thing will come right out don't even have to unbolt the Driveshaft. I've done this a few times.
Oh yea open the garage door..much more room in the driveway to skate the Engine Hoist back with it all..
so all the interior is pulled, no wiring is left minus what's in the doors and behind the heater box. Motor and trans will be put hopefully tomorrow and then keep ripping all my suspension out for the roller. This is a whole lot of work but I don't mind, like the busy work.
Only thing I will have to do different is once the motor and trans are loose instead of rolling the hoist out the door I'll have to push the car out the door the way its set up.
Don't even have to do all that, I've pulled and installed the whole Engine with the T56 on the back of it in and out of my old Camaro several times. Had a Lift Plate, no Accessories on it just the Balancer, Radiator was out of the car the front Bumper and all that was still on.
This case here is cake, just get the car in the air on Jackstands where you can get under it. Cut them Frame Rail ends off with a Sawzall, pull the Procharger and Accessories, pull the Intake and bolt on a Life Plate, unbolt the Transmission Mount and Torque Arm, disconnect the Hydraulic Line to the Slave (most people forget that one). I'd unplug the Engine Harness under the passenger side Dash and feed it through the Firewall. Unbolt the Connectors off the PCM and remove that. Unplug the three on the passenger Fender there and pile the Harness ontop of the Engine inbetween the Heads. Whole thing will come right out don't even have to unbolt the Driveshaft. I've done this a few times.
Oh yea open the garage door..much more room in the driveway to skate the Engine Hoist back with it all..
question for you or anyone else that reads this. I was working on it last night and still can't get it out. I did all the steps listed above but the starter is still catching on the k member motor mounts.
Thinking more clear now I know quick option would be pull the starter out. Another thought I had is I did jack it up and support it by the k member. I'm wondering if this is also part of the problem. I don't know if maybe I have my suspension under pressure supported this way so maybe if I put the jackstands under the body it'll give me more clearance?
You can unbolt them Pedistals off of the Kmember. That shouldn't be the problem tho, as long as you have the two big Bolts out of each side it should pop up and out. Prybar might help.
You can unbolt them Pedistals off of the Kmember. That shouldn't be the problem tho, as long as you have the two big Bolts out of each side it should pop up and out. Prybar might help.
first time pulling a motor, let alone motor and trans but I just gojuthem out. Missed the fuel line and need to pull the master cylinder still but its out. Also broke the oil pan where the oil level sensor is. Screw it im gonna ride the high of getting it out and not let the little stuff bug me.
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How would you pull my motor 
