dropping the motor with out a lift???

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Jun 18, 2006 | 05:58 PM

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dropping the motor with out a lift???

anybody want to share on how they dropped their motor from underneath without a lift? or if anyone knows where to find step by step instructions on dropping the motor without a lift, id appreciate it.

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:08 PM

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Pull it from the top. You can use an engine hoist (cherry picker) and lift the nose of the car with that.

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:16 PM

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Pull it from the top. You can use an engine hoist (cherry picker) and lift the nose of the car with that.

Wow Dave that has got to be a bitch with how far back the engine sits. Have you actually pulled one from the top before? Just curious as I was looking at mine the other day and it looks brutal to get from the top.

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:20 PM

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I pulled mine from the top w/ jackstands...I took the trans out first tho.

Took me a few hours, wasnt bad at all. Much easier than my 4wd Toyota truck

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:25 PM

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You need to take the nose off to get the cherry picker close enough.

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Jun 18, 2006 | 06:32 PM

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is there a guide to this??? any other lil tricks

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:34 PM

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Luckily we had a friend that has done litterly dozens of motor swaps on F-bodies and vette's to help out.

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Jun 18, 2006 | 06:38 PM

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cant pull it from the top. turbo manifolds wont allow that. and the time it would take to remove the manifolds i could have it out from the bottom.

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:41 PM

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We pulled the exhaust first.

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:42 PM

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I don't know about a guide, but it was not hard at all.

Jun 18, 2006 | 06:57 PM

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what about installing the new motor?
also it can be done with a long block (heads still on)?

Jun 18, 2006 | 07:00 PM

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Iv used a forlift to lift the front of the car up over the engine.

Jun 18, 2006 | 10:13 PM

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what would you mount the chains to on a long block, heads attached. im trying to figure out how im going to put my new motor in trans is still in the car but my motors sits fully assembled. when i pulled it out there were no heads so i put the chains to the head bolts.. where do i now?