sure can

 

i hate it when people wanna pull the motor out of the bottom at my house then they dont have the crap to put it back together right away. then you have to put the k member back just to move it out of the way. i guess if its your lift and you arent gonna need it pull it out the bottom.

 

I always drop the entire drive train out the bottom and roll it out on a dolly I made. I'll never do it any differently.

 

Just did one today. Pulled out tranny and pulled out engine from top. Removed long tubes and radiator and ac. And wires. Disconnected rack and pinion lines. And used chain from back of one head to front of opposite head and yanked here out. Cake to do screw the bottom and left hood on

 

Just pulled mine today too..

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...y-out-top.html.

take your time; bag and tag everything, be sure to remove all the ground straps; 2 on backside of drivers head; one by the starter and another one by the alternator I believe. If you have an auto the dip stick removal is a pain.

I used a Happy Hooker from TPIS; Google it...

good luck

 

Bottom

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s...1/DSC01812.jpg

Took about 2 hours to get it out. Leave everything attached when it comes out. Intake, wiring, accessories, trans, DS, even the belt was left on for the drop

 

This^^

 

Is it pretty much the general consensus that you have to take the hood off if you pull the engine and trans as one unit out the top?

 

I took mine out the bottom, but I pulled the intake 1st so I wouldn't have to lift the car quite as high to roll the motor out.

 

I have done both and i like doing it from the bottom better Both ways have there pros and cons

 

Yes; the picker will hit the hood otherwise; takes 5 mins to take off the hood; just make marks on the brackets so you get it back on the same way it came off.

 

Dropped the motor/trans for the first time a few days ago, and it was a breeze.

 

so once you guys have thecar lifted and the engine on the dolly how do you manage to take it out????

 

like this and roll it out on the tires, just take off the front bumper so the shocks clear the body



engine and trans hooked together

 

Out the top baby. Here

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-swap-top.html

 

Drop the k-member,is the fastest and easiest

 

I would go out the top, I think people tend to overlook how much more of a hassle it is going out the bottom (even though it seems cooler).

Unless you have a lift or a TON of garage space I don't see the benefit.

 

bottom top your going to get it out but i would go bottom. Top for me is not even a ????? all the work you have to do to take it out from the top there just is no space it can be done but not for me

 

I think its INSANITY to mess with the ENTIRE frt end suspension just to remove the engine. I can't imagine the all the bs stuff involved. Guys that pull them out the bottom obviously never tried pulling them out the top. If you take a few mins to remove the intake and heads, pulling the engine out the top is so easy it almost jumps out on its own.

I think GM really got you BOTTOM guys to swallow on this one HEHE

Then after all the bs of lifting the car body off the sub frame you still have to lift the engine and remove it from sub frame you removed!!!!!!!!!! Before you do this please rent ONE FLEW OVER THE KOOKOO's NEST watch the move then REMOVE YOUR ENGINE FROM THE TOP! Ya JackWagon!

 

I guess it's kinda like asking do you prefer doggie style or missionary style.