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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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I'm getting ready to do a motor swap this weekend and was wondering if anybody knew of some write-ups or anything that would help with the tear down on the K-member, suspension, etc. I'm hoping to get it all done this weekend if I get my head gaskets soon enough.
Vince-- if you see this I'll let you know how it goes.
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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 10:13 AM
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im getting ready to do the same thing, I think cerebrex had a writeup not too long ago, do a search and you'll find it. where are you located? are you using a lift to drop the kmember and motor out the bottom? I want to drop mine out the bottom but dont have a lift, so Im gonna just have to jack the car up REAL high.
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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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I'm in Little rock AR and yes I will be using a lift to do the drop. As for your situation you can use an engine hoist to lift the car instead of jack stands. Thanks for the heads up
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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 02:26 PM
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where do you hook the hoist points to in the car to lift it up off the motor after its been dropped???
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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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I'll let you know Sat lol I haven't got there yet but saw pics of a guy that did it that way in MO that I met at KCIR last Fri. night.
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 08:12 AM
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ok cool, if you could remember, PRIVATE MESSAGE me and let me know. would REALLY appreciate it. thanks!!!
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