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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 10:42 AM
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has anyone ever installed arp or equivalent rod bolts with motor in the car?
can it be done?
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:11 AM
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I've done it, its not too hard, you have to do the following.

remove your motor mount bolts (the big ones that go through the mounts)
jack up the motor some
unbolt your kmember (6 bolts, 3 on each side) and pry the kmember down a little
take out the oil pan bolts
drop the oil pan down, remove windage tray also
then you have full access to all of the connecting rods, you will have to spin the motor over to get at all of them.

Its a few hour job your first time for sure.

Oh, and you will need a good torque wrench and other tools to do this job, I assume you already know that though.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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thanks for the info. that doesnt sound to bad.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:33 PM
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yup its also the perfect time to do a tubular k-member

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