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Old May 3, 2005 | 08:45 AM
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Finally got it in and running

How to install an engine backwards
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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Awesome man, sounds good!
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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Looks good.

Are you picking up your car using the radiator support?
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Old May 3, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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I went through the pics in a slideshow on fast, looped it looks like that car drops on the engine and done in no time.
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Originally Posted by Bill00Formula
Looks good.

Are you picking up your car using the radiator support?
Yes, with the engine out two of us could pick the front of the car up so its not too heavy.
Only took about an hour to get it bolted in and wired. Would have been better to put the harness on the engine first but we left it in the car
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Old May 3, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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I should crank mine this week too. Just waiting on my computer......
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Old May 3, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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I went through the pics in a slideshow on fast, looped it looks like that car drops on the engine and done in no time.
That would be pretty funny with the guy magically appearing in the one pic and dropping out in the next!

As far is the procedure goes, that is SLICK - I yanked the motor on an 84 Z28 a few (ok like 15) years ago and hated it!

When you get it tuned and broke in post up a vid of a WOT run (if you do those sorts of things!!)
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I will have to get some et radials for the street. I took it up to 4800rpm at half throttle today in third it just spins the Nittos at 26psi.
Tuning in probably two weeks then some WOT video's will follow. Then later this year maybe some 200 shot runs will follow. I don't think the 4.11's will like the N2O. Might have to goto 3.73.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 06:44 AM
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That looks good. I can't wait to get mine back from APE. It should be fun.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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thats not backwards, thats exactly how i have done EVER motor removal/swap on my car. like 6+ times now haha.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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We actualy call that "from the bottom"
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Old May 4, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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Ya, I learned of this procedure AFTER I pulled and replaced my motor from the top. NEVER again will I do that.

Very nice sounding engine, APE does some great work and I'm sure you'll be more than happy with their product.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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OMG!! That sounds kickA$$!!
Congrats!
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I took it out the top about six months ago. After some looking I decided it would be much faster to put it in the bottom. I was going to take it out the top but my old garage door was not high enough to get the car over the engine with the door up. Sure glad I moved a month ago.
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Old May 6, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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Uhh Ohh.

Looks like I have to take it back apart. The rear main seems to be leaking pretty good.

THIS SUCKS
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Old May 6, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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hey man, I have my car without anything just like you did, I ? is did you have to pick up the motor and the tranny at all to install it or did you just drop the car into place.. in a couple of weeks I should be receiveing my motor from ape also and It really seems that thats the easiest way to put it in.....
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Old May 6, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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hey man, I have my car without anything just like you did, I ? is did you have to pick up the motor and the tranny at all to install it or did you just drop the car into place.. in a couple of weeks I should be receiveing my motor from ape also and It really seems that thats the easiest way to put it in.....
We had the engine setting on two car dollies with a 2x10 between them and the trans was setting on an old wooden creeper. The engine/trans was probably 8-10 inches off the ground.
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Old May 6, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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Hey, nice work. Questions, what cam are u running? Heads?
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