PICS of engine swap - dropped from bottom in my home garge - no lift!
07-17-2005, 01:36 PM
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good thread!!!! I did one from the top. It wasnt that hard at all. Just a little time consuming, but when everyone is always supervising or on break, you limited on how much work gets done 
07-17-2005, 02:11 PM
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My car was solid the whole time it was in the air on jacks. We have done this four or five times without one incident or close call. If it was rickety I would not get under the car. I don't know if you guys realize how light the car is when you remove everything on the kmember. Not much weight to support on the stands, and my back wheels were blocked. I agree a lift would be much easier, but I don't have access to one and I am sure most people don't either. This is a way to swap motors with minimal tools and work.
07-17-2005, 04:05 PM
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yo guys you guys really are nuts
sure if i had i lift i might consider doing it from the bottem so i can get the tranny and engine out at once but for a home mecanic its much safer and much easier to pull the trans and pull the motor through top and i have pulled mine through the top and it was easier then i ever thought it would be...in and out
and i have seen people pull the motor and trans through the top but i wont be tring it
sure if i had i lift i might consider doing it from the bottem so i can get the tranny and engine out at once but for a home mecanic its much safer and much easier to pull the trans and pull the motor through top and i have pulled mine through the top and it was easier then i ever thought it would be...in and out
and i have seen people pull the motor and trans through the top but i wont be tring it
07-17-2005, 06:27 PM
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how are you getting the car that high in the air in the first place? I know my jack won't lift that high? Am I missing something? I would much rather screw w/ the keepers w/ the engine out! lol
07-18-2005, 02:24 AM
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Well, by reading this thread I just found out how to get to the #7 and #8 plugs. I couldn't figure out how to do it.
I used a lift though, wasn't too bad, took 3 1/2 hours first time. I'd say I could do it in 3 now. Had 2 people doing it BTW.
I used a lift though, wasn't too bad, took 3 1/2 hours first time. I'd say I could do it in 3 now. Had 2 people doing it BTW.
07-18-2005, 09:05 AM
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All that is used to jack the car up that high is a typical 3-ton jack w/a 36" lift height.
My car sat like the ones in the first set of pics for 6 months with no problems.
I had blocks under the rear wheels, and 1 pair of 6 ton stands and 1 pair of 3 ton stands holding it up.
I would never get under a car if it felt or even looked the least bit unsafe.
My car sat like the ones in the first set of pics for 6 months with no problems.
I had blocks under the rear wheels, and 1 pair of 6 ton stands and 1 pair of 3 ton stands holding it up.
I would never get under a car if it felt or even looked the least bit unsafe.
07-18-2005, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 99hugcam
how can the jackstands be safe at that angle? how are they not sliding forward?
The jackstands stay in place b/c a 3000 lb car is resting on the. Also, the jackstands in use have a very large plateau on them. The angle is not as steep as one may think until you see it in person. I'll have Matt get some pictures of the stand's plateau on the car currently.
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07-18-2005, 09:59 AM
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Awesome pics and info, good to know in case we decide to do it differently the second time around! 
We just did a heads/cam swap in my friends garage but the engine stayed in the car! About 35 hours of wrench time later, we were done! 
We just did a heads/cam swap in my friends garage but the engine stayed in the car! About 35 hours of wrench time later, we were done! 
Looks like its in nice shape. 
07-18-2005, 02:19 PM
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Black is the sexiest color on an automobile when it is clean. But like he said, props for the ***** to do that to your neighbors.
One pic had the rear jacked up. Why??? To get under the car I assume but damn, that thing pretty high up.
One pic had the rear jacked up. Why??? To get under the car I assume but damn, that thing pretty high up.