My Haynes book tells me to pull it from up top... BUT !

What do you guyz recommend ?

I am pulling the motor out of a wrecked car and I was thinking id be easier to lift the body off the motor instead since I am not concerned with getting scratches onm the body etc..

I dont have a lift but I can hook it up to 4 chain blocks and lift it that way. Quickly roll the drivetrain away and set the body back down on it's wheels.

What do you guyz think ?

 

I know that most people prefer to do it from the bottom, K member and all. But there is a post running around here that tells you how to do it from the top.
Actually here is a post for out the bottom.
http://www.michiganspeed.com/enginepull/index.html

 

So I hvae to drop the front suspension dow as well.... Hmmmm I was hoping to be able to keep the car a roller....

 

If I wasn't worried about the car itself I'd just yank it out the top and sawzall anything that pissed me off.

 

Now THATS the shhhyat I am talking about!!

 

i pulled my motor from the top and it wasnt all that hard. although i had it broken down to the short block.

 

LOL ya i believe you have to unhook the tranny and all to pull it out the top, and to pull it out the bottom all the susp. k member will have to be removed.

 

I think I will do it from them bottom...

I'l just reinstall the Kmember so I can keep the car a roller...

 

I pulled my lt1 tranny and all out of the top.. That thing stood straight up by the time I got it all the way out but Its possible. And went in the same way..just make sure your hoist can go that far up in the air..

 

Di you have to revove any accesories ? ... ? Or did you leave them all on the motor ?

 

im going to try to pull mine from the top, of course im taking the tranny off, the heads and intake are already off,im probably taking of the accesories, it doesnt seem like it should be to bad

 

Took mine out of the top. Wasnt bad at all and it was still a longblock when i removed and installed. even had the crank pulley on.

 

out the top. I had mine out in 3 hours. trans, heads, valve covers, intake, and crank pulley were left on the motor. front acessories were removed up to the timing cover. undo the wire harness and swing it to the passenger side. lift motor slightly (support it with hoist) pull out motor mount through bolts and lift
by the way, it's far easier to mark the hood and removed it. you will need the room if pulling the trans with it.
leave the hood on if the trans is off the motor, there is room.
hit me up if you have any questions
by the way - that 3 hours was the first time I pulled an ls1 out of these cars, it gets quicker

 

well since search isnt working, do you guys have any tips or hints on pulling the motor out from the top that i should know about

 

I recently pulled mine from the top. Still longblock minus intake. I removed all the front accessories including the damper. It was a little tight but not bad.

 

kool so u can pull it out from the top with the tranny?do u remove the radiator and ac condenser as well

 

I am curious about this as well. I am going to be pulling my engine out the top pretty soon, and I would like to here about any tips or tricks that anyone remembers from pulling there engine. Would I be better off pulling keeping the tranny attached and pulling the whole assembly out? or remove the tranny and just pull the engine out the top?

 

Sorry I did pull the trans and radiator, condensor still in. I figured that was a given. I also pulled the starter and flywheel. Not sure if I would have had to but they had to come off anyway. I also removed plugs and unbolted headers and left the left header in and removed the right. Propped the ps pump on the inner fender (which you need a ps pump pulley remover) and wired up the a/c compressor so it hang out the bottom of the engine bay.

 

Also had to remove oil sender. I also modified my cherry picker so it had a longer reach with a piece of 2"x2", 1/4" wall thickness square tubing . That's the main stuff I can think of off hand. Hope this helps a little.

 

the car i had was wrecked in the front, i sawzalled off everything in the way, unbolted the k member and trans member, and pulled it all out the front/bottom. put the car on jackstands and lowered the motor onto a small cart and pulled it out from under the car with a dixie chopper. and who says im redneck?