top or bottom??
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From: Central Va
top or bottom?? in 2 weeks i'm gonna be doing a head/cam swap and am wondering for 2 people if it is a time saver to pull the k member down and remove the engine out or just keep it in the car?? i have heard people pulling it out from the top but i have no cherry picker....
Re: top or bottom?? Just my $.02,
If you have no cherry picker, you're probably not set up to get the car high enough to drop the cradle and get good access to the motor. So you'd probably be better off just doing the h/c swap with the shortblock in place.
Don't bother either way, just start pullin' parts. 
Other problem with dropping the cradle is having to get an alignment and bleeding the brake system. Not worth it for 'just' an H/C swap, especially without a lift.
Good luck,
Andrew
If you have no cherry picker, you're probably not set up to get the car high enough to drop the cradle and get good access to the motor. So you'd probably be better off just doing the h/c swap with the shortblock in place.
Don't bother either way, just start pullin' parts. Other problem with dropping the cradle is having to get an alignment and bleeding the brake system. Not worth it for 'just' an H/C swap, especially without a lift.
Good luck,
Andrew
