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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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i pulled mine out the top with trans still connected...i thought i had posted in this thread but read and couldnt find my post.....lol....

but anyway pulling the engine and tranny on my 4th gen was really no different than any other car ive done in the past....any person that sais that motor will not come out the top doesnt need to touch a wrench....
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MrElectric03
Here you go, this is out the bottom, ive done it twice, it is simple.

http://www.myls1.com/showthread.php?t=1808

To pull it out the top you are removing everything the same underneath but to drop it out the bottom you dont have to remove the trans.
I'd like to remove it out of the top, since space is an issue.

It's also nice that most of the front end is already removed, since it was in an accident

-Don
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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took me only 5 hours from the bottom with two floor jacks. no headaches

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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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out the top have done several ls1 on z28s and trans ams all out of the top with no issues with the heads on.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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how much height room do u need in a garage to remove the engine from the bottom???
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