Out of the bottom question...
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Out of the bottom question... Is it possible to drop it out of the bottom in a 7 foot high garage ? (rear wheels will be on the ground and hood will be removed)
i pulled it out of the top once with a happy hooker and a very short chain in the same garage, this time i need to go through the bottom, hope its possible, has anyone ever did it in a tight hight like this !!!
i pulled it out of the top once with a happy hooker and a very short chain in the same garage, this time i need to go through the bottom, hope its possible, has anyone ever did it in a tight hight like this !!!
Sure, I don't know if you'll have enough clearance with the rear wheels on the ground though, might need to get them up.
The front of my car actually stuck up to where the door was so I'd be surprised if I even had 7'. Just tighten up the chain around the swaybar mounts and strap the cord to the engine lift arm.
The front of my car actually stuck up to where the door was so I'd be surprised if I even had 7'. Just tighten up the chain around the swaybar mounts and strap the cord to the engine lift arm.
Easily.
Put the rear tires on ramps. Usual stands under the front till its time to drop the K-member. Put a ATV jack under the k-member and lower it out of the car. I used a cherry picker to lift the car high enough by usung the steel crossmember in front of the radiator. Pull the whole thing out.
Put the rear tires on ramps. Usual stands under the front till its time to drop the K-member. Put a ATV jack under the k-member and lower it out of the car. I used a cherry picker to lift the car high enough by usung the steel crossmember in front of the radiator. Pull the whole thing out.
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Is it possible to drop it out of the bottom in a 7 foot high garage ? (rear wheels will be on the ground and hood will be removed)
i pulled it out of the top once with a happy hooker and a very short chain in the same garage, this time i need to go through the bottom, hope its possible, has anyone ever did it in a tight hight like this !!!
i pulled it out of the top once with a happy hooker and a very short chain in the same garage, this time i need to go through the bottom, hope its possible, has anyone ever did it in a tight hight like this !!!
Once you drop it out the bottom, you'll never pull it from the top.
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Sure, I don't know if you'll have enough clearance with the rear wheels on the ground though, might need to get them up.
The front of my car actually stuck up to where the door was so I'd be surprised if I even had 7'. Just tighten up the chain around the swaybar mounts and strap the cord to the engine lift arm.
The front of my car actually stuck up to where the door was so I'd be surprised if I even had 7'. Just tighten up the chain around the swaybar mounts and strap the cord to the engine lift arm.
Cause that's the way it should come out.
OP, I dropped my LS1 out of the bottom in a one car garage with (I kid you not) about 1' of space on either side of the car. I don't know the exact height of the garage, but I do know that if I didn't do anything about the hood, it was going to hit the cealing (rear tires were on ramps). So what I did was used a little bungie cord and held the hood closed a little. You can also place a rubber mat or something else over the top of the cherry picker arm and rest your hood on that. I used a heavy duty nylon tie strap to lift the body, I made sure to make it as short as I could.
Once you drop it out the bottom, you'll never pull it from the top.
OP, I dropped my LS1 out of the bottom in a one car garage with (I kid you not) about 1' of space on either side of the car. I don't know the exact height of the garage, but I do know that if I didn't do anything about the hood, it was going to hit the cealing (rear tires were on ramps). So what I did was used a little bungie cord and held the hood closed a little. You can also place a rubber mat or something else over the top of the cherry picker arm and rest your hood on that. I used a heavy duty nylon tie strap to lift the body, I made sure to make it as short as I could.
Once you drop it out the bottom, you'll never pull it from the top.
appreciate all ur help guys ..
meissenation: thanx for sharing those pics ,that was very helpfull
More pics Here's some pics of us doing a LS1 conversion on my buddies '99 Firebird.
Pulling LS1/4L60E from wrecked '01 SS.
LS1 rolled out on various dolly's, body sits on a pair of 7-ton jack stands w/ rear on ramps to allow the cherry picker to be unhooked and allow the engine to roll out. I had to remove the air damn to roll the engine out, if you leave the tires on and tie the two shocks together (or bolt on a STB), you can roll out the engine like a wheel barrel by picking up the trans and rolling it out.
Pulling v6/a4. Rolled it out on the tires.
Reinstalling v6 engine/trans/k-member into donor car to allow it to roll out of the driveway and onto a trailor.
Pulling LS1/4L60E from wrecked '01 SS.
LS1 rolled out on various dolly's, body sits on a pair of 7-ton jack stands w/ rear on ramps to allow the cherry picker to be unhooked and allow the engine to roll out. I had to remove the air damn to roll the engine out, if you leave the tires on and tie the two shocks together (or bolt on a STB), you can roll out the engine like a wheel barrel by picking up the trans and rolling it out.
Pulling v6/a4. Rolled it out on the tires.
Reinstalling v6 engine/trans/k-member into donor car to allow it to roll out of the driveway and onto a trailor.
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great pics ss.slp.ls1,,now im in no doubt that ill be fine with the space i have 
. guess ill have to check if i can get couple of spare wheels from the neighbors tomorow to sit the rears on, just to be on the safe side
. guess ill have to check if i can get couple of spare wheels from the neighbors tomorow to sit the rears on, just to be on the safe side Thread Starter
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so now im almost done and getting ready to drop it, but im stuck with the trans link (A4), how to disconnect the shifter cable from the trans lever 
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there should be a lil 9/16 nut on the tranny that you unbolt and then pull one of the tranny pan bolts out 7/16 that holds the bracket to the tranny then just wiggle the cable and everything off. if thats what your asking for.
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yup got it off, and the engine is out too
...ahhh but i really feel 'out the bottom' was easier than the 'top'