pulling motor from top!
I had to pull my engine from the top. Didn't have the equipement to do it from the bottom and the tranny was already out. However, I may install it from the bottom.
Either way, it's a bitch. I did it all by myself but getting help would make it easier, somewhat....
Oh, don't do what I did and not label all your bolts as they come out. I rushed through some parts and now I have a few stragglers and I dont remember where the hell they go!
Either way, it's a bitch. I did it all by myself but getting help would make it easier, somewhat....
Oh, don't do what I did and not label all your bolts as they come out. I rushed through some parts and now I have a few stragglers and I dont remember where the hell they go!
let me see what bolts i know where they go...... get a storage bin that has diffrent compartments. i put mine in there and its labled. but with as many swaps as ive done i know these cars by heart now.
I just droped my engine and trans back in togeter from the top last weekend. It was in my driveway with a good incline. It's really not that bad. I guess the only real drawback is it's kind of a back breaker to put all the accesories on leaning over the fenders.
For me it was easier to drop in than pull out. But when I pulled it out I kept getting hung up on the starter and oil filter/cooler. Back in I left them off and it slid right in.
Next time if I have the room I'll try out the bottom.
For me it was easier to drop in than pull out. But when I pulled it out I kept getting hung up on the starter and oil filter/cooler. Back in I left them off and it slid right in.
Next time if I have the room I'll try out the bottom.
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From: North Versailles, PA
I dropped my motor in from the top with the hood still on. This was my only option being as I did it by myself. I've done both ways and I will never drop one from the bottom again. The only thing on my motor was my heads. Everything else went on after the motor was bolted in. It only took me about an hour to get the motor in.
I used Michigan Speed's writeup to the T. Everything went perfect. Everything came out perfectly, and went back in perfectly. No alignment issues, no troubles with getting bolts to start, or anything of the sort.
BUT, I had a huge custom-made engine hoist, built for having HUGE blown big blocks hanging from it, so it could take the weight of the whole front half of the car fairly easy.
The only thing I had to disconnect was the AC hardline off the back of the compressor, all the coolant hoses to the motor, and ABS wiring harnesses on either side of the motor. That was IT. I pulled the computer and entire harness out with the K-member, just stacked everything up on top and zip-tied it together.
I agree, not the safest thing in the world, but there's only a few minutes worth of the car suspending by just a chain and engine hoist. when it's hanging, keep yourself out from underneath the car the best you can.
It was also nice having a big 2-car garage that I could store all my stuff in. I had a complete drivetrain come out, and a completely different drivetrain go in...so I had a lot of room and a TON of stuff lying around.
If I had to do it again, out the bottom is the only way to go for me. The hardest (and most time consuming) part was measuring, cutting, and welding the tubestock for the cart together, to wheel everything out from underneath the car.
BUT, I had a huge custom-made engine hoist, built for having HUGE blown big blocks hanging from it, so it could take the weight of the whole front half of the car fairly easy.
The only thing I had to disconnect was the AC hardline off the back of the compressor, all the coolant hoses to the motor, and ABS wiring harnesses on either side of the motor. That was IT. I pulled the computer and entire harness out with the K-member, just stacked everything up on top and zip-tied it together.
I agree, not the safest thing in the world, but there's only a few minutes worth of the car suspending by just a chain and engine hoist. when it's hanging, keep yourself out from underneath the car the best you can.
It was also nice having a big 2-car garage that I could store all my stuff in. I had a complete drivetrain come out, and a completely different drivetrain go in...so I had a lot of room and a TON of stuff lying around.
If I had to do it again, out the bottom is the only way to go for me. The hardest (and most time consuming) part was measuring, cutting, and welding the tubestock for the cart together, to wheel everything out from underneath the car.
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