[Shotimes] methods to swap my engine

[Ian Fisher]

Not a bad idea but to me its probably easier to drop
in as an assembly minus the intake manifold. I have a
bad back and crouching over the engine bay for any
period of time means that when it comes time to stand
up straight, I can't do it too well. :(

Ian


--- Zach Leahy <leahyz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ian,
> 
> My general approach has been to strip the engine
> down to the longblock
> and trans in the car, and then lift out that as one
> unit.  I then
> throw in the new engine at the same state and
> re-assemble from there. 
>  It's not too bad to strip the engine to that point,
> and make it
> really easy to remove the works as one unit.  No
> heads and manifors
> means no clearance isssues to deal with, and no WP
> also helps.  If you
> are at that point, the pull is really easy.  I guess
> I don't mind
> assembling a lot of the bits in the car.
> 
> I have been thingin a lot on my next put the car on
> the lift and
> remove the shift linkage, unbolt the dampers, struts
> at the top,
> wiring, and hoses, and to put some stands under the
> subframe.  Then
> raise the car up, and leave the engine, trans, and
> nearly whole
> drivetran sitting there.  I could then put it on a
> dolly and wheel it
> somewhere to work on it.  That has to be about the
> quickest way I
> could come up with to r/r the motor and drivetrain. 
> Anyone done
> something similar before?
> 
> Z
> 
> On 6/9/05, Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I was planning on swapping my engine by dropping
> the
> > subframe and pulling the trans (I need to swap
> > subframes anyway). So up until this point, I'd use
> an
> > engine support brace as if I was doing a clutch
> job
> > (if I can locate the shared NJ brace-Bill?). Now,
> I
> > assume I can attach the chains holding the motor
> to a
> > hoist, take up slack in the chain, remove the
> brace
> > and pull the motor?
> > 
> > What about installing the engine? It seems a bit
> > tricky to have to transfer the engine from the
> hoist
> > to an engine brace. I'm also working with limited
> > space if I do this in my driveway so I will need
> to
> > keep the hoist in front of the car which may
> interfere
> > with moving the subframe around, jackstands, etc.
> IOW,
> > I will probably need to reuse the brace for
> > installation so that I can move the hoist out of
> the
> > way to re-install the trans and subframe.. (I'm
> > feeling the pain in my back and arms just thinking
> > about this)
> > 
> > Ideas?
> > thanks
> > Ian
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