[Shotimes] Re: methods to swap my engine

[Ian Fisher]

Leigh

Hopefully this will occur before July. If there is
enough clearance, I may just pull the trans and engine
together and then pull the subframe. I would def. need
a load leveler to avoid smashing everything on the way
out.

In the junkyard, we dropped the subframe and lifted
the body up, dragged the subframe out, lifted it up
and unbolted the engine and tranny (in the snow).

When I pulled my 3.2 from the parts car, I lifted
everything out together from the top. It was a very
tight fit with the ATX trans.

When we pulled Bill Murray's 3.0 from his old 92, I
think we pulled everything out of the top as well. It
was a little better with the MTX trans but IIRC, it
was still a little tight. I suppose it can be done if
I remove the radiator first and work carefully.

Ian

--- Leigh Smith <leigh1322@comcast.net> wrote:

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> I pulled mine while leaving the trans in. Apparently
> others didn't and that
> may be a quicker / easier method. Pull the
> engine/trans as a unit. If you
> have the ceiling room, I wasn't sure I did. Then
> drop the subframe. You
> don't really want to be transferring a 800 lb load
> from one support to
> another while it is in mid-air - nor getting under
> any of it to work either.
> How soon you planning on doing this?
> Lee
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
> To: <TechSHO@topica.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:33 PM
> Subject: methods to swap my engine
> 
> 
> > 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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