Removing engine

[johnboy89]

I have a car I bought for parts and was planning on removing the engine soon. I see the easiest way is to remove from the bottom. Does anybody have any ideas on how to get the car up that high? I seen one post where a hoist was attached to someone's roof in their garage, but not sure I trust my garage rafters for that.

Thanx

 

[Markviiiedrea]

I just pulled the engine and trans with exhaust manafolds out the top, dint trust my rafters also.

 

[Goddard-MarkVIII]

I was planning on doing a engine swap myself. How long do you think it will take if you've never done it before..

 

[AbrahamLincoln]

unbolt that sun yotch (lefty loosey!)

 

[BAD97LSC]

if its a parts car and you dont care about it, cut the radiator core support and front bumper core off and pull the motor out straight through the front, then you only need to put it on regular jack stands.

 

[phreakness]

I used SUV jacks and jack stands, went slowly, used leverage, and a ATV jack to move around the K-member, engine and trans. and I did it all by myself in my garage. with no access to rafters.

 

[Goddard-MarkVIII]

nice lookin engine is that from a mark Viii or did you just paint it or get it out of a new car?

 

[MediumD]

I've never pulled a Mark VIII motor, but I pulled the Northstar out of my Eldo through the bottom. I lifted the car up using the front bumper supports, a beefy tow strap, and an engine hoist that was bought from a bus company (used to pull bus motors before I got ahold of it.

 

[Scorpio1118_2000]

That engine is a 03/04 cobra terminator motor,Look at his pics.

 

[kustomizingkid]

If you have a cherry picker just hoo it to the bumper support and hoist the car up, keep going till the motor slides out.

If I was doing an actual swap in a car that mattered I'd pull it out the top.

 

[Goddard-MarkVIII]

If you have a cherry picker just hoo it to the bumper support and hoist the car up, keep going till the motor slides out.

If I was doing an actual swap in a car that mattered I'd pull it out the top.

That seems the easiest way to me and those cherry pickers aren't that much at harbor freight.

 

[kustomizingkid]

The harbour fright ones are junk, search c-list for beefy used ones. I found my cherry picker for $50 and it is way way beefier than anything made recently.

 

[Markviiiedrea]

northern tool has good equipment, got my picker and stand there for less then 225 out the door.