I have a mechanic saying it is impossible to remove the engine from the top. ANy knowledge here?

 

i seem to remember people saying that it can be done, you just have to take the tranny off before you lift it out. it is MUCH easier to just drop it out the bottom

 

Yes it can. Remove the headers, intake, and some front accessories and its not that hard to do. I've done it twice this way. Of course take out ac condensor and radiator. Tranny does not have to be removed. Just use a load lever on end of hoist.

 

I took mine out the top ONLY because I didn't know any better. If I ever have to do it again it will be coming out the bottom. Sounds like your mechanic knows what he's talking about...........those are hard to find these days, that's why I do all my work.

 

Yes it can be done, but as others have stated, it's much easier to take it out the bottom.

 

I took off the intake, heads, accessories and radiator and pulled the motor and trans out the top.

 

I did it with the hood still on! And the intake was on too.

 

Thanks for the replies guys! If I had a lift I would definitely take it out of the bottom but since I dont out the top here we go

 

i have done it 3 times without a lift, i just use the engine jack to pick up the front of the car, then we used a cheap creeper with some wood blocks on it to support the k member once the body was off the motor, once the body was high enough (about the highest the cherry picker will go) then you just roll the motor and tranny out

 

^ I think I'm going to try reinstalling the motor that way. I really want to put the block on the K-member, install the top half of the motor, harness, headers, etc. and install it that way. It would save me a whole lot of frustration.

 

You don't need a lift, some ppl (not me) have even done it w/o a cherry picker, just a bunch of spacers on their floor jack, and some luck.

 

I took mine out the top, in thru the bottom. When coming out the top, I took off the accessories from the front of engine, tranny, intake and radiator. I was actually able to keep the condensor in the car w/ AC lines and did not have to bleed the system. It can be done easily especially if the AC is out of the way also. If you have a hydraulic lift for the car, take it out the bottom, much quicker that way.

 

sure it can be done i did it that way just take off the heads and intake and it will come right out

 

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wow thats one ugly cherry picker you should have gotten with Danny and gone to FWB and borrowed mine check TMCA the stroker is in and good

mine came out the top in about 2 hours of work I can get to the tranny bolts from the engine bay too


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