Swapping an Lt1 out of my car for a new one, easiest way?
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Re: Hook
Originally posted by SStupid
Someone actually makes brackets specifically for easier pulling of an LT-1 from the top. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I don't remember where I saw it.
Someone actually makes brackets specifically for easier pulling of an LT-1 from the top. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I don't remember where I saw it.
i got it
it sat in the garage while i did it the traditional way
take everything off (i assume your going to put new hoses and such in anyway RIGHT?!)
Go right out the top-
MUCH easier
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From: Sturtevant, WI
ummm... yea, anyone happen to know if "happy hooker" has a website i could order that part at. I spent about an hour trying to sort out the **** sites when i did a search for "happy hooker" at metacawler com!!!
aaaarrgghhh, **** go away!!!
aaaarrgghhh, **** go away!!!
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From: DeKalb, IL
TPIS makes the happy hooker.
http://www.tpis.com/
Click on "tools and test equipment" then click next until the 3rd page...
http://www.tpis.com/
Click on "tools and test equipment" then click next until the 3rd page...
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From: Tampa, FL USA
That's funny!!! I wish I had a happy hooker in my garage!!! Anyway we did from the top with the hood on in just over 4 hours. piece of cake. left everything (accessories) bolted to the motorI would never consider dropping the k-member, brakes, and jacking the car up 2 feet or more to "roll" the engine out. Just my 2 cents
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You could probably train a pair of chimpanzees to pull the motor from the bottom. It's a freakin' joke
Working alone, with nothing more than a 3 1/2 ton jack and four jack stands, the motor was out in 4 hours. Factor in an extra set of hands and that should cut down that figure even more. And get this, absolutely zero bloodshed
Hell, it took longer than that, with more spilled blood, to R&R headers my first time around!
FWIW, people who have only pulled from the top swear by pulling from the top and people who have only pulled from the bottom swear by pulling from the bottom. On the other hand, people who have used both methods usually prefer pulling from the bottom
Working alone, with nothing more than a 3 1/2 ton jack and four jack stands, the motor was out in 4 hours. Factor in an extra set of hands and that should cut down that figure even more. And get this, absolutely zero bloodshed
Hell, it took longer than that, with more spilled blood, to R&R headers my first time around!
FWIW, people who have only pulled from the top swear by pulling from the top and people who have only pulled from the bottom swear by pulling from the bottom. On the other hand, people who have used both methods usually prefer pulling from the bottom
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