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zraffz · 08-14-2011, 02:45 PM

I have a few questions...
First off I have pulled a lot of motors from third gens and trucks, everything was always pulled out the top. I can have a small block out of a 3rd gen f-body in 4-5 hours.

Recently my brother's LT1 started blowing oil out everywhere imaginable so we started to pull the motor. I read everybody said it was easier to drop the k-member and wheel the motor/trans out on it. All we have left to take off is the 6? k-member bolts but it seems like it would be so much faster pulling it out the top :/
Has anybody ever tried both ways on the 4th gens? Which is actually faster/easier? (I'm still stuck believing I can have the accessories off and get the gearbox separated from the bellhousing and pop the motor mount off faster then I could take off the entire k-member).

Oh and we didn't use jack stands, we took a bunch of tires (still on the rims), jacked the back of the car up onto a set, and stuffed two sets under the front unibody rails. Tires work great because they allow the car to roll slightly but they can't roll out of the deep offset of the rims.

08-14-2011, 02:45 PM	#19
zraffz Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Stillwater Posts: 822 iTrader: (2)	I have a few questions... First off I have pulled a lot of motors from third gens and trucks, everything was always pulled out the top. I can have a small block out of a 3rd gen f-body in 4-5 hours. Recently my brother's LT1 started blowing oil out everywhere imaginable so we started to pull the motor. I read everybody said it was easier to drop the k-member and wheel the motor/trans out on it. All we have left to take off is the 6? k-member bolts but it seems like it would be so much faster pulling it out the top :/ Has anybody ever tried both ways on the 4th gens? Which is actually faster/easier? (I'm still stuck believing I can have the accessories off and get the gearbox separated from the bellhousing and pop the motor mount off faster then I could take off the entire k-member). Oh and we didn't use jack stands, we took a bunch of tires (still on the rims), jacked the back of the car up onto a set, and stuffed two sets under the front unibody rails. Tires work great because they allow the car to roll slightly but they can't roll out of the deep offset of the rims. Last edited by zraffz; 08-14-2011 at 02:45 PM.