Re: GT engine removal

["Ken Keith" <ken.keith@specialdevices.com>]

"Gary G. Erickson" <erickson@teleport.com> wrote:
>
> Ken Keith wrote:
> 
> > Wouldn't it have been easier to drop the subframe and take the
> > engine/tranny out the bottom as a unit?  I mean, you have to undo the darn
> > steering rack bracket to get the tranny out, no?
<snip> 
> And no, I didn't touch the steering rack bracket.  Granted, the
> passenger side tie-rod was not installed since I had to put a different
> one in to clear the wastegate, but the bracket was still there.

Strange.  There was no way I was gettin' the tranny out of my Coupe GT 
when I did the clutch, without taking that thing out.  It just wouldn't 
clear.  Would have been nice to not to have had to do that.  (how's that 
for a sentence!)
 
> I guess this is one of those "personal preference" things.  Make your
> decision based on how much space you have to work in, how big a mass of
> parts you want to deal with, and the tools (hoist and/or lift) you have
> on hand.

I've pretty much resolved to buy a cherry picker for $200 from Harbor 
Freight this weekend or next.

I don't have alot of space.  I definitely don't want to hassle with 
lugging a hoist back and forth.  As a matter of fact, I don't even have 
the truck or anything to do it.  I can have a friend help with the pickup 
from the store, but I wouldn't want to tax him that much.

I don't mind dropping the subframe at all.

Thanks,

Ken

BTW, I have some parts for sale for a CGT.
bumper, taillights, trunk carpet, stainless trims, trunk lid/wing/decor 
panel, window regulators, etc...