RE: GT engine removal

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

That's what my instincts tell me is easiest.  Unfortunately, since I have 
to not only get the motor out of the Coupe GT, but get it in the back of a 
pickup and bring it across town, I pretty much need a hoist for that.  
Hmm, maybe that means renting is a more viable option...  I won't need a 
hoist so much later, once I get all my project/donor cars in the same 
area...

Ken

"PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com> wrote:
>
> Engine /tranny out the bottom no question.  No hoist needed just a good
> floor jack.   Pete and I had his out and back in, in one day.  Running
> that night.  Much easier out the bottom.  BTDT 6 times now.
> 
>Ken Keith wrote:
> "Gary G. Erickson" wrote:
> > Dwight Varnes wrote:
> > > 
> > > Now, I've been told it is possible to remove the engine from a Coupe GT
> > > through the top, but that it's difficult due to the tight clearances.
> > 
> > When I was pulling the engine out of my GT in preparation for the turbo
> > transplant, I removed the tranny in the traditional style (from the
> > bottom) and then took the whole engine out the top, intact.
> 
> 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?