ENGINE & TRANS INSTALL
Set the car on the motor trans and k member. Remember the more weight that is in the back of the car behind the wheels the easier it is to lift the front of the car up. Years back I worked out of a garage with that same height. We would do it all the time . You will never put a motor in a mopar unibody car from the top again.
Put everything together on the k member, headers ,steering ,harness and all . The most important is placing the motor at the height that when you pick the car up and move it over the motor and set it down that the front and rear of the K-member are at the correct height so when the car is set on it . you can start all the K member bolts. Use a jack under the back of the trans to to lift the motor up and down to start the bolts.
You don't need a lift to do this. Just some friends. Don't use a stand as high as these that I have. We would set the k-member on wood blocks. set the K-member a little above ride height. The motor and trans should be at the same angle as the body when they meet. Some guys use a hoist. We would just lift the car by hand and wheel it over the motor years ago before I had a shop. . By hand do not install the alternator and take the distributor cap off. Remove the front bumper for front weight seats if you need and add a lot of weight in the trunk.
I remember one car we had so much weight in the rear and it had no seats?interior and front bumper was off . We had to pull it down to meet the k -member. I have not installed a motor from the top in over 30 years and I did many. Even hemis come in from the bottom. Big blocks its a no brainer.
Set the car on the motor trans and k member. Remember the more weight that is in the back of the car behind the wheels the easier it is to lift the front of the car up. Years back I worked out of a garage with that same height. We would do it all the time . You will never put a motor in a mopar unibody car from the top again.
Put everything together on the k member, headers ,steering ,harness and all . The most important is placing the motor at the height that when you pick the car up and move it over the motor and set it down that the front and rear of the K-member are at the correct height so when the car is set on it . you can start all the K member bolts. Use a jack under the back of the trans to to lift the motor up and down to start the bolts.
You don't need a lift to do this. Just some friends. Don't use a stand as high as these that I have. We would set the k-member on wood blocks. set the K-member a little above ride height. The motor and trans should be at the same angle as the body when they meet. Some guys use a hoist. We would just lift the car by hand and wheel it over the motor years ago before I had a shop. . By hand do not install the alternator and take the distributor cap off. Remove the front bumper for front weight seats if you need and add a lot of weight in the trunk.
I remember one car we had so much weight in the rear and it had no seats?interior and front bumper was off . We had to pull it down to meet the k -member. I have not installed a motor from the top in over 30 years and I did many. Even hemis come in from the bottom. Big blocks its a no brainer.
