Installing big block from the bottom

[Mopar Fred]

Has anyone installed a Big Block from the bottom with the headers mounted to the engine?

 

[prodart440]

Shorty headers (Schumaker) yes, went right in.

 

[Craig Burriss]

I also have Schumacher headers and that’s the easiest way to do it for sure

 

[Fast340cuda]

I installed my big block from the bottom with the headers mounted. Was not that difficult.

 

[Mopar Fred]

I installed my big block from the bottom with the headers mounted. Was not that difficult.

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What is the engine and transmission resting on?

 

[Fast340cuda]

What is the engine and transmission resting on?

They were on a furniture dolly and a 2x4 wood jig that I made that hugged the blocks oil pan rails.

 

[autoxcuda]

Here's a Hemi going into an A-body.

 

[Mopar Fred]

Here's a Hemi going into an A-body.

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All I say is Wow ….Thanks

 

[autoxcuda]

All I say is Wow ….Thanks

Motor installed in about an hour. Just in time for lunch.

4 bolts at trans crossmember, 2 bolts for upper ball joints, 4 bolts for K-member.

 

[autoxcuda]

Second time NS1RM21 did it for his Barracuda, he built a shorter engine/trans cart that's narrower and tapers down at the back/trans.

 

[cudamike13]

I would think that would work for my smallblock also!

 

[autoxcuda]

I would think that would work for my smallblock also!

Yes

 

[AndyF]

Has anyone installed a Big Block from the bottom with the headers mounted to the engine?

Yep, that is the way to do it. Everything can be bolted on the engine and torqued in place. Then you lift it up into the car and hold it there while you also lift the K frame and related parts into place.

 

[Mopar Fred]

Yep, that is the way to do it. Everything can be bolted on the engine and torqued in place. Then you lift it up into the car and hold it there while you also lift the K frame and related parts into place.

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Looks Great Thank you

 

[hemifiedbird]

When I did mine,Snap-on builds a creeper that carries 800 lbs. I put a assembled 426 Hemi on the k frame and set it on the creeper and rolled it in

 

[Mopar Fred]

When I did mine,Snap-on builds a creeper that carries 800 lbs. I put a assembled 426 Hemi on the k frame and set it on the creeper and rolled it in

Well, the one thing I can say is that everybody is innovative about how to get it under the car.

 

[grjammer]

I have to share my cobbled up removal fixture for the 318 I dropped out from the bottom. Embarrassing but worked better than I hoped. Two 6x6 landscape timbers with two 1k lb. dolly's screwed to the bottom.
Don't lift the car like I did from the bumper brackets unless you are replacing them, don't ask me how I know. I laughed how easily this was accomplished. I installed the assembled big block the same way, but subsequent removals were from above.

 

[Mopar Fred]

I have to share my cobbled up removal fixture for the 318 I dropped out from the bottom. Embarrassing but worked better than I hoped. Two 6x6 landscape timbers with two 1k lb. dolly's screwed to the bottom.
Don't lift the car like I did from the bumper brackets unless you are replacing them, don't ask me how I know. I laughed how easily this was accomplished. I installed the assembled big block the same way, but subsequent removals were from above.

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Looks Great and that was a pretty smart home made dolly to remove the motor.

 

[Kendog 170]

440/727/TTI headers/Steering box installed. This was taking out. Went in the same way.

 

[Mopar Fred]

I want to thank everyone for there post and pics tonight I put my motor in and want to show some pics