What is your fastest time to pull an engine, install another and drive it away?

[Kern Dog]

I have done those swaps like above… cars nose to nose with enough room to rotate the hoist around.
Since I moved to this place, I’ve yet to do a fast swap.
My 2007 Truck is at 414,000 miles and I have a replacement engine here when needed. That will be a pull and swap deal when the time comes. No big effort to clean and detail the engine bay, just swap in the new heart and get it moving again.

 

[Kern Dog]

I plan to do the swap maybe next weekend.
I’ve been getting stuff ready. I will be pulling the current 360 and saving it for my four door…

Because of that, I wanted to keep the engine as complete as I can. When it comes out, I’m considering leaving the exhaust manifolds in place along with the pulleys and alternator.

Yeah…. Mismatched valve covers! I have another pair like these hanging on the wall!

I thought of leaving the manifolds with the car and just reusing the whole exhaust system but I have headers and everything to make a good 2 1/2” setup so I may pull the whole exhaust setup here out to use in the 4 door.
I dug through the stash to find matching pulleys.

The setup on the Dart uses a cheapie 4 groove crank pulley. I used it years ago just because I had it. Belt alignment isn’t perfect but it has never thrown a belt.

The roller 360 will get a 2 groove crank pulley since I had one. I did have to use a 3/16” spacer to get the grooves to line up.

The outer groove is for power steering.
The radiator in the car is a single row 26” unit from a Chrysler Fifth Avenue.

I don’t recall ever having an overheating issue but I have another radiator I may use…

This 26” unit is a 3 core. I’ll need to get that upper hose nipple moved at a radiator shop.

 

[A body]

I plan to do the swap maybe next weekend.
I’ve been getting stuff ready. I will be pulling the current 360 and saving it for my four door…

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Because of that, I wanted to keep the engine as complete as I can. When it comes out, I’m considering leaving the exhaust manifolds in place along with the pulleys and alternator.

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Yeah…. Mismatched valve covers! I have another pair like these hanging on the wall!

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That’s funny…….

 

[MILO]

I plan to do the swap maybe next weekend.
I’ve been getting stuff ready. I will be pulling the current 360 and saving it for my four door…

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Because of that, I wanted to keep the engine as complete as I can. When it comes out, I’m considering leaving the exhaust manifolds in place along with the pulleys and alternator.

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Yeah…. Mismatched valve covers! I have another pair like these hanging on the wall!

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I thought of leaving the manifolds with the car and just reusing the whole exhaust system but I have headers and everything to make a good 2 1/2” setup so I may pull the whole exhaust setup here out to use in the 4 door.
I dug through the stash to find matching pulleys.

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The setup on the Dart uses a cheapie 4 groove crank pulley. I used it years ago just because I had it. Belt alignment isn’t perfect but it has never thrown a belt.

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The roller 360 will get a 2 groove crank pulley since I had one. I did have to use a 3/16” spacer to get the grooves to line up.

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The outer groove is for power steering.
The radiator in the car is a single row 26” unit from a Chrysler Fifth Avenue.

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I don’t recall ever having an overheating issue but I have another radiator I may use…

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This 26” unit is a 3 core. I’ll need to get that upper hose nipple moved at a radiator shop.

Upper radiator hose opening dont matter what side its on just buy a new hose and run it over to the other side

 

[Darter6]

So... no gnocchi with a marinara sauce?

F that!

Being Italian I can't live without tomato sauce....

 

[66fs]

I love stories like these from the old days.
No air tools, no cordless impacts, just wrenches and ratchets.

The 273 in the 64 Barracuda was put in by hand. In 1972 my buddy Irwin and I installed the shorblock by hand, then I built it up from there. Then I graduated to a chain fall, then a hoist. An impact was only used to take things apart, never to put things together, even to this day.

 

[66fs]

Being Italian I can't live without tomato sauce....

My wife is full blooded Italian, the choice of pasta sauce is butter, red sauce, or none at all. My favorite is butter with parmesan cheese.

 

[Kern Dog]

Upper radiator hose opening dont matter what side its on just buy a new hose and run it over to the other side

Well, yeah.....IF you can find a hose that is curved that way.

 

[Professor Fate]

Well, yeah.....IF you can find a hose that is curved that way.

A big block hose should work if it clears the alternator and dipstick handle- the ID is the same as a small block.
For twelve bucks it may be worth a shot.

 

[Kern Dog]

Hmm.
I actually have a couple of those. Thank you!

 

[melcardona]

well in 1979 i could pull a 1600 vw engine onto my chest have my buddys pull me out from under the car...and 3 of us mussell the used engine back in..had heater boxes and full exh on...could do it in just over 2 hr..drive off...if your talking front mounted engines..like many of you ..if install engine is fully dressed and only swaping is starter,alt,carb ...R n R...on the older cars/trucks was fast..that incl changing cluch or conv seal..and always new rear main...out back in ..in a shift.....8 hr...and could incl trans with it...this incl a 30 min test drive and no leaks!!! of course these where daily drivers and work trucks not primadonna garage queens , where you are painting every little thing .replacing mounts because there dirty..bolts cuz of rust film..ect ect....many yrs lator as a hs shop teacher my boys could swap out engines/trans on most anything incl the ford junk 5.4 in 5 days.....my adv class was 2 hr a day....we replaced more 5.4s then any other engine.

 

[Kern Dog]

Getting ready......
Today I got Remflex header gaskets and a Carter fuel pump. I'm looking to buy a set of tailpipes this afternoon...

I don't like the sound of mufflers with turndowns before the axle. I want full tailpipes.

These puny 2" pipes will be pulled and used in the 4 door.