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Engine swap advice???

Same car.. new motor/trans heading in
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This one happened to be while I was sick. Took maybe 20 minutes to drop in alone.
 


Yea that's interesting. I wish I had a puller that nice.

My MIG welder and I were intimate one night and by morning a puller was born. LOL
 
Chuck..I needed one in a rush. Harbor Freight is right up the road about 15min.

$147 for the lift and $30 for the leveler. I've used it so much that it's more than paid for itself.
 
Any 1 know where I can buy a cheap puller in pa? The cheapest one at advanced is 230! Lol. I was hoping for Maybe like 100-150$
 
99XC600 said:
Harbor Freight.

Engine Hoist / Shop Crane - 1 Ton

and here is a coupon for $99.00

Harbor Freight Coupon Thread - Page 49 - The Garage Journal Board

You can thanks me later. :)

and BTW...The Garage Journal is probably the best forum on the net to discuss your garage and reviews of tools. Some of the money spent is ridiculous......I want to be like them. LOL
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thanks man. going to allentown 2morrow to grab 1 :) roadtrip lol. im so glad that i decided to keep my either car in case something like this happened.
 


Got a quick question, I have a local garage on my street, and the owner saw me working, and made me an offer. He said since I don't have a puller, of I fully prep the motor for pulling, he will bring his puller down, and yank it, and then drop the new one in. Just bare minimum. I do all the rest. He said 400$-500$. Is this a good offer?? Cause I'm very much considering it.
 


It should $400 to $500 for him to do everything.
I would charge about $250 'cause it's only about 2 hours of work if you have everything prepped.
 
im sure you could rent a engine puller for less than 100 bucks, or buy one at harbor freight for under 200.


SO NO THATS NOT A GOOD DEAL. thats what they charge to do a whole swap. with out your help.
 


Because it would give me a good price of mind if he did it, seeing as I've never done a job of this magnitude, and he's done many
 
its not that hard to pull an engine with a puller and drop one in you'll never learn with out practice anyway, buy your own and you will always have it
 
gtpeddie said:
its not that hard to pull an engine with a puller and drop one in you'll never learn with out practice anyway, buy your own and you will always have it
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Very good point... I would own one, but when I went to harbor freight, I got lost and never found it. Damn not having a gps....
 
your not getting it, your doing the 300 bucks worth of work on your own. chaining a engine hoist to a engine and removing it is nothing, after its all unhooked that is.

unplugging and unbolting the engine, thats all the real work.


go rent a hoist, if your taking it all down to be ready for removal on your own, go the next 10% and pull it yourself. and save all that money.
 
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