Fastest most logical way to pull motor and tranny?

[JDCMoney]

2 Weeks ago I pulled the motor from the silver GTP with the blown head gasket. Sent the heads out and rebuilt her. All new gaskets, new oil pan, water pump, fly wheel, 185 thermostat , and fresh paint.

Anyways, Here is what I am planning.... Tuesday night pull the transmission out of the silver gtp. Wednesday night pull the motor and tranny out of my black GTP. and Saturday and Sunday put the freshly built motor and good working tranny into the black one.

My question is.. whats the fastest/ most logical way to pull both motor and tranny from the black one and put back the other pair? Will motor and tranny come up and out without separating?! Should I drop the sub frame and go down? Should I pull them separately? The catch is I have to roll the car outside after pulling the motor and tranny so if I remove the subframe I would have to put it back with no motor/tranny on it until sat or sun to finish up... so with that in mind what is my best way to tackle this?


I got headers and mufflers coming next week and some other stuff.. will post some pics soon.... but here is a sneak peek at the motor... (Don't mind the supercharger.. it will be swapped with the one on the black car now... 3.4 pulley and ported so yea... it will get painted black and blue before installed....)

 

[topswap]

If you have to disconnect everything anyway its just as easy to pull the motor and trans together through the top. I just pulled mine out yesterday. If you get stuck you can pull the oil filter housing off ( it will give you more room, though i dont think it's really necessary).

 

[Lawngoose]

X2 I pulled mine from the top as well you might have to remove the oil cap neck and dislodge the Hood brackets.

 

[JDCMoney]

Thanks guys... def. will be pulling both together up and out now....

 

[GR8racingfool]

if you have to and want to do both, up and out.

I remove the hood on engines I pull/install it gives you that much more room.

I have never pulled the oil filter elbow to remove an engine, but I will for sure get rid of that bulky coolant reservoir. :th_thumbsup-wink:

~F~

 

[blueguy]

That...and be sure to get the knock sensors unplugged...that'd suck if you missed those

 

[deangtp]

I forgot to unplug the one sender on the passenger side of the tranny and pulled that one out. That was cool.