remove and install engine question

to remove the motor its just the tranny bolts to the motor and the motor mounts rigth ? also can the headers go on before the new motor goes in the car

i totally gutted the engine bay of wiring harness,hoses ,ac compressor, ac hoses
i also removed coolant filler,power steering filler and compressor,
complete removed the intake,fuel rails


i think the only thing i need off the old motor is that metal gasket that goes between the engine and flywheel and a little plug off the heads on the driver side








i think i got enuff room to pull the motor forward then up to remove it i was told i need to remove the radiator




yea like the rust cars been sitting for a year



here is the new motor this picture is a little old i replaced the stock cam gears with adj. cam gears and the timing cover and valve cover is on but its still in the kitchen

yea maybe i will even replace the stock water pump with an electrical one

thxs for the info man after work tomorrow i will remove the radiator then
since i installed the mmr k-member saturday should not be to hard for me to get to the headers and remove them i also did not bolt the motor mounts back on so just the tranny bolts are left


the more i do this stuff the harder it is for me to believe when some guy at a shop says yea it will be like 1000000 bucks for parts and labor ........all i can say for the ones that have no clue is rape

i was in firestone one day getting my tires rotated when some lady comes in to have a windshield wiper blade put on guy wanted to charge here 38 bucks... i was like wtf ?

when every i do a project i do all my research first like look for write-up's on the net go to forums , i have the shop manuals and as many pictures as i can find i even take pictures before i get started so i dont end-up with a hand full of screws and bolts after the install is complete hehe got to love when that happens

the worst thing is founding out you need a tool that you dont have in the middle of the install guess thats the best thing about having more then one car