Randy_J

For those who recall K27's little misfortune with a concrete barrier...
Well, we got the motor out today ....




out from below



a bit of frame damge on DS - will be easily repaired by a local P Car specialist



K27 facing the camera, and Rich Sandor's arm (no, we did not drop the motor on his hand either!). When the engine goes back in, it's going to be a work of art. Lance is going to rebuild it completely while he's got it out.

K27

Just wanted to say thanks again to Rich and Randy for the help, couldn't have managed without you boys.

cheers
Lance

Randy_J

S2Nut ate all the pizza before we got there I bet.....

well, there's no turning back now Lance.

Rich Sandor

The look on Lance's face says it all: "What'd I get myself into??"



Thanks for the grub Lance, and you know I'll be there whenever you need a hand. I gotta get some ZZzzz before work now.. hope to see you tomorrow. If I'm not there, it's cuz I passed out in bed.

944S2NUT

WOW, way to go guys!

Randy_J

K27 had a great - actually brilliant - way to slide the engine out from under the car without using a dolly or hoist. We dropped the engine onto wood blocks - which were on top of a large 3 x 3 sheet of thick cardboard. This in turn was on top of a thick doubled up plastic sheet - like vapor barrier plastic. When we raised the body high enough, it was easy to just PULL the engine forward and slide it on the plastic sheet! Smooth level concrete floor is a must however. Piece of cake! Try it if you are stuck at that point.

And S2Nut jacked the pizza truck on the way.....

K27

Geez, I swear I had a full head of hair when we started ????
Travis will gain some weight from eating all the pizza, this will affect his autocross times.
We had to put up with a sushi bar for lunch.

Matt H

What did you have to undo to remove it? I am starting tomorrow.
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nine-44

Awww, I wanna pull my motor back out. It's actually kinda fun when you don't have a 19 year collection of dirt and greae(like my mom's 84). 2 motors dropped and one swapped, I'm gettin good, lol. Have fun guys, I'd love to be there!

Perry 951

Another sliding option:

Got 5 or 6 long dowel rods, place a sheet of plywood ontop, then lower the motor onto it. Works great!

Nice work guys.. Lance, take lots of pics of your rebuild.

Randy_J

Brian, that sounds like it would work fine on a flat driveway, but at Lance's place, once out of the garage, the motor would be rolling right into the street and into SANDOR's 951!!!

Rich said he'd jump in front to stop a runaway cherry picker, not so sure about how effective a 140 lb (drippin' wet) Sandor would fare against a 400+ lb lump of alloy and steel with a bit of momentum tho!

K27

in no apparent order.
drop exhaust system
disconnect all wiring under passenger footwell, dme, klr etc.
disconect wires to fuse box and test socket on drivers side next to the fuse box.
disconnect cruise control, throttle cable
remove intake box, afm
drain all fluids
remove radiator
remove expansion tank
disconnect oil cooler and remove
disconnect steering u-joint.
remove steering rack.
disconnect all vacuum and water lines to the firewall
I took out all the front suspension, nose panel front bumper cover and intercooler
undo torque tube from clutch housing
undo top motor mount bolts
suspend engine
remove cross member
slide engine forward to clear drive shaft and lower feeding wires through firewall
raise car
slide out
drink beer.

good luck
Lance

Randy_J

Quote:

drink beer

Geez, I missed that step Lance!

nine-44

and the 14 pin plug near the brake booster.

K27

Perry, I will put together a photo album of the rebuild.

Lance