K member swap.. need advice.

[Musturd]

It will work be cheap easy and effective to get the job done , sometimes you gotta improvise make sure to have jack stand under the bell housing for added reassurance but you should be fine .

 

[03DSGGT]

I used the jack stand under the bell housing with a 2x4 for protection....worked great...

 

[g36 monkey]

I put the car up on a lift, dropped the whole old setup out, swapped the motor to the new k member on the ground, then lifted it all back in. You should try that ;p


But in all seriousness, your situation, try what Musturd said, or grab the bar that HF sells, but idk if I would trust my life to it

 

[OnyxCobra]

I used the tool Steve-Oh posted, worked great.

 

[Steve-Oh]

I used the tool Steve-Oh posted, worked great.

Which one?

 

[OnyxCobra]

Which one?

http://www.harborfreight.com/automo...acity-engine-support-bar-96524.html?hftref=cj

as seen meah:

 

[FivepointSlow]

http://www.harborfreight.com/automo...acity-engine-support-bar-96524.html?hftref=cj

as seen meah:

I almost feel like if I take my upper intake off, I can cut a 4x4 to size and lay it over the engine and use straps to do the same thing.

 

[Steve-Oh]

as seen meah:

I made mine out of tube steel but that HF one will work just fine. May want to reinforce a few areas with a welder for piece of mind.

IMO putting a board across the fenders is a bad idea since you're putting all the weight on thin sheet metal, probably end up bending them. Cutting it to size to fit would work but you lack the height needed to clear everything and limit what you can strap to.

I made mine out of tube steel to sit on the inside if the skirts. I used rubber chair leg ends to ease the damage and my trailer straps to hold the motor up from the engine mounts.

 

[spank 141]

Both times I did it I used the jack stands ans 2x4s one under bellhouseing and one under oil pan.

 

[OnyxCobra]

I made mine out of tube steel but that HF one will work just fine. May want to reinforce a few areas with a welder for piece of mind.

IMO putting a board across the fenders is a bad idea since you're putting all the weight on thin sheet metal, probably end up bending them. Cutting it to size to fit would work but you lack the height needed to clear everything and limit what you can strap to.

I made mine out of tube steel to sit on the inside if the skirts. I used rubber chair leg ends to ease the damage and my trailer straps to hold the motor up from the engine mounts.

yeah well Steve we can't all be that awesome :thumbsup:

looks great though, it's not something I really want to do again any time soon lol.

 

[Steve-Oh]

yeah well Steve we can't all be that awesome :thumbsup:

looks great though, it's not something I really want to do again any time soon lol.

Lol, I completely agree. I hated doing mine. This time around I'm squaring it with the motor out.

 

[FivepointSlow]

Well turns out one of the friends that is helping swap the k member has an engine hoist... so I guess there's no need to worry about supporting the motor now haha