Help!!! 77' stingray
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Heel & Toe
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From: Simi Valley CA
75' yes we tried that and it was working but I heard your suppose to pull the motor from the front only so that it pulls out straight to get it loose from the bell housing??? Is that true? Even so when we were pulling it from the side it wasn't clearing the motor mount from the passenger side
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If the engine hoist doesn't have steerable wheels up front, you can skid them sideways using a pry bar to get the engine separated from the trans. You don't want to pull the front clip, that's major.
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Dude, if you have a crate engine ready to go, just put that in the car so you can drive it. That way, you can take your time rebuilding the original engine, do it right, and it won't be so stressful. It's not like the car is going to be worth less money because it once had a non-original motor in it for a year or two. Seems like such a no-brainer to me that I am having trouble believing that you are not just pulling our legs on this.
Here's an article that has a lot of good tips on removing and re-installing an engine in a C3. Good luck.........you're gonna need it! Muahahahahahaha!!!!!
Sorry, my evil side popped up for a few seconds there........
http://corvettes.about.com/od/basicm...ine-Swap_2.htm
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Here's an article that has a lot of good tips on removing and re-installing an engine in a C3. Good luck.........you're gonna need it! Muahahahahahaha!!!!!
Sorry, my evil side popped up for a few seconds there........
http://corvettes.about.com/od/basicm...ine-Swap_2.htm
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Last edited by scottyp99; Jul 24, 2012 at 04:49 PM.
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Heel & Toe
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From: Simi Valley CA
scottyp99: First off I am NOT a dude, I am a lady and secondly I have never owned a car like this before she is my first and that being said I have never rebuilt or pulled an engine :period:. So I wanted to learn how and enlisted some help (obviously) as to not mess it up and that's what I have been saying since the beginning to the people that are helping me. However they keep insisting that doing something like that is doing double the work and wouldn't be worth the money or effort since I just plan on swapping them back....so that's why I came on this site to see if I can get a clearer picture on what I can do and not do. Thanks for the article as well its very helpful.
Thanks for your suggestion :-)
Thanks for your suggestion :-)
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From: Florida
Take a look at the pics in this current thread. They show removing the engine. You may want to contact them for any more info you may need.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...e-rebuild.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...e-rebuild.html
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
scottyp99: First off I am NOT a dude, I am a lady and secondly I have never owned a car like this before she is my first and that being said I have never rebuilt or pulled an engine :period:. So I wanted to learn how and enlisted some help (obviously) as to not mess it up and that's what I have been saying since the beginning to the people that are helping me. However they keep insisting that doing something like that is doing double the work and wouldn't be worth the money or effort since I just plan on swapping them back....so that's why I came on this site to see if I can get a clearer picture on what I can do and not do. Thanks for the article as well its very helpful.
Thanks for your suggestion :-)
Thanks for your suggestion :-)
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
