Factory engine installation
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Instructor
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From: Tx
Factory engine installation
Does anyone know how c4 engines and transmissions were installed from the factory? Where they installed from the top or where they installed from the bottom with the front suspension?
Racer
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From: Honolulu Hawaii
I pulled and reinstalled the Engine and Trans from the top
when I rebuilt my 89 engine, I pulled the engine and auto trans together from the top. The hood was removed. I put them back in from the top.
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When I rebuilt my 87 engine a couple of years ago, I lifted the body up and left the entire power train, front crossmember, transmission, C beam, and rear suspension assembly on the floor. It was very easy to do and I'd do it that way again if I needed to pull the engine! (I do have a lift.....)
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