Changing the rod bolts tomorrow...
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From: Cape Coral FL
Changing the rod bolts tomorrow...
Putting in the ARP Pro's. I have a lift, but I needed a wat to support the motor from above. We built a steel metal frame and I went to Home Despot and bought 2 3300lb. Kevlar straps, wrapped them around the headers and the frame top crossmember and ratcheted them up with the motor mount bolts removed. It held the motor nicely. Then we put a transmission jack under the bottom wishbone for each wheel to take the pressure off the spring. Then we removed the power steering bolts, the abs bolts, and removed the hydraulic lines from the clips. Then we removed the harness from the clips at the front of the crossmember. Then we removed the motor mount bolts and yanked on the harnesses holding the motor until the motor pulled up about 1/2". Then we loosened up the crossmember until 1 thread was left showing. It's all ready to drop tomorrow. While I am under there I will lengthen the slot in the braket for the oil pickup and when I put the oil pickup back in I willmount it up against the long side. This is because in about 2 weeks I am putting in a double-roller timing set with shimming for oil pump clearance. I'm taking pictures as I go along. I'll try to get some posted. We'll see... 
