Engine Install

[ksamson]

Hello all, well if all goes well tonight and tomorrow I will be installing the 351W, 393 stroked into the car.

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[3yearplan]

I hope all goes well. I want to see pictures of that engine in the car. Very, very nice looking.

Mike

[riptide motorsport]

No picts.............didn't happen :)

[Jeff Kleiner]

Get the chassis as high as is practical (make sure your jackstand placement won't interfere with the hoist legs as you roll it into position) with the nose down and tail up. An engine leveler makes it much easier and turns it into a 10 minute one man job.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj43/jkleiner/Mk4%207276/100_1942.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj43/jkleiner/Mk4%207276/100_1943.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj43/jkleiner/Mk4%207276/100_1948.jpg

Good luck!

Jeff

[SCFFR]

x2 on what Jeff said. Will be difficult without an engine leveler. I installed mine by myself. Once the end of the trans got close to the floor, I let it rest on a floor jack. As the engine lowered, the rollers on the jack allowed the engine to move back. I would drop the engine a few inches and then raise the floor jack/trans a few inches. Engine was in place in less than 30 minutes.

Good luck. Getting to this part of the project is a huge milestone.

Ron

[Tony Zullo]

Great job!! looks like your moving along quickly ...thats a great combo..

[Mustang Man]

I haven't posted this in a while, but thought you might enjoy it since it is on the subject!

It really is a one or two man job, but doing the work out in the open got all the neighbors involved! LOL

http://vid59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/MustangFan66/th_EngineInstallation.jpg (http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/MustangFan66/?action=view&current=EngineInstallation.mp4)

Mark

[68GT500MAN]

It is hard to believe that almost seven years have past since then, how time fly's by these days! I get the same response when I open my garage door, lots of neighbors show up to "help".
Doug