Turbo Nasty

I'm getting close to being ready to install my engine and transmission. When I removed them I removed the transmission first and that was a sob to do on my garage floor under the car. That thing is heavy and hard to reach the bolts! Then I remove my engine. So now I'm wondering if it would be much easier to install them together from the top of the engine bay. I already have the hood off.

HAD2HAV2

With the hood off you have a chance. Measure a engine cherry picker to see if you can mount from the front. You may have to jack the car front up some. You will have better tilt control. If I had to do both I would try this way. The trans is heavy. I have a lift and trans jack so changing the trans was not difficult just a lot of wrench turning. After a top end rebuild the engine in my 88 runs very well. Good luck.

Herb

I tried to pull both engine and trans and I couldn't do it��
I couldn't tilt them enough and I had the front jacked way up!

BlowerWorks

While the engine and trans are out I suggest you gather up all the loose grounds. Several of them are small gage wire and terminal. What I like to do after gathering them together is to cut off the existing lugs then strip back 2". Take a #14 or 12 gage pigtail with a HD lug for 3/8" bolt and twist all wires together then solder. If you want to be real **** you already slipped onto wires HD shrink tube with adhesive - so now you slip it over the solder twisted wires.
I cannot tell you how many problems you'll have if you miss one of those grounds while installing the engine/trans - it's real easy to do - I know !!!

bob arrowsmith

how many grounds are there, and locations thanks

Kevova

Installing engine and transmission together is a PITA. Car needs to be very high and you need a jack along with someone under car to wrestle transmission while the engine is being lowered. Raising the engine and transmission together along with crossmember from the bottom to me would be easier. You put everything together and block it up . Then drop car on it. If that's not something you want to try. I would block up or use transmission jack to roughly put transmission where it belongs when you drop engine in. Be careful not to damage firewall it is possible to crack it during the R&R process.

Turbo Nasty

Roger that. I think I will just go ahead and install the engine first with bell housing on.