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Engine Removal
Posted:
Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:19 pmby AKVair
I am about to take the engine (not the bell housing) out of my Crown Conversion and I would like to verify that the transaxle is stable enough to roll the car around with the engine removed.
Also wondering if there is any particular trick to get the engine out (SBC 283) after I remove the headers and alternator. I dont plan on putting the engine back in so I dont think I need to index anything.
Re: Engine Removal
Posted:
Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:53 pmby Rick Andersen
Wiley,
I am assuming that you have a couple of "torque rods" attached from the chassis to the rear of the differential? If so, I pulled my engine and left the transaxle attached years ago. I was still able to roll the car around on all four wheels. The difficulty may be in mating the replacement engine back up to the transmission input shaft. It's not as big a job to jiggle the transaxle around to get the input shaft through the clutch disc as it is to jiggle the engine.
Re: Engine Removal
Posted:
Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:42 amby WarWagon
I've had to remove and install engines twice within 5 months. On my Crown, I'm able to leave the headers in the car next to the engine then I unbolt the mounts from the engine block and leave them on the subframe, once the bell housing bolts, harmonic balancer, etc are off and out the engine slides forward easily enough on a hoist and then out the passenger door jamb. I remove the carb and get a chain as low as possible on the engine for hoist arm clearance.
Re: Engine Removal
Posted:
Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:52 pmby AKVair
Thanks for the replies.
I do have the two nearly vertical stabilizers, but the horizontal one is missing for some reason. It looks like it should be adequate to keep the differential from moving very far.
I don't know much about the history of the car so it will be interesting to see what I have to work with.
My intent is to put a 4.3l v6 (with an electric water pump) in it to gain some leg room (I'm 6'-1") but I think the front cross member of the Crown frame will be in the way. Curious if anyone has successfully shortened a frame or otherwise modified one to accommodate a shorter engine and gain legroom, or if I should look at installing seats over the top of the frame (headroom might be an issue). I have the fiberglass seats, which looks like it could be moved back over the frame with some cutting of the side panels, but I would rather install some real seats.
Wiley