it can be done, 21 dollar lowes wooden furniture dolly and large jacks and jack stands.

 

yes ive done it a few times by myself i like to leave the struts bolted in at top and drop the knuckles with the axles it makes for alot less work going back

 

I started to do that but I pulled the control arms due to them being in the way. I left my struts and brakes in hanging, didnt even remove one bolt on the top of the struts. Very easy. It made it lighter as well. Hey I just pm'd you about sleeving my block. I have a spare sitting here that I may get built by you.

 

Been there done that more then once

 

did it in autozones parking lot with a friend....lol no **** eather

 

I usually pull the subframe first and then bring the complete engine/trans out after, not really any extra work/time, and much easier to deal with. I have an engine hoist though, so lowering it down on the furniture cart is super easy even by myself.

 

Why in the parking lot??

 

ive pulled mine out from the top 3 times and this time the subframe was dropped

 

it was myfriends na ss
we were like 400 miles from home and his clutch went out...

 

One easter weekend, about 25 years ago, we pulled the engine out of my 69 Cutlass and put it into my brothers 68 Cutlass convertible on a gravel country road . The spot was picked because it had a big tree branch hanging over the road that we could use for the block and tackle. It was cold but everything was going well until it started to snow. I lost a bunch of sockets in the snow before we were finished and we couldnt feel our hands but we got it done.

 

I thought about that too, however lowering the car down onto the modified furniture dolly squared up perfectly with the frame. Removing it first wasnt an option with just my jack. I dont have a cherry picker.

 

I am doing a motor job on an lnf in my driveway. Hooked my hoist to mounting points put tension on her loosen cradle bolts dropped whole assembly onto the legs of my hoist easily pulled out. Of course taking the crash bar off and front clip makes it a lot easier

 

nice, the key is you are doing this alone. Other than installing a solid dana 44 axle into an IFS truck alone, this is one involved piece of work; however, its way easier than many mods I have done over the bast 15 years... hey btw zrated. I am now sleeving the block, no more fooling around. my engine is going to be built to the hilt