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Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 229 Reg: 07-2009
| Gday I was wondering if anyone can offer any advice on removing the V8 motor and gearbox out of my soarer im gonna start pulling it out this weekend. Any bad experiances or warnings ? Cheers Mick |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo WA V8 Limited
Posts: 1495 Reg: 09-2007
| why...:s |
Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 231 Reg: 07-2009
| never mind why lol i dont want any smart remarks i just want answers. |
Aiden Cheese
TryHard QLD Soarer jzz30
Posts: 256 Reg: 09-2009
| haha, probably to go along with your other thread. Dictating the course of the discussion, pretty cruel. Start with disconnecting every line, every electrical and get a crane with chains. Take out everything in front of the engine as possible (like the radiator etc). Try to leave the aircon stuff in, so, take off the aircon compressor and hope it can stay roughly where it is while you crane up the engine around it. Crane it up an inch, take off the mounts. Crane up more, keep looking around. Have a friend help you look and hold it. You'll need to twist it probably as you pull it out. Oh and take off the bonnet. Shouldn't be able to get the crane in without the bonnet off. |
Marc Hoffmann
TryHard Vic Soarer TT
Posts: 101 Reg: 07-2009
| i agree with what aiden said, also a note, with my old falcon, removing gearbox oil, or securing a yoke in the back of the gearbox can save a big mess. biggest tip often forgotten when removing or even working on a motor, de-grease the crap out of it, top to bottom, will make working on it ALOT easier. if this is in relation to your other thread mine (where you asked 1uz to a N/A 2j), sell the uzz31 and buy a jzz31, job done. |
Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 232 Reg: 07-2009
| cheers for that. Thats the exact way we took out my mates ca18det out of the silvia last week. I just didnt want everyone saying it was a stupid idea. Its a project and i enjoy doing stuff like this thats why i wanna put in a 2jz lol I know itd be easier to just buy one with it already in but wheres the fun in that ? |
Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 233 Reg: 07-2009
| Plus my uzz31 isnt selling ive only had tyre kickers its hell cheap and still no one interested. |
Myles Jantzen
Tinkerer SA SC 400 V8
Posts: 72 Reg: 08-2008
| Good luck to you, Be great if you could Turbo it while your at it lol. Hope it all goes well. |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo WA V8 Limited
Posts: 1496 Reg: 09-2007
| going to chuck it back in when your off your P's Mike? |
Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 235 Reg: 07-2009
| Yea of coarse Ali haha with a big blower on top |
Brett Cutts
TryHard south australia TT & V8
Posts: 484 Reg: 07-2008
| Easiest way is radiator and fan out as 1 lump disconnect psteer and a/c lines (careful of pressure in a/c) leave pump altenator etc bolted to engine. Disconnect 2 heater hoses at rear of engine leave all wiring connected except p/s pressure switch at rack main feed to altenator main feed to fuse box 2 plugs near fuse box then pull the l/h floor carpet back and remove lower dash cover and large plastic cover. Unplug ecu and from memory 3 or 4 other plugs undo 2 10 mm head bolts at the firewall for the cover the main loom goes thru and pull that loom out and sit it on top of the engine. Unbolt fuel lines at fittings next to lh rocker cover exhaust system after cat convertors tailshaft at rear of trans leave shaft in just undo the 3 bolts at the flange you wont need to plug gearbox pull spring clip out of the trans selector rod and pull out. Remove rear cross member totally undo engine mount bolts. You may or may not still have 2 small earth wires at the rear of the engine 1 top middle 1 underneath lhs undo if still there. Remove bonnet and be very carefull not to round of the heads of the bonnet gas strut pins. (Recomend bonnet being a 3 man job to avoid damage its probably the hardest part of the whole job) Hook up a crane and lift it out as 1 big lump but be carefull not to snag the steering rack pipes with the engine mount studs and if it has air suspension if someone has done any work in there and things are not sitting in the right spot it can sometimes snag a pipe and break it. After having done a few of these now they are a bit easier than a falcon and about 50 times easier than a v6 commodore I think the last one I wrecked I had it out in about 1 1/2 hours and 2 beers on a hoist with air tools |
Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 237 Reg: 07-2009
| Wicked thanks Brett I reckon I mite hook into it this weekend. Cheers for the advice. |
Andrew La'Brooy
TryHard Victoria UZA80 Supra (1UZ Swap)
Posts: 101 Reg: 06-2007
| Also, jack up the rear of the car as high as you can get it. Try to hook up your crane more towards the front of the motor (so that the g.box end will hang lower than the front). I found that having the car and engine on angles means you can get the engine out over the rad support panel without having to lift it as high... I can post a pic if that doesn't make any sense. :p |
Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 262 Reg: 07-2009
| yeh pics are always helpful |
Paul Drane
DieHard QLD V8 Limited
Posts: 862 Reg: 07-2005
| Here are a couple of when I changed mine. Air sus as high as it would go, gives room to get underneath. Keep the lifting rig as short as you can, we took one wheel off so the crane would fit past where the wheel was. Only had to lift the rear of the trans over the rad support to get it out. These are not the best pics but should help a bit.
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Michael Brown
TryHard Queensland V8 UZZ31 Limited, Ralliart Magna, Holden Camira
Posts: 266 Reg: 07-2009
| cool as. Cheers for the pics |