I am swapping my 350 tpi to a carbed 406 in my 88 IROC. I have never pulled an engine out of any car. Is there any detailed instructions on how to remove my engine. I plan on rebuilding the 350 and putting it in my 84 Camaro with a t5 so what all do I need to pull out of the 88. Any help would be great I am sure I will have plenty of questions down the road and I will keep you posted with pics along the way, I might have some tonight.

 

Here are some pics

Here is the 88



The 406 waiting for pistons



And the pistons ready to go

 

that garage in question is far...far to clean to actually work in. Anyways, do a search on engine swaps and you should figure it out rather easily. Unhook the whole harness, remove the bellhousing bolts, Torque converter bolts, engine mount bolts and the fuel lines. lift the engine out slowly realizing that if it "sticks" then there is probably something still attached to it.

 

you know, that's the only thing I could think of too... It looks like no one has ever worked in that garage, ever. Like the ones on TV, work gets done down the street, then it's towed into a sparkling garage to make everyone green with envy.
Like, what's up with that workbench?!?!

painting the 406? now's the time...
remove all accessories from the motor before pulling it, makes it easier.

PS. Happy 4000th post to me!!!!! woot!

 

Thanks for the tips guys. Ya the shop is new but we try to keep it pretty clean somtimes too clean. Also where is the best place to bolt the engine hoist to, to get the motor out?

 

i'd use a chain the accessory holes in the front and back of the heads on opposite sides of the engine....ie front left and rear right, etc

 

im jealous of your garage too. mine was dirtier than that when i bought my house.

 

I like to pull the engine and trans as a combo. It is best done with two people with one having the task of directing the tail end of the tranny which will try to swing around and poke a hole in your AC box or break off your master cylinder.

 

Will the torque arm provide enough strength to hold the transmission if you choose not to pull them both out, or do you need to brace the tranny with something else?

 

ive yet to pull my trans with motor and ive had 3 motors in it... it is far easier to do both but if there is no reason to all you need is a nice bottle jack or even sissor jack under the trans... try to keep it tight but not jacked up you want that trans in the exact possition to line up with the engine later when you drop it back in... out of the times we have done it only once was i able to get it back on the trans myself usually we had 2 guys rocking the motor back and forth then one hopped under and lined up the trans... little bit more work but we got it to go... but unless you have done some work to that
700r4 i sugest you pull it any ways that 406 is gonna turn it into mash potatos if you dont atleast upgrade some of it... 700's hate tq... and ive never had any luck with them even built ones... if that t.v. cable isnt perfect on the trans which you probably are going to have to replace when you swap over to carb... then you will probably blow the 700 within a few weeks... but if you find someone that knows them in and out and get it adjusted right they can go forever...