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Old 04-20-2002, 04:49 AM
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Default Engine installation after paint..

Well tomorrow I get to go to the body shop to start tearing down my Newport. First thing coming out is the engine and tranny. Pulling it is easy but I was thinking a couple months down the road, and what about reinstalling it after the paint. The total for everything is about $4500 (There goes what little social life I had) I pulled a 340 for my friend out of his wife's wrecked Demon. (He had a wrecked back) from the bottom. K-member front suspension and all. Putting it in that way would be easy, however I am not sure on a C-body. I know the entinre front subframe comes out, but do the inner fender wells, unbolt like a 68 C-body or a 77 B-body? If so would it be easier to bolt up the engine tranny, headers steering box, front suspension, on the sub frame and drop the car down over it? If I go this route then the inner fender wells would have to be a bolt in type. If so my plan will work. What do any of you think. Good plan?


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Old 04-21-2002, 10:50 AM
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dont know much about it personally but i know some resto guys who swear by doing that way
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Default bottom up!!

from the bottom up is far the best way and also the way the factory did it by the time its in its almost ready to fire rock on!!
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Thanks guys
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