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warhorse58gt
Member # 7702
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thinking of swaping a buddy's motor out. and wanted to get a idea of how long it will take. 2001 stock 4.6 5spd. putting another stock 4.6 in. done lots of 5.0 fox swaps. but i haven't done a 4.6 before.
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Blind
Member # 3052
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it's not too bad, but make sure you pull the hood off and you get the car up really high, I put my DOHC motor in with the tranny (minus shifter) and the exhaust manifolds bolted up, and the SOHC was a whole lot easier to get out.
it takes no longer than a 5.0 for me, and I've only done it once. [ April 22, 2008, 11:12 PM: Message edited by: Blind ]
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warhorse58gt
Member # 7702
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drop it threw the bottom?... like a ls1 firebird?
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Blind
Member # 3052
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I did it from the top...like a mustang
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warhorse58gt
Member # 7702
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quote: Originally posted by Blind: I did it from the top...like a mustang
sweet i was worried when you said get it real high..
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Blind
Member # 3052
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I used a set of 6 ton / truck jackstands at near their max so I could swing the tranny almost straight down with my load leveler then lift it back up to drop the motor mounts in place on the k-member.
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warhorse58gt
Member # 7702
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sounds for the most part just a straight up swap.. cool man thanks for the info..
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FoX GT
Member # 4587
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I drop the tranny first. Don't have to get the car so high, no load leveler, etc. Takes about 8ish hours.
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