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[ETC57]

(02-12-2013, 09:08 AM)stevec Wrote:

(02-11-2013, 08:21 PM)ETC57 Wrote: Yes my son was asked to in stall an engine in a small Chevy blazer ( engine was already out ) after several a tempts a local Chevy dealer informed him that in order to get the transmission bell housing bolts in he would need to raise the body 6" off the frame.
Jerry.

Jerry, wouldn't it be easier to take the trany out, bolt it up and then slide the assembled unit in? Or am I still living in the 80s & 90s?

No Steve,
The problem is the cross member that holds the tail section of the transmission is a permanent fixture, so when you feed the trans/engine assembly into the engine bay by the time you can level out the combo your trapped under the cross member.
I suppose you could remove the entire front clip and have a shot at it.
Fortuity I wasn't there.
Jerry.