I talked myself into rebuilding a junkyard engine, initial cost $175-$225 (with or without accessories). I want to rebuild the junkyard engine, then swap the accessories from my current engine (they're all basically brand new in the last 3 months), then swap the engines out. Maybe eventually I'd rebuild the one I took out and keep it as a spare or sell it, not sure yet.
Here's the meat and potatoes! I'm trying to figure out the easiest way to swap the engines. Time would be negligible I guess. Is it easier to pull the engine from the engine bay or lift the body off the vehicle and swap them that way. After researching it looks like I would only have an extra hour or so to pull the body off. I do have a hoist I could lift the body off the 97x.
If I pull the engine out from the bay does the intake manifold HAVE to be removed to do so? I get that the wiring harness and computer along with the AC Compressor along with others would need to, but I'm praying I don't have to undo those bolts again inside that engine bay.
Here's the battles I know I'm going to have during this process. My current engine seems to run fine, I don't really need to swap/fix it. Should I wait a year or two longer and just do the transmission with it (I'm currently working on replacing the transfer case). If I don't lift the body off the frame, I'm going to regret not having the chance to undercoat/powder coat the top of the frame (maybe the entire frame) and bottom of the body.
I am also planning on pulling all the suspension this summer and powder coating them as well. That will be separate from this project though.
This might end up being a long thread, maybe not. I'm not in a hurry, I just want a well thought out plan before I start buying parts and getting things ready.
I'm sure I forgot something and will add it later...
Here's the meat and potatoes! I'm trying to figure out the easiest way to swap the engines. Time would be negligible I guess. Is it easier to pull the engine from the engine bay or lift the body off the vehicle and swap them that way. After researching it looks like I would only have an extra hour or so to pull the body off. I do have a hoist I could lift the body off the 97x.
If I pull the engine out from the bay does the intake manifold HAVE to be removed to do so? I get that the wiring harness and computer along with the AC Compressor along with others would need to, but I'm praying I don't have to undo those bolts again inside that engine bay.
Here's the battles I know I'm going to have during this process. My current engine seems to run fine, I don't really need to swap/fix it. Should I wait a year or two longer and just do the transmission with it (I'm currently working on replacing the transfer case). If I don't lift the body off the frame, I'm going to regret not having the chance to undercoat/powder coat the top of the frame (maybe the entire frame) and bottom of the body.
I am also planning on pulling all the suspension this summer and powder coating them as well. That will be separate from this project though.
This might end up being a long thread, maybe not. I'm not in a hurry, I just want a well thought out plan before I start buying parts and getting things ready.
I'm sure I forgot something and will add it later...