Garage trans swap ?

[APEowner]

There's no reason to do the extra work of pulling the engine. I've pulled more transmissions than I can count without a lift. Get the car up as high as you can (safely) with jack stands and use a floor jack to lower the transmission.

 

[oledave60]

It seems like there is no end to the expense of doing this. BowTie $100 Shiftworks $100, O'reilly torque converter $150, Jegs cross member$73, Harbor Freight jack $100. Who would like to buy a low mile th350 for $500?

That is all, Dave.

 

[Fbird]

crossmember???

Granted at the spry age or 75 I'm not thinking your going to "benchpress" that th350 or the 200 in or out. What yr F-body you doing? as I'm curious about the cross member purchase. When I did my 81 BIRD I used the th350 xmember moved back 6 1/2" with new holes in the subframe.

In the gararge with 4 jack stands and a floor jack..... and about 30 yr younger

 

[oledave60]

Mine is a 73. Jegs has the cross member advertised as 70-81, so I called their tech asked him If was correct as I had read that the 75 and later frames were wider. He said that because the mount holes were elongated on one end it would fit all years.

I am going to order one today as it sounds way better than trying to drill the frame.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Auto-Metal-Direct/106/X395-3570/10002/-1?parentProductId=1534994#moreDetails

 

[75Camaro4x4]

I used 3 1/2 ton jacks to hold the car up high enough, and used a 2 ton jack to drop the trans in my 4th gen. I did it like this twice.

 

[z28dug]

I used 3 1/2 ton jacks to hold the car up high enough, and used a 2 ton jack to drop the trans in my 4th gen. I did it like this twice.

Supported only on the jacks.....sounds like a death wish to me...of course I vividly remember the last time I did that 35 years ago and had a '66 Chrysler Newport fall on my chest.....I'm only here by the grace of God...........

I will say, dropping a 4th gen tranny without benefit of a lift is a royal PITA....or I've just gotten too dang old....

 

[Cardinal]

When I way a lot younger (I'm 66), I changed automatic trans on a set of home built ramps that were 12' long, 10" wide and 18" on the top end. It was a PITA to do them on ramps but it can be done.

Later on I welded two (scrap steel) rims (per wheel) together that I then placed under each of the four wheels. that gave me a safe stable "home made jackstand" to be able to get under the car. I could put blocks under the rims to get it even higher!

ALWAYS WORK ON A LEVEL CONCRETE FLOOR! NEVER ON BLACK TOP OR WOOD OR INCLINED AREA!

About ten years ago, my wife bought me a 10,000# two post lift! OMG, we'd NEVER go back to working on ramps or rims again! It makes EVERY job (including transmission changes) much easier!

 

[typeLT73]

I recently did a T56 swap on my 73 and built some wheel stands. Worked great. Best thing was I could measure the pinion angle with the suspension loaded. I think it cost me like $40 to build them.
This is the link to where I got the idea.

http://www.355nation.net/forum/how-miscellaneous/49125-how-make-your-own-wheel-stands.html