Pulling a GTV6 Engine.
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:33 pm
First, Greetings.
I have been helping my brother for close to two decades with his GTV6. Lots of fun stuff. Cams, water pump, t belt, stereo, solid state fan control, A/C delete...including addition of Alfetta ducting.
A few years ago he let the magic green steam out and put it into the garage awaiting a 3.0l, well the 3.0 is about ready and we are getting ready to do the swap. We have the full harness and brain, so that should go smoothly (Milano Verde).
The primary question I am looking to confirm is mechanical.
Pulling the motor.
As it sits the front guibo is loose but the SOB still doesn't want to come out.
We have the book on DVD, but any tricks? I don't have the magic lever to bolt to the rear motor mount/bell housing/flywheel cover.
We are doing this with out a lift but with a cherry picker.
It looks like dropping the drive shaft is necessary, it's kind of a pain pre 85.5 but still a good idea.
Is that correct.
For reference I have probably pulled, rebuilt, and stuffed 50 motors in my life, but as you get close to 50 your interest level in crawling under a car and back out multiple times wanes, and this is a new one to me
Should be fun, he sprang for the hot cams and the tubular headers and high flow cats.
Love driving this car, it needs to be out putting miles on the clock.
Thanks all.
I have been helping my brother for close to two decades with his GTV6. Lots of fun stuff. Cams, water pump, t belt, stereo, solid state fan control, A/C delete...including addition of Alfetta ducting.
A few years ago he let the magic green steam out and put it into the garage awaiting a 3.0l, well the 3.0 is about ready and we are getting ready to do the swap. We have the full harness and brain, so that should go smoothly (Milano Verde).
The primary question I am looking to confirm is mechanical.
Pulling the motor.
As it sits the front guibo is loose but the SOB still doesn't want to come out.
We have the book on DVD, but any tricks? I don't have the magic lever to bolt to the rear motor mount/bell housing/flywheel cover.
We are doing this with out a lift but with a cherry picker.
It looks like dropping the drive shaft is necessary, it's kind of a pain pre 85.5 but still a good idea.
Is that correct.
For reference I have probably pulled, rebuilt, and stuffed 50 motors in my life, but as you get close to 50 your interest level in crawling under a car and back out multiple times wanes, and this is a new one to me
Should be fun, he sprang for the hot cams and the tubular headers and high flow cats.
Love driving this car, it needs to be out putting miles on the clock.
Thanks all.