taking my 305 out of my truck!!

[renagadebee34]

im taking out my 305 and puting in a 350, how hard is it to do, i tryed cranking on the bolts that hook to the transmission buti couldnt get them to turn, is there anything i really should know before doing this?

[RWJJR]

Wel if your having trouble with the bell housing bolts..............you might want to get a buddy to help you with it.Not trying to be a smart A$$,but..

[piecesparts]

What experience do you have in this area? That will tell us where to lead you on this project.

[andresco50]

[old Rusty C10]

its not that hard the trick of it is to try and do things systematically so you do things in order
first drain the coolant
disconnect the battery
remove the radiator and hoses
remove air conditioning hoses
remove power steering pump and lay to side
disconnect smog stuff if any
remove alternator and belts lay wiring to side
remove bolts that old exhaust manifolds to heads
disconnect plug wires and remove distributor
disconnect fuel line
drop inspection pan and starter
remove the motor mount bolts
loosen / remove the six motor to trans bolts
remove the torque converter to flywheel bolts

yank motor out using a pry bar and hoist

install is reverse of removal
someone reasonably mechanically inclined could do this over a weekend

[1966gmc]

Easy as pie.Im goin to be re-installing the engine in my truck this coming week.It took me less than 2 hours to yank it out,lets see how long it takes to put back in lol.I have done a complete swap in a 85 Caballero in less than 8 hours.That was including the 2 hours spent trying to get the "Direct fit" headers to fit right

[renagadebee34]

i have mostly everything you said disconnected, i am pretty good mechanically and my buddy did it with his 74 nova, i was mainly worried about how i get to all the bolts that hook from the transmission to the block and how to disconnect the flywheel from the clutch, i couldnt really get a picture that looked good

[old Rusty C10]

ive never done a standard trans without removing the trans first and removing the motor with the bell housing then once out of the car doing the clutch and all

[lurch115]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

ive never done a standard trans without removing the trans first and removing the motor with the bell housing then once out of the car doing the clutch and all

i agree...it is genrally easier to separate the bellhousing after you pull the motor....with automatic trannys it is easier to separate the tranny and motor after its out also....dunno if you can pull motor and tranny out with a manual tranny though.