Anyone have experience installing 440/727 from the top? I am that close to my install, but I am mostly a one man band so I am a bit scared lol. I would really rather not tear out the K member and install from bottom, but will if I absolutely have to
You have to get the car pretty high in the air I would say you want the tires to actually be about a solid foot or more up off the ground so that the tail shaft of the transmission does not hit the ground at the angle of which you'll have to stab it.Anyone have experience installing 440/727 from the top? I am that close to my install, but I am mostly a one man band so I am a bit scared lol. I would really rather not tear out the K member and install from bottom, but will if I absolutely have to
Some of us ain't got much brains.... lol EVERYTHING I've done, has been in a driveway, ripped asphalt, or the dirt, in TampaBay. And it ain't NEVER wintertime here.Thanks for starting this thread, I’m about to swap a 383 in a 74 Swinger with the 727 attached. Lots of good tips here.
Personally, I've NEVER had the Privilege of doing it that way. Seems like you would need a really smooth, flat slab. I checked out some.stuff posted here, where they did it w/ a crane and a Lil floor jack and it "just follows along, like a trolly" in NOT Doubtful of that, or You, one bit.... maybe one day I'll get a chanceI just did mine by myself from the bottom everything together engine transmission headers on..I don't think I would ever do it any other way ever again!! I'm sure others will agree, it's by far the easiest and best way to do it especially by yourself with no help.
Or worse....Don't try to lower it much at all at the time. Once over the engine bay, maybe an inch at the time. Slowly and carefully. You're dealing with enough weigh to kill somebody.