360 build Ideas
You can pull the motor without the trans. You can also leave the heads on the motor. You need to jack the front of the car up and put jack stands under the frame. From underneath you need to disconnect the exhaust from the manifolds. You need to unbolt the torque converter from the flexplate and slide the converter towards the back of the trans bell housing so it is out of the way. Make sure you disconnect the battery first, then unbolt the starter and remove it.
Up top you need to remove the radiator and any heater hoses attached to the intake. You need to remove the throttle linkage and trans kick down linkage. You need to disconnect any vacuum hoses going to the firewall. You need to disconnect the fuel line and any lines going to a charcoal fuel vapor canister. I would pull the dirstibutor and plug the hole with a rag. You need to disconnect any wires going to the motor, especially ground cables.
Remove the bolts holding the transmission to the engine. Attach the engine hoist to the engine and take the load off the motor mounts. Put a jack under the transmission to support its weight. Unbolt the motor mounts from the frame. Separate the engine from the transmission. Make sure the transmission is supported properly by the jack. Lift the engine from the engine bay.
If you need to move the car with the engine out then I suggest you fab up a front cross member to hold up the front of the transmission. Here is one I did for a type "F" vehicle:
You can pull the motor without the trans. You can also leave the heads on the motor. You need to jack the front of the car up and put jack stands under the frame. From underneath you need to disconnect the exhaust from the manifolds. You need to unbolt the torque converter from the flexplate and slide the converter towards the back of the trans bell housing so it is out of the way. Make sure you disconnect the battery first, then unbolt the starter and remove it.
Up top you need to remove the radiator and any heater hoses attached to the intake. You need to remove the throttle linkage and trans kick down linkage. You need to disconnect any vacuum hoses going to the firewall. You need to disconnect the fuel line and any lines going to a charcoal fuel vapor canister. I would pull the dirstibutor and plug the hole with a rag. You need to disconnect any wires going to the motor, especially ground cables.
Remove the bolts holding the transmission to the engine. Attach the engine hoist to the engine and take the load off the motor mounts. Put a jack under the transmission to support its weight. Unbolt the motor mounts from the frame. Separate the engine from the transmission. Make sure the transmission is supported properly by the jack. Lift the engine from the engine bay.
If you need to move the car with the engine out then I suggest you fab up a front cross member to hold up the front of the transmission. Here is one I did for a type "F" vehicle: