when my motor blew i swapped motors and installed a single turbo kit myself. pull the rad and condenser and rad support that will give you plenty of room to come right out the front. i think it might be easier to pull the tranny with it as well so you dont have to worry about matching the motor with the bell housing when you go back in just my opinion. you might as well pull the whole motor out as opposed to part way. it will give you more room to work anyway.

 

do u have to bleed the AC by going out the front?

 

if you want the most room by pulling the condenser out then yea discharge the ac then pull the lines off of it. i didnt feel like doing it so i left the condenser on and when it was time to pull the motor i had my mom pull the condenser out of the way and hold it haha. i would recommend discharging the ac and pulling the condenser that thing was in my way every 5 minutes it was a real PITA

 

ya thats what I figured. plus breaking an AC line is super costly

 

thx for the useful info.

teamspink20 if you had to do it again you'd leave the tranny attached then?