Jerry lights it up!

[CharlesTurner]

Dropping in a big block with no trans is just a straight down shot, easily done alone.  Removing valve covers is best. 

Noticed the spark plug wires weren't installed on the plugs before putting the valve covers back on... a mistake only made once and then never again!    

[69 GT350 Vert]

My 428CJ exhaust manifold stuck way out past the back of the block and couldn't be dropped straight down on my ex KR.  I can't remember which side.  I suppose if you do it frequently it gets easier. 

[shelbydoug]

My 428CJ exhaust manifold stuck way out past the back of the block and couldn't be dropped straight down on my ex KR.  I can't remember which side.  I suppose if you do it frequently it gets easier. 

The assembly line positioned the cars precisely so that the complete assembly was simple to install.

To find that exact combination, or close to it, requires a bit of experimentation. The larger CJ exhaust manifolds do complicate the install somewhat. Patience is the key.

I do the installs by myself so if I can do it, anyone probably can. A blind, deaf and dumb paraplegic may have some issues though?

[Bob Gaines]

The assemblyline installed the transmission with the engine. That can be tricky if you don't have a grease pit. (I had one in my childhood home )  Without that you typically have to raise the front end of the car especially with a automatic. Many portable cranes can't go up high enough to compensate. I am fortunate to have a chain hoist attached to a beam trolley on a overhead I beam so I can manage a attached trans/engine install on a raised front end car without much difficulty. 

[Coralsnake]

Mr Gaines, your parents may have kept you in the basement, not a grease pit.

😂

[Bob Gaines]

Mr Gaines, your parents may have kept you in the basement, not a grease pit.

😂

No it was the pit when I was bad.      The pit had lift off grates so it was like a prison cell if you were in there with all the grates on .Or if someone drove a car over it while you were in it as a joke . At least I think it was a joke.   OMG I am starting to sound like Doug.

[Coralsnake]

Now that is the funniest post in a long time

[shelbydoug]

Doug who? Gee-ze!