Re: Pulling the motor from a '54 Clipper

Posted by Ross On 2012/4/8 10:17:08

I am a huge fan of pulling the whole front clip. It is fairly easy to do: undo the bolts at the top and bottom of the rear edges of the fenders, along the frame rails, and the two bolts at the feet of the radiator cradle. Two husky guys can lift it off. Recommend removing the rad first.

You can then snatch the whole engine and trans at one go.

Doing it this way makes it easy to attend to the whole engine compartment; change front brake tubing, paint stuff,, change suspension bushings, etc.

Strongly recommend resealing your Ultra while it is sitting on the floor; a very small investment for the benefit it brings.

You can also easily run your new engine and trans before it goes back in the car.