[DeTomaso] Engine/ZF pull - instructions & recommendations?

[tony DiGiovanna]

to: Erik Anderson
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Engine/ZF pull - instructions & recommendations?


No magic.  Tips:
Protect the hell out of the engine bay, the slightest touch by the 800lb
drivetrain will scratch and dent a detailed bay.
I've done it so many times now, I know predictably it will take me 6 hrs to
remove and 12 hours to re-install, including bolting the bits back onto the
long block.
To maximize your happiness, take the carb off.  I also take the intake off.
Take the distributor out.  Take the alternator off.  take the dipstick off.
Take the thermostat housing off.  Take the water pump pully off, if not the
whole water pump, take the A/C-alternator bracket off, don't forget to take
the e-brake cables out of the braket mounted under the ZF.
The rest is pretty basic.
My least favorite part:  Undoing the 8 bolts that hold the halfshaft to the
ZF- ow my aching back.
Photo attached for you Erik:  My buddy Doug Hartmann being a good egg while
I snap a picture.