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Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

I finally moved and got around to pulling the motor, T-5, and front suspension out...in one fell swoop...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk1p5voEkuc

it was the quickest way i could figure to do it...not necessarily the easiest...my buddy in the truck...well I had to yell at him a few times towards the end.

ENJOY!
-Don
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #1 –
hahah nice! next time get a chain and a TRUCK hahah
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #2 –
We didn't plan on using the Ranger power...hey...it IS a 4.0...lol.  I was about to use an extension cord if we didn't find that stinkin' rope.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #3 –
So THAT'S how you got it done before I got over there! Impressive... most impressive.

Quote from: Sick88Tbird;212038
I finally moved and got around to pulling the motor, T-5, and front suspension out...in one fell swoop...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk1p5voEkuc

it was the quickest way i could figure to do it...not necessarily the easiest...my buddy in the truck...well I had to yell at him a few times towards the end.

ENJOY!
-Don
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #4 –
Yeah, that's how it was done...my cousin...a.k.a. the jackman, didn't pull back on the jack handle like I was telling him to...instead he just watches it pen 15 sideways...lol.  When the body dropped, it missed the shift handle by very small fractions of an inch.

My buddy in the Ranger probably would have dragged that car around the whole neighborhood if I hadn't yelled at him to stop so many times...lol.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #5 –
OMG Don, that's too funny.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
5.0L Speed density
Explorer intake
'92 Mustang GT cam
GT-40 racing heads
Unequal length headers
Custom-made duals
19# injectors
65mm TB
AFPR
T/C header panel
11" brake upgrade
T/C rear sway bar
Electrical mods: too many to list :D

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Quietleaf;212107
OMG Don, that's too funny.


That's why I posted it! lol
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #7 –
Looks to me more like you pulled the car away from the engine...

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #8 –
Cougar looks clean, what was wrong with the body. :burnout:
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #9 –
Quote from: cougarman;212196
Cougar looks clean, what was wrong with the body. :burnout:


If you noticed, that wasn't the highest resolution digital camera.  There are a bunch of small imperfections, doors are rotted at bit at the bottoms and it had been hit in the front at one time or another...

I was playing with the stinkin' strut mounts most of the time in that video...I should have left them on the car and just unbolted the struts from them...ended up making my life more of a hassle. lol
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #10 –
Just watching that video again and enjoying a few laughs...I can't stress enough...THIS IS NOT HOW I WORK ON CARS!...unless I'm trying to send them to hell...lol.


....you won't believe what your engine will do for Castrol Syntec!  lmao
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #11 –
" I think thats to much chamber"

That was funny. It is a good way, and nice to see a ranger put to work in unique way.
1987 Cougar XR7 5.0 SOLD
1992 Ranger 4.0
2018 Hyundai Elantra
2019 Ram Rebel

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #12 –
rofl Now there's how you remove a drivetrain in 3 minutes. :hick:
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)
 

Finally pulled the engine out of the '88 XR-7...with a few other parts

Reply #13 –
xr7cat- too much negative camber on driver side and WAY too much caster on passenger side...lmao

5.0bird- yeah, time was of the essence and there was no love loss between me and that cougar...lol.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads