Pulled the six out today. I should say dropped the six. Never tried it before but with the length of the inline six we decided to drop the K-member and tranny crossmember, lowering the powertrain out of the car. Our reasoning? Pulling engine and tranny together out the top would be tough, it's already a tight squeeze pulling a small-block with accessories and a tranny hanging on the back. Adding two more cylinders of length seemed to compound the issue, in my mind at least. And besides, I don't want the six K-member anyhow, it's going on the donor shell to help it roll outta here.
Was it worth it? I can't say for sure as it was our first time. It worked, and it's always interesting to try something new. We are pretty good at yanking five-liters out the top. The six-drop took about two hours, working outside (Oh yeah, to twist the knife a little bit it was about 70 degrees outside today, sorry to all you suffering in them frozen parts!).
So now to put the front (Eibach) springs into the Mustang K and set it back on the ground for a good power-washing. Anyone have tips on installing front springs in the K-member? Spring compressor? External or internal? We've been doing front coilovers for so long we 'lost the touch' for squeezing the stock-style springs between the A-arm and the K-member. Anyone? Bueller? Thanks guys.
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