An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I labeled everything as I disconnected it. That took a while, but it should make putting it all back together a breeze.
I researched a lot of other people’s swaps and decided to go with the furniture dolly method. After I disconnected everything, I removed the crossmember and lowered the engine onto the dolly.
After the engine was resting securely on the dolly, I removed the side mounts.
Here’s a shot of the harness and cables hanging out the side of the engine bay. I used a towel over the fender to keep the harness from scratching up the fender.
I used jacks to slowly raise up the car. My dad was there to spot for me. He kept an eye on things as I was lifting the car, just to make sure nothing snagged.
Once the jacks were up all the way, I hooked up the hoist.
Once the car is high enough, the engine would roll right out… however, the legs of the hoist were in the way. I was planning on using jack stands and moving the hoist out of the way, but my dad thought there would be just enough room to move the dolly in between the legs of the hoist. He was right. It just barely cleared, but we were able to lower the car back down with a few inches to spare.
If all goes according to plan, the JDM will go in next weekend.
