Engine install in ERA

[jhand]

Originally Posted by lippy

When you say no interior, do you mean no seats and tunnel? I don't think the dash makes much of a diff.

Yes i had no seats no carpet but dash was in and was not an issue. I used a hoist from the beam in our garage at the time as our engine lift did not allow for enough room to get the car under it. This is the older ERA before they changed the frame and tunnel on the car.



jay

[lippy]

Originally Posted by jhand

YThis is the older ERA before they changed the frame and tunnel on the car.

Am I right that the changes to the frame should make it easier on the new cars?

[DanEC]

I think the only frame changes at the front were to go to round tubing for the suspension X-brace (I think that was some time ago) and to add the two tubes that run across the top of the footboxes to the X-brace. If anything, the two tubes kind of narrow the space down to drop the engine through - but not enough to be a problem. Sounds like the transmission tunnel under the dash is the most significant change that might help out.