Sr20 won't fit... So many attempts so many fails..

[GORILLARILLA21`]

How did some of you go about putting your sr20 in your 510? My level on my hoist is on the front and back of the engine and the chains hit. I tried putting the engine and tranny in together, and the bell housing got caught on the steering link. Then I said ok maybe I'll try it separate. I test for the engine and it fit. Then I tried to do place the tranny but the splined rod that you line up wouldn't go into the clutch. Ok fuck! So now I'm trying to take the crossmember out, bolting it to the block and raise it up to bolt the crossmember in. Still struggling. It's tighter than a virgin in that engine bay. I seem to be hitting the firewall and my flipped crossmember was on a jig so it didn't screw make it crooked or moved back too far. Any ideas before I get super angry? Ha help is appreciated!

[GORILLARILLA21`]

I'm using 620 mounts by the way.. If that helps any

[aintnobiscuit]

620 mounts are almost the exact same size as the 510. I've held them next to each other. Easiest way for me to get my engine in was to put the car on jack stands. Then jack up the transmission so it was level in the trans tunnel. Then I starting hoisting the engine up inside the engine bay. When everything was lined up I started slowly tightening the bolts on the trans crossmember and engine crossmember until it was all the way in. Hopefully that helps. 

 

I put the chains on the sides of my motor though, not front and back. 

[GORILLARILLA21`]

Did you raise the engine from the bottom up? Then bolt the crossmember in once the engine was up in the air?

[510T]

I put mine in from the bottom.  I had the engine and trans bolted to the crossmembers on a furniture dolly and just rolled them right under the hoisted 510.  Slowly lowered the body over the engine and bolted everything up.  For me, this was the easiest way to git-er-dun by myself.

 

 

[ggzilla]

Did you use a clutch alignment tool?

 

the splined rod that you line up wouldn't go into the clutch

[GORILLARILLA21`]

Yes

[StinkyTurbo]

I put mine in from the bottom.  I had the engine and trans bolted to the crossmembers on a furniture dolly and just rolled them right under the hoisted 510.  Slowly lowered the body over the engine and bolted everything up.  For me, this was the easiest way to git-er-dun by myself.

 

 

I did it the same way.its the easiest way

[GORILLARILLA21`]

Alright. I'll have to wait till the rain stops. The garage is soaked and I'm tired of working on the damn thing haha

[GORILLARILLA21`]

Thanks a lot guys

[Ranman72]

I did it the same way.its the easiest way

there are many reports of this being the easiest way 

[bonvo]

i havnt done the swap myself but on most of the builds ive seen you need to modify the oil pan so the steering gear can move freely 

[sycloned916]

It should drop right in, when I did my 510 back ago I raised the rear up a bit. You said its hitting the firewall, I had tons of room in the back. I would take off the steering link and try again. If you can put it in were it should sit and see whats making it not fit right. I used the 620 mounts and took the motor out a good 7-8 times with ease.

[HRH]

Yep, body over engine/trans assembly is how the factory did it.  I'll probably do that when I go to getting my KA in my 510.

[aintnobiscuit]

Sooooo.... did you get it in?

[q-tip]

It can all go in together with out much Hassel in my experiencees. The front of the car has to be on jack stands and the assembly has to rotate as it goes in (lifting the back in the tans and lowering the front of the engine) and it should just slip right in