After having pulled the engine from the Scion and stripping it of the parts I may need to get the JDM engine set up for installation back into the Scion, I still had the engine crane on site. I decided to keep the train moving and get ready to pull the engine and transmission from the 84 F150, which is parked behind the Scion. I did have to move the Scion back forward from the F150 since I used a winch to pull the car backwards towards the F150 in the process of getting the car clear of the engine as it swung in the air. With the Scion out of the way, I got started disconnecting everything from the F150's engine. I drained the radiator then started pulling the hoses, fan shroud and fan itself from the water pump. From there I removed the different hoses that were still connected to the intake, along with part of the truck's throttle cable setup. The alternator and distributor wiring were both unplugged and placed out of the way, since preserving all these connections will make the truck able to be brought back to life easily with the placement of another engine and transmission. With the few items disconnected from the top of the engine, it was time to get on the ground and start pulling everything loose on the lower end. I started off with the engine mounts, both of which were held in with a single nut, similar to the FMT's engine mounts. With those free, I moved back to the transmission crossmember. I pulled all the bolts free that held the main crossmember piece, ignoring the secondary braces. Hopefully things are free enough that I'll be able to force the crossmember from under the braces as well as the transmission itself. I'll have to jack up the transmission to take the weight from the crossmember, which is where the mount comes into play. The two nuts holding it in place to the crossmember were also disconnected. From there I pulled the U bolts free from the rear U-joint on the driveshaft so I could get it pulled free. I placed my homemade oil catch pan under the transmission tail to catch the fluid, no need wasting usable fluids. Moving back forward, I disconnected the shifter linkage from the side of the transmission along with the speedometer cable and oil lines. I used the impact driver to pull the nuts free from the exhaust manifolds, concluding the disconnection of the powertrain from the truck as a whole. We're pretty much ready to come out now, so I staged the crane over the engine bay. I'll just need to bolt the carb base plate down and hook the chains up, and get a vehicle staged behind the truck to hook the winch to in order to pull the body back as I lift the setup from the truck. Once I do get the powerplant out from the truck I'll get it laid on the ground but will have to have the truck body pulled back enough to be able to turn the crane around in order to lift the rig back into the S10 in order to take it up to the garage. Of course I can then pull the truck body back in place since I'll be clear of the fence line by the time I pull the truck back enough to get the engine out. I figured I'll just take the rig up to the garage to pull things apart and make whatever necessary repairs before I do go forward with the placement of the powerplant in the Rustang. Of course I still have some parts to get for that car to facilitate that installation, but that's another story for another time.
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