Hey! Pull My Engine!

I followed the original shop manual for pulling my beloved, rusted, and drowned 368 Lincoln Y Block. There are roughly 30 steps but honestly, it wasn't too bad. I read somewhere your typical shade tree mechanic can be ready to pull an engine in 2 hours. Im a pretty experienced shade tree mechanic but I have a freaking garage and it still took me about 8 hours off an on!

Most of the process went well. There is one bolt between the firewall and engine connecting the block to the bell housing that took me about an hour to work free with an 11/16th open end wrench, some work on my cursing, and some good old perseverance. Im not even sure how my hand fit in there but there was just enough room for my hand to hold the wrench like tweezers and some how, magically, get it off. I think I only dropped the wrench about 20 times in the process which involves a process of climbing out of the engine bay, crawling under the car, and retrieving the wrench. I am amazed that it landed in different places each time. Anyway, here she is ready to pull. It looks pathetic, rusted and sad because it is. This a great before shot. Next up is to rent and engine crane, truck and cart this 750 lb block of mechanical genius of to a professional shop for a rebuild...and maybe a few extras to boost the HP and give Annie a little Bad A$$ rumble too.