+1 on not going from the top. Even if you decide not to completely remove the front end, you're still better off raising the car and lowering the block out from underneath. Good luck! :)

It will be quite impressive to see this done in a garage without a lift. Cosmo I want to see yah do it! :tup:

I did my 350z in a two car garage on jackstands and pulled the motor from the top... my next house will have a shop and lift if anyone needs a hand...

If I had a cradle of some kind to lower it through the bottom I would but I would need to get the car pretty high to do that and most jack stands wouldn't cut it. I honestly think at this point I will take it out from the front leaving the tranny attached and do the same when reinstalling. Does anyone have any pics of dropping it from the bottom without the use of a lift?

I also removed my 350 motor from the top after disconnecting it from the tranny. It wasnt too bad, but if I have to remove the motor in the 370z I will be removing it from the front. Im excited to see how this thread progresses!

Yeah, without a lift I doubt you could, at least not safely. If any such pics exist, there's probably a scary pile of boards 3 feet high under the jackstands or something :)

this is actually how nissan built their greddy TT car, i assumed they would use a lift etc but they just put the car on stands and removed the front end heh

That is pretty wild!

I remember seeing a post on here with someone who took the front bumper and radiator etc all off to change headers. I think it was @Spohn.

I would think if you could get the car up at least a foot, maybe that would be enough room to work with. Who knows though :ugh2:

I pulled this pic from Fast Intentions FB page. I would do this if I had a lift..

I have always pulled them from the front. When doing a build with the existing motor thats coming out of the car, the last thing I need sitting the shop for 3 months is a crossmember and suspension... and I hate having to get an alignment! Once the front end is off (easy), it takes no time at all to pull it in the front. Doesnt look as impressive but its my personal preference.

I bought a table jack to remove sub frames a couple years ago. I never used it once LOL. It just sits in then corner collecting dust. Pulling the motor out the top and out the bottom end up being the same amount of work... Most of the front already has come out for the intercooler ect.

Or you could just do it like they do in Djibouti.!!!!

lol, for some reason when I see that pic it reminds me of spohn...:icon18::bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

Didn't have a chance to start on it yesterday because I needed a hand getting the hood off but Monday its on... :tup:

While watching some college bowl games today I was wondering what the compression is on a Porsche 911 Turbo. Turns out that car's compression is 9.8 so I feel I made the right decision on the 10.1 compression on my new built engine... Whats funny is the gtr is 9.1

I wouldn't worry too much about CR. The key with these builds is bearing clearances. Way too many shops say that they "build" engines, but that doesn't mean that they know HOW to build an engine. I am not sure who is doing the build for you, and it doesn't really matter to me. All I know is that I can't even count how many VQ35DE's had spun journals due to clearances being too tight. So, just make sure you get it all sorted out while it is all out of the car, and that you have a true expert with experience assembling your bottom end.

Good luck with everything, I really hope you have a postitive, trouble free experience with all this. The end result should be rewarding.