Grandfather's 68 SS Camaro.

[Too Many Projects]

Merry Christmas.
You have a good start, but remove the radiator next and the long valve cover bolts near the brake booster for tipping/lifting the engine over the front crossmember. When leaving the trans in, I use a floor jack with a large piece of 2x6 under the pan and lift with the engine until it is almost touching the firewall. That gives you a little more wiggle room to separate the engine and trans. There are 2 alignment pins between them, so they need to separate about 1/2-3/4 inch to get the engine free from the bellhousing.
You may want to use baling wire to hold the headers away from the heads while lifting. Removing them with the engine in requires the car to be about 18" off the floor. Leave the collectors on, but the 3 bolts loose so the header can move over, but not fall on the floor.
Once the engine is out, have/find a piece of rebar/pipe/broom handle and cut it to span the frame rails right in front of the trans. Have 2 long bolts, 3-4" and insert them in the bellhousing holes just above the rod to set the trans down on. You can then remove the jack and push the car back out of the way to work.

[JRC99]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Merry Christmas.
You have a good start, but remove the radiator next and the long valve cover bolts near the brake booster for tipping/lifting the engine over the front crossmember. When leaving the trans in, I use a floor jack with a large piece of 2x6 under the pan and lift with the engine until it is almost touching the firewall. That gives you a little more wiggle room to separate the engine and trans. There are 2 alignment pins between them, so they need to separate about 1/2-3/4 inch to get the engine free from the bellhousing.
You may want to use baling wire to hold the headers away from the heads while lifting. Removing them with the engine in requires the car to be about 18" off the floor. Leave the collectors on, but the 3 bolts loose so the header can move over, but not fall on the floor.
Once the engine is out, have/find a piece of rebar/pipe/broom handle and cut it to span the frame rails right in front of the trans. Have 2 long bolts, 3-4" and insert them in the bellhousing holes just above the rod to set the trans down on. You can then remove the jack and push the car back out of the way to work.

Good advice, thank you! If I do pull the headers it's definitely after the engine is fully out. For now I'll just find a way to hold them away from the heads as you suggest

[BJCHEV396]

Good luck,hope things go smoothly for you.Keep us posted!

[R68GTO]

Good update, you'll get it!

[Charley Lillard]

When you get the radiator out post more pics of it. Looks interesting.

[JRC99]

I got it out already. I'll take some pictures tomorrow. Be forewarned, it's a good example of why I need to learn how to slow down and pay attention. It's probably gonna need to be re-cored after the utterly stupid way I removed the electric fan my dad and I (read- Dad) put on as a bandaid for the overheating years ago.

(Admittedly I was planning on having it recored anyway- I realize the timing and carb not being set right is probably a large part of why it overheated even before the cam and lifters started going away, but if I can add a little insurance I'd sure like to. That, or an aluminum one I'll just paint black, since a quick Google shows recoring a brass/copper rad is actually just as, if not more, expensive these days)

[scuncio]

If you decide to recore, Superior in Mt Clemens is as good as it gets.

[chevyman0429]

Originally Posted by scuncio

If you decide to recore, Superior in Mt Clemens is as good as it gets.

Tony
Your absolutely correct Superior has done many radiators for me and never had any issues!

[JRC99]

Do y'all have a basic price range I can expect from Superior? Just curious, be nice to already have that in my back pocket, y'know

(I have this intense dislike of making phone calls, too. Call it being a part of Gen Z I guess- I can talk in person, I can text all day, but I do not like calling people/places)

[JRC99]

Quick question- is there anything specific I'm looking for on the rad as far as pictures? Other than the HARRISON lettering I didn't see any stampings on it. It's got the internal trans cooler so it's been swapped since to the best of my knowledge (including the clutch pedal still in it) the car was originally a 4 speed.