ok so the car is a 2001 civic 4 door , its an auto , it have the tranny free from the motor, but cant get it out of the car , it wont clear the frame..
this body style car

 

I do believe that you're going to have to drop the entire subframe from the car. Don't quote me though

 

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I am quoting for truth. You do have to drop the subframe to get it out.

 

The subframe's gotta come out first. There is a way to get it out the top (at least the M/T will). AT is bigger, don't know how that would work.
Grab the motor with a hoist before you unbolt the motor mount from the subframe.

 

well i have the motor supported from underneith , can i drop it that way( the sub frame) also any pics of this

 

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You can, but you have to drop the subframe to get it out. Or risk dropping it on the fender if you take it out up top.

 

so drop the sub frame and suport the motor ( wich i can do with a jack from the bottem ). I just need to make sure i have this right ,

 

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You got it.

 

yes, but if you have the motor on a jack stand (I really hope you don't have a jackstand under the oil pan) then you won't really be able to move the subframe too far (jack stand in the way), and you'll be stuck working with the subframe in the way under the car.

 

well , it has a nice peice of wood under it , and its on jack stands that are almost all the way up , so there is a good amount of room

 

yo i know this is off topic but post a pic of ur 1.8t i used to have a mk4 jetta but it was a damn 2.slow, u on vwvortex also right?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boilermaker1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes, but if you have the motor on a jack stand (I really hope you don't have a jackstand under the oil pan) then you won't really be able to move the subframe too far (jack stand in the way), and you'll be stuck working with the subframe in the way under the car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'd rather work around the subframe, then try and lift it through the engine bay. That'd require removing most every wiring harness and cable on that side of the engine, which would be a pain in the butt. Not to mention any other problems that may arise in the process, like damaging the fender if my fingers slipped.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'd rather work around the subframe, then try and lift it through the engine bay. That'd require removing most every wiring harness and cable on that side of the engine, which would be a pain in the butt. Not to mention any other problems that may arise in the process, like damaging the fender if my fingers slipped. </TD></TR></TABLE>

If you're gonna pull it through the top, you don't grab it with your hands... you use an engine hoist.
My point with the subframe is if you take a square frame, and put a jack stand in the middle of it, its only going to move so far over before it hits the jackstand, whereas if you used the hoist to grab the motor, you can take out the subframe and pull it completely out from under the car and work without the interference.

 

well here you go , its the 3rd swap I have done , mine is by far the messiest





also , any info on how the sub frame comes out would rule

 

dope bro, i luv da mk3's im waitin right now to find a cheap gli cuz i really wanna boost it. my boy has the gold edition gli boosting 20 pounds n ect, that car is crazy hes hitting 500-550 to the wheels. that vr6 engine is crazy

 

I run @ 18psi daily with near perfect afr's , i want to put a t3 super 60 or t3/to4 50 trim /.48 hot side stge 2 wheel

 

also to make matters worse , I got the wrong tranny and the new one is like 800!! i bet the cleint wont want to fix it now:/

 

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damn that sux... oh n a question... what happened to your fog lights?

 

well they were lifted by some punk ***. probley gonna put dummies in and run hids

also what si the value of a clean 01 with a new tranny and 106k, its a EX 4 door in silver and is about a 8 out of 10 as far as over all shape of the car