Getting the Engine out

Here shows some details about getting the engine out of the VN. A quick rundown on what involved in fitting the vn v6 into the vk engine bay.

- Crossmember

And yes that's it :) But I was using the front suspension from the vn as I had a better suspension setup than the stock vk and better brakes.

I don't own an engine hoist, and we were going to retain the vn suspension, so we decided to completely remove the whole front end of the vn. The pictures will explain this better, But we undid the 6 bolts holding the struts in, the 4 bolts holding the crossmember into the chassis, the 3 bolts holding the exast in, the 6 bolts holding the gearbox in and the 4 bolts holding the swaybar in place. Next we removed all the hosing and wiring connecting the engine to the chassis and lifted the car over the engine.

This was tough and took 6 of my mates to come and give us a hand. We figured this was easier as I was going to retain the suspension, crossmember, gearbox, brakes and power steering setup.. Also because we could fit the engine in the vk the same way it came out...

Here are some pics of the removal of the engine/gearbox from the vn - Click each image for a larger view..

- The VN with everything undone, only gravity holding it all in place...

- The VN with everything undone, only gravity holding it all in place... (front on angle)

- Motor/gearbox/suspension (front end) out and by itself

- Different angle of the motor

- From the back

- The VK Shell minus front end

- The standard vk front end, useful for anyone who wants a v8 in the commodore

- both front ends in the garage