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anyone else had to remove front bumper to drop in engine on 88 Cougar?

I am preparing to drop a 306 back into my 88 XR-7 by the EFI plate on the intake and am thinking that the arm of my hoist fully extended will not reach in far enough to set it in place.  I remember last November when I yanked out the other motor I had to compress the bumper a tad bit to be right on top of the plate. Has anyone else had this problem with this on our cars or do I have an "import special" engine hoist?

The other part of my project is an 89 Crown Victoria and I had to remove the bumper, filler panel and the grill to get the motor out and back in on it. I would not have imagined that I would have to do the same thing to the Cougar.Thanks!

Re: anyone else had to remove front bumper to drop in engine on 88 Cougar?

Reply #1 –
your hoist must suck...

Had room to spare to lift my 310 in... only thing you should remove is the hood. Too bad our hoods arent like the stangs...

Re: anyone else had to remove front bumper to drop in engine on 88 Cougar?

Reply #2 –
I ploped my 5.0 and AOD in together with no problem.... As already stated, your hoist must suck

Re: anyone else had to remove front bumper to drop in engine on 88 Cougar?

Reply #3 –
my hoist is a part of my garage ceiling :ies: but you are not the only one ive heard say that.  the reach on your hoiist is lacking , thats for sure.