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What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

I'm sure I'll see alot of engines and tranny installs but I'm still curious none the less. My hardest just happened last night. I installed a rear end all by myself. It wasn't that bad at first until I had to align and jack the  thing up at the same time! And the higher it got the more unstable it became. It nearly rolled right over me. =/ But I got it in and that's all I cared about.

Other than that the other worst was removing and installing a nearly 3/4 full gas tank in an apartment parking lot. That... sucked... ass.
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #1 –
All my work has been solo...from pulling/installing engines, trannys, rearends.....I never have a helper....so I guess I'm just used to it.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #2 –
Engine and transmission, or just the transmission...didn't care for doing either one of those myself but I didn't have much choice.

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
'87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Engine, wheels, tires, etc!
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What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #3 –
Ditto on the rear end. I caught hell trying to get everything lined up and keeping the diff balanced on the jack at the same time.
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What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #4 –
Wiring CFI ALONE!!! It sucks.

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #5 –
I think it's tied between the rear end and the gas tank.  Bleh.

It may be a 3 way tie with dealing with the front suspension as well.
Willpower is no match for Horsepower.

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #7 –
fuel injection on my 77 f250 and engines and trannys

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #8 –
Considering I haven't done much to my car by myself since I've always had help on everything, the hardest thing was the intake manifold swap (which I did all by myself). Now that sounds stupid I'm sure BUT it wound up being a royal pain that caused me to spend a lot more money than I antited.

-Original bolts broke, had to buy new and drill out the broken ones.
-Couldn't easily remove hoses so I had to cut, wohoo fresh hoses.
-Fuel injectors crumbled, had to get another set
-I get the whole thing back together to find I broke the heater core while either removing or installing the hoses.


Hmm, I was thinking about swapping a rear. With all these "rear being the hardest" posts, I'm having second thoughts.:giggle:

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #9 –
lol, I forgot about one. Prolly because I did not accomplish it. I tried and failed to install a C4 alone. The car wasn't high enough and I couldn't roll it under the car on the jack. After sliding the C4 under the car (after taking off the bellhousing) I couldn't get it back on the jack. Defeated.

I generally work alone now because I don't really know that many people that work on their car up here.
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

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What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?



Headlights.
"lol.. because not too many people care for that style of car"
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What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #11 –
Both motor mounts on my '88 XR7.
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What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #12 –
Oil pan, 5.0... 'nuff said.
Temporarily Foxless? Ride the Bull...

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #13 –
Ill let you know in a few months...because everything will be getting swapped out.
It's Gumby's fault.

What's the hardest car part you've installed solo?

Reply #14 –
5 Hours with my head under the drivers side dash wiring a keyless entry and remote start system on my 88 Bird.

NEVER AGAIN!!!!