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91boz
Well I have done it several different ways, one way is to support the engine/tranny with a hoist like you said with the tranny top and engine front ( right side, pulley end ) mounts still installed, then just put a floor jack under the middle of the left to right crossmember and remove the bolts, I think that there about 5 on each side. There is a small bolt at the rear mount that doesn't have to be removed because it just holds the bushing cradle cover on. I think it took a 12mm wrench. You will have to remove the two nuts and one bolt at the bottom of the spindle where it connects the the A arm.
I would remove those bolts and nuts from both sides first then with the jack firmly holding both of the crossmembers in place and with the car up on jack stands, you can remove all the bolts holding the crossmembers in place, there are a lot, lets see from memory, there are three bolts at the front radiator area on the front to back Xmember, the two mount nuts or the crossbolt your choice of the mount at the radiator area, the tranny center bottom mount if so equiped, two nuts there, and OF course the rear mount nuts. then the bolts on each side of the left to right Xmember, like I said I think there are 5 per side with one per side being extra long.
SO after removing all that you should be able to lower the crossmembers to the floor.
NOW seeing you are doing this to swap engines, you could leave all the engine and tranny mounts bolted to the crossmembers and instead remove the other two mounts from the engine front and tranny top and lower it as complete unit. If you decide to go that way I would remove as much of the tranny top mount as you can and not just pull the crossbolt because you will need to move the tranny forward for THAT rear mount to clear the steering rack.
Then you could lower it all down to the floor or if you have some onto some dollies to roll it out from under the car. then you can swap the engines and into the proper crossmembers and then just put it into reverse and put everything back.
Hope all this helps and sorry I didn't answer sooner, I didn't have the e-mail notice turn on.
later wd
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