engine removal

[Ryan066]

most of you prolly dont have experience removing a 2.2/2.5 engine from a dodge/chrysler but maybe some do

many of you might know that I am removing my EFI 2.2L, A413 trans from my 88' Aries and swapping a 2.2/2.5 L turbo 2 motor, A555 trans.

what I am wondering is what would be the best approach to this....
right now I have the front quaters, bumpers, headlight housing bumper removed off the Aries.
I have No donar car yet but I am looking into a 88 t2 2.2 shelby daytona, 15000 miles on er.. rebuilt turbo and a new presusre plate and clutch in the tranny.

so I have a couple decisions....

I could unbolt the cradle from the aries and take out the motor, trans.. wheels and lift the frame over .. slap it on jackstands then swap in the one from the donar.

Or I could remove just the engine and trans from the top of the engine and put the one from the donar in.

Or I could remove the engine from the donar, take it apart, see if it needs to be rebuilt.. clean it up and then swap in it after I removed the old motor from the aries in peices... Ie. head, block, trans etc..

what do you guys think?

[SikEnCide]

take hte donor engine and make sure its in good condition then the best way is to support the engine with a jack underneith. (use a block of wood btwn the jack and then engine). then get an engine lift.. chaine it up and life the old engine out.... lower the new one in onto a jack to suport it...... or you could take it to someone and have them do it