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Postby Fsalinas [OP] » October 20th 2008, 7:25pm

Hey everyone,

I'm finaly going to drop a V8 in my Astro! :D I've been looking at the core suport and I don't see where it unbolts??? :think: Can someone please shed some light on this subject!? :confused:
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Re: V8 Swap

Postby Gary » October 21st 2008, 1:27am

1995 and up you need to cut the rad support and build a bracket to bolt it back together or drop the sub frame.
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Re: V8 Swap

Postby zombie{[six]} » October 22nd 2008, 2:32am

if you have a lift or hoist then your easiest route is subframe drop.
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