[Foci_Fosho]

I would highly recommend removing it from the car. Compressing piston rings and lubericating stuff upside-down just doesn't sound like it's done easily.

I've never pulled an engine myself, but I don't think you can do it without pulling the engine.

 

[havoc7476]

i think that it would be possilbe to put new pistons and rods in while the engine is in the car. its not going to be easy to do.

 

[hardk0re]

I guess its making sense now....probably could be done but definetly looking like pulling the engine is easier.

 

[BigRed03]

First off, when you want to remove the pistons, your gonna have to remove the oil pan just to get to the bolts around the crank....100 times easier to pull the engine and do it. With the engine pulled you can keep it in a cleaner area to keep debri from finding its way inside the engine.

 

[fokuzx3]

if i were you i would go to ford and buy an empty block for about 200 bucks and send it to mcnews and have them build it..no headache at all, and he quoted me 1500 and that was for everything even bore and all..then all you would need to do is buy that head your talkin about, drop your cams in it and then switch engines