I have finally started removing the old engine and transmission. I’m going to remove the frontend of the car so I pull the engine out of the front. I bought a hydraulic table to help and I already have a QuickJack to get the car up a decent distance and keep it stable.
I’m going to use my engine support bar to hold up the engine and then drop the front subframe with all of the front suspension and steering attached. Then I can use the hydraulic table to take up the weight of the engine from the support bar. I can then put the front suspension back in once I service everything. I have new coil-overs and probably going to get a rebuilt steering rack since its only $100 more than the kit just to do the boots and tie rods. We’ll see if this slippery slopes into an entirely new front suspension.
Anybody need a pretty beat up M54B25? Come with an automatic transmission that can barely go backwards!!!
Good reference videos for removing the frontend: