Well what if you put it on jack stands and pulled the wheels off and took the inner fender lining off and what not? maybe then? cuz im all for some headers but i dont wanna have to have em put on by someone else ya know. then agian i dont have tho tools to pull the endine or k member
So you think taking the rubber fender liners off makes the engine magically appear?
There is a HUGE metal strut tower on each side that attaches to the front sub frame. There is NO way to access the bolts to the stock manifolds without pulling the engine or dropping the K-member.
If it were me, I would drop the engine AND the cradle.
Why would you add the time of removing the drive shaft, trans cross member, the engine harness to the battery, the radiator hoses, the power steering lines, the steering shaft, all the fluids that are involved in removing the various parts, ON TOP of removing the exhaust, the suspension, and the calipers.
It took me about 8 hours to complete the job IN MY GARAGE. It would take twice as long to do it that way.
and I seriously doubt it's even POSSIBLE without taking the Kmember out.
+1 there! I bet you could install the headers, but getting the stock ones out is not possible.
Save yourself ALOT of time, headache and scraped knuckles and just drop the engine and Kmember out the bottom.
I say just drop the K member....but hey, its up to you. You have my write-up to follow, if you want to add hours of labor to remove the engine with the K-member, then lift the engine OFF of the k member to remove and install the headers be my guest.