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First off.
Find yourself a level and dry place to perform the swap and store your car till the swap is complete.
1 to 2 to 3 months is quite possible depending on how much time you can put in at any one time.
You will also need:
-A cherry-picker style engine lift.
-An engine stand.
-A good jack.
-(2) or (4) decent jack stands.
-Some strong chain.
-A couple car blankets, or crappy towels.
(To cover the rear deck and fenders while you are working on the car.)
-(4) heavy duty smart casters.
-A couple 2x4's for making an engine trolley.
My engine didn't have one of the lift hooks on the front of it. Should not come with the engine per the Solara repair manual. It has an SST part # or you can make one out of plate steel.
Losen the lugs on all (4) wheels.
While you are at it... Losen the rear axel nuts. (the ones in the center of the rear hub.
You'll love me for it later.
Block the rear wheels so they don't roll. Play it safe!
Get yourself (8) 4x4x8 pressure treated lumber and (2) aluminum ramps, or (2) 2x10x8 boards. These will be used to put the front wheels up in the air. It allows the front of the car to roll front to back when you lift/lower the rear of the car to get over the engine.
It also allows you enough height to work under the car w/o being cramped.
You may have to lift it up in steps depending on how high your jack will get your car. I bought a new one from the Home Depot and it was almost tall enough to use everywhere. A few 2x4's, or a piece of timber will help fill in the gaps if its not tall enough.
You will need to jack up the rear of the car and place it on jack-stands at about the same height as the front of the car. Don't use anything small and weak. you may be leaving the car up like this for a couple months. Again, Play it safe!
Try to support the frame/body of the car as you will be removing the rear cross-member to drop the engine.
OK!, So the car is now in the air.
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