I didn't have to do that even with the dutra duals on the hpak duster...

You must have an exhaust hanger near the front subframe or the firewall like the stock '74's had...

-D.Idiot

It can be pulled in a 1967+ car if you do the following:

1) Chock the rear wheels
2) Drain the Radiator
3) Remove the radiator hoses from the radiator
4) Loosen driver's side motor mount slightly
5) Loosen passenger side motor mount completely
6) Remove oil filter
7) Jack up the car and put jackstands under front subframe rails.
8 ) Put a 2x4 under the passenger side oil pan flange and use jack to
lift the motor up until the passenger side motor mount is clear of the K-member spool catch...or the motor mount is loose of the 'sandwich' on 1967-1972 cars. Do not jack the motor up using the jackand the oil pan itself.
9) Remove 5 or 6 bolts using a 1/2" wrench, ratchet, etc that hold the pump to the block.
10) Using a small rubber hammer or piece of wood give the pump a 'thump' to loosen it from the engine.
11) If you have an original OEM 6 bolt pump there will be barely enough room to pull it straight out and remove.
11A) If you have an aftermarket Melling/5 bolt pump:
a)Remove the pump rotor cover bolts
b) Remove the pump cover and rotating ring (that way you don't drop it and marr the surface when removing the pump)
c) Remove pump, it will just barely clear once the cover and bolts are removed.
12) Clean block mating surface.
13) If installing an OEM pump to it's place, install in reverse making sure
to install the oil pump gasket the correct way on the pump body first.
13A) If installing an aftermarket Melling pump remove pump cover, gasket, and rotating ring. Install gasket on pump body, install pump body per reverse of above, except: Once the body has been bolted to engine, with clean hands (or gloves) install rotating ring, use a dab of grease or vaseline and smear on pump rotor and ring, especially in the 'mating cavities'/contact surfaces, install gasket and pump cover, tighten all bolts.
14) Lower car, rehook up motor mounts, radiator hoses, fill radiator, install new oil filter with a good dollop of oil in the filter before it is installed-probably good to do a full oil change at this point as well.


This is far easier with the engine out of the car...and I wouldn't do this again with it raining outside either...

-D.Idiot

It can be pulled in a 1967+ car if you do the following:

1) Chock the rear wheels
2) Drain the Radiator
3) Remove the radiator hoses from the radiator
4) Loosen driver's side motor mount slightly
5) Loosen passenger side motor mount completely
6) Remove oil filter
7) Jack up the car and put jackstands under front subframe rails.
8 ) Put a 2x4 under the passenger side oil pan flange and use jack to
lift the motor up until the passenger side motor mount is clear of the K-member spool catch...or the motor mount is loose of the 'sandwich' on 1967-1972 cars. Do not jack the motor up using the jackand the oil pan itself.
9) Remove 5 or 6 bolts using a 1/2" wrench, ratchet, etc that hold the pump to the block.
10) Using a small rubber hammer or piece of wood give the pump a 'thump' to loosen it from the engine.
11) If you have an original OEM 6 bolt pump there will be barely enough room to pull it straight out and remove.
11A) If you have an aftermarket Melling/5 bolt pump:
a)Remove the pump rotor cover bolts
b) Remove the pump cover and rotating ring (that way you don't drop it and marr the surface when removing the pump)
c) Remove pump, it will just barely clear once the cover and bolts are removed.
12) Clean block mating surface.
13) If installing an OEM pump to it's place, install in reverse making sure
to install the oil pump gasket the correct way on the pump body first.
13A) If installing an aftermarket Melling pump remove pump cover, gasket, and rotating ring. Install gasket on pump body, install pump body per reverse of above, except: Once the body has been bolted to engine, with clean hands (or gloves) install rotating ring, use a dab of grease or vaseline and smear on pump rotor and ring, especially in the 'mating cavities'/contact surfaces, install gasket and pump cover, tighten all bolts.
14) Lower car, rehook up motor mounts, radiator hoses, fill radiator, install new oil filter with a good dollop of oil in the filter before it is installed-probably good to do a full oil change at this point as well.


This is far easier with the engine out of the car...and I wouldn't do this again with it raining outside either...

-D.Idiot

It can be pulled in a 1967+ car if you do the following:

1) Chock the rear wheels
2) Drain the Radiator
3) Remove the radiator hoses from the radiator
4) Loosen driver's side motor mount slightly
5) Loosen passenger side motor mount completely
6) Remove oil filter
7) Jack up the car and put jackstands under front subframe rails.
8 ) Put a 2x4 under the passenger side oil pan flange and use jack to
lift the motor up until the passenger side motor mount is clear of the K-member spool catch...or the motor mount is loose of the 'sandwich' on 1967-1972 cars. Do not jack the motor up using the jackand the oil pan itself.
9) Remove 5 or 6 bolts using a 1/2" wrench, ratchet, etc that hold the pump to the block.
10) Using a small rubber hammer or piece of wood give the pump a 'thump' to loosen it from the engine.
11) If you have an original OEM 6 bolt pump there will be barely enough room to pull it straight out and remove.
11A) If you have an aftermarket Melling/5 bolt pump:
a)Remove the pump rotor cover bolts
b) Remove the pump cover and rotating ring (that way you don't drop it and marr the surface when removing the pump)
c) Remove pump, it will just barely clear once the cover and bolts are removed.
12) Clean block mating surface.
13) If installing an OEM pump to it's place, install in reverse making sure
to install the oil pump gasket the correct way on the pump body first.
13A) If installing an aftermarket Melling pump remove pump cover, gasket, and rotating ring. Install gasket on pump body, install pump body per reverse of above, except: Once the body has been bolted to engine, with clean hands (or gloves) install rotating ring, use a dab of grease or vaseline and smear on pump rotor and ring, especially in the 'mating cavities'/contact surfaces, install gasket and pump cover, tighten all bolts.
14) Lower car, rehook up motor mounts, radiator hoses, fill radiator, install new oil filter with a good dollop of oil in the filter before it is installed-probably good to do a full oil change at this point as well.


This is far easier with the engine out of the car...and I wouldn't do this again with it raining outside either...

-D.Idiot

Would there be any reason that one couldn't use ramps for the front end rather than stands???

I was able to peel the big piece off the oil pump part....it'd nonmagnetic so I assume it can only be bearing material.....

It is time to drop the oil pan or better yet, pull the engine, for a review & "freshen-up"...
DD