Alright, I have a 97 that the engine went bad in. I found a new crate 4.3 (3500 miles)with the tranny and transfer that a kid put in his and rolled it a month later. Im in the middle of pulling mine out. Currently I have most wiring, exaust, drive shafts all unhooked. Im wanting to pull everything out as one unit, swap all componets, change all fluids in tranny and transfer case, and change out ujoints. When I go to lift this out, is there anything I need to know or is there a certain way to pull this out?

My last swaps were with mid 80's vehicles so the 97 blazer is completly new. Any tricks would be appreciated. thanks

 

If you're going to be pulling engine/trans/case all at once you're going to have to pull the whole front off including but not limited to bumper, grill, radiator support, radiator, etc. Everything should lift and slide right out the front that way. Should be able to pull all that in under an hour.
My opinion on it.

 

Thanks, I have the radiator out already. Was contemplating on the grill and radiator support but was hoping I would be able to tilt it far enough to come out. Ill just save the time and pull the front off also. Thanks