Pulling the motor....

[Ieatcamaros]

Things not to forget to take off: Body ground strap, starter cable, Oil pressure gauge line, water temperature gauge line, throttle cable. I know there's more, but those are commonly overlooked. Especially the first two. Since your car is fuel injected, double and triple check to make sure you disconnect every electrical connection that is required to be disconnected. I would also recommend you label your connections with masking tape and a marker. And make a list on paper just so you don't end up with two 12's or two U's, depending on the system you use. Obviously, you will be taking the h pipe loose from the headers and depending on you headers and car, you may have to take them off too. I always take the headers off in the car no matter the situation. If you are going to do this in a shop, drain the water outside and then push the car inside. I just hate laying in antifreeze. Nothing else bothers me, but antifreeze does for some unknown reason. If you do this and can't push the car inside, it will be ok to drive it in with some of the water out. There is more, I just can't think of every little detail right this minute. While the engine is out, I'd replace the rear main seal. Since you have an AOD, check and make sure the torque converter is seated in the front pump all the way before you go to put the motor back in. Sometimes the converter hangs on the flywheel and it can pull the converter out of the pump a little bit. If you get the motor in and you can get the converter bolted to the flywheel, but the motor won't seat with the transmission, then you know the converter has been pulled out of the pump. DO NOT try to pull it together with the bellhousing bolts.

The shift kit and subframes should definitely be your next mods. And then a converter to match the top end package you are going to put in. Ideally, you'd like to change the converter while you got it apart. Otherwise, you'll be pulling the transmission when you get ready.

Have fun and good luck. After you do this a couple of times, you can do it in your sleep.