I was just wondering if that is possible for a diy project. Or lets say I get a shell and I wanted to transfer my engine to it. Could I take out peace by peace and reassemble it back in the other car?

 

That is what I was thinking. take out the parts and put them back together in the other car. Or if I am just rebuilding for example then, take out the parts that need replacement/fix without removing the engine from the mounts in the car.

 

You can but you do not need to. The engine can actually be removed a different way, which only requires a dolly of some sort and a tall jack (and jack stands of course).

Here's a DIY on the subject:
http://www.civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=22

 

Wow, these guys are good. This is very informative. One problem I would have though, is with the floor jack. The cart is easy enough to make and I have the jack stands but, my floor jack is a small one, not the regular full size that these guys use. In fact, my floor jack can barely lift the car high enough to put the jack stands under it. I bought cause it was cheaper but, I didn't know how small it was and the regular ones was, I think, over $200. So I am thinking in that case maybe a hoist would be better since that is one other thing that I don't have.

On a side note, I do envy those guys that have a garage to work with. Even with all the tools, it makes things much easier.

 

i put my vx engine into my sedan my hand with a buddy ..lol
if you have a tree in the yard you can buy a come-a-long and pull the the engine
they are affordable