Can pistons be removed by just dropping the oil pan, and removing the head?

[DROPthatCLUTCH]

Can pistons be removed by just dropping the oil pan, and removing the head?

 

[JusMX141]

Bumping to add more info regarding longevity following the in-frame rebuild....

Car ran perfect with that low-budget rebuild until it was taken off the road about 8 months ago...the car would no longer pass state inspection at 219K....so around 47,000 miles were driven after that rebuild and it never missed a beat. The used timing belt hung in there and was replaced about 5,000 miles before the car was retired when the used tensioner pulley finally gave out. A new OEM belt was installed along with a new Gates Racing balance belt and all new pulleys at the time.

The engine is still alive today in a friend's 1G daily-driver, 219K and counting.

 

[DROPthatCLUTCH]

Bumping to add more info regarding longevity following the in-frame rebuild....

Car ran perfect with that low-budget rebuild until it was taken off the road about 8 months ago...the car would no longer pass state inspection at 219K....so around 47,000 miles were driven after that rebuild and it never missed a beat. The used timing belt hung in there and was replaced about 5,000 miles before the car was retired when the used tensioner pulley finally gave out. A new OEM belt was installed along with a new Gates Racing balance belt and all new pulleys at the time.

The engine is still alive today in a friend's 1G daily-driver, 219K and counting.

Right on! Goes to show how well something can last if done correctly.

I never ended up doing it. I purchased a new block and built it up over the year instead. Got about 200km on it last year before it snowed. Almost that time to take it out of storage again >

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