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Title: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: angelorange on 29 March, 2008, 08:52:58 AM Just (re)installed my engine after superb rebuild by the legendary Peter Gerrish see photo:
photo(c)LUKAFOTO2008 Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: angelorange on 29 March, 2008, 08:57:07 AM By the way the car is NOT purple! That's the camera's idea of mixing daylight, tungsten and fluorescent light sources!
Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: fay66 on 29 March, 2008, 10:30:50 AM Purple ??? according the the photo I'm looking at it's a fetching mix of blue & green ;D
Brian 8227 8) Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: angelorange on 29 March, 2008, 06:15:39 PM Interesting! Have you calibrated your computer monitor recently?
Or maybe it's just my rose tinted specs! Hope to fire her up and MoT on Monday - still waiting for drier weather! Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: Jai Sharma on 30 March, 2008, 06:57:16 AM Congratulations Lukas!
Interesting to see you put it in through the top - I've never tried that before. Jai Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: angelorange on 30 March, 2008, 09:47:49 PM Hi Jai
Howz the 308 project? Yes fits fine as long as you angle the gearbox up a little at the bell housing end to align the clutch/inputshaft. Engine CG/Crane lifting point is right between middle inlet ports. I think next time I would fit the exhaust side engine mount rather than leave it attached to the subframe - 2 vertical bolts easier than 4 at an angle! Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: Neil Lewis on 31 March, 2008, 10:29:17 PM I always took mine out from underneath on the subframe. That gives a nice stable base to dismantle the engine on and no crane needed.
Neil Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: Jai Sharma on 01 April, 2008, 07:23:51 AM Hi Lukas,
308 project getting close in theory - let us see if it runs! Reading Neils' post reminded me however that my car always seemed uncomfortably high when raised enough to clear the motor - axle stands and bits of wood = a little wobbly.... Are you planning to be out towards the end of the season? Title: Re: ENGINE INSTALLED! Post by: Scarpia on 01 April, 2008, 07:16:34 PM I took my engine out from above exactly as described below.
Whilst keeping it on the subframe is handy for manouvering afterwards it seems more wobbly and less obvious to me to lift the car off the engine rather than the engine out of the car.It just depends on space and equipment I guess. |