Refitting the engine
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 21:26
by macmattom
<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="blue">Hi guys/girls. I'm just about to drop my engine/gearbox back into body. My plan is to replace the refurbished subframe/steering rack/anti-rollbar/front suspension struts/wheels and then drop in the motor. I also have to replace the handbrake cable and handbrake - do I have to use one of the gaiters underneath and is it best done before I drop the engine in?
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009 00:18
by tom bauer
yes and yes, it would be more accessible
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009 01:08
by PeterTR7V8
The only thing obscuring the handbrake at the lever (front) end is the prop shaft. The gator is fastened by the 4 bolts that hold the hand brake lever onto the transmission tunnel & they come out from inside the car. The nuts are captured so won't need to be held to undo the bolts & won't fall out when the bolts are removed.
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009 02:31
by FI Spyder
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by macmattom</i>
[font=Comic Sans MS][size=2][blue] I also have to replace the handbrake cable and handbrake - do I have to use one of the gaiters underneath and is it best done before I drop the engine in?
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I would use a gaiter as it keeps crude out of handbrake mechanism. You can put it on from bottom with handbrake in. (I did as it was missing as were many rubber parts that disintegrated and fell off.) You just have to disconnect mechanism from cable which isn't a problem as you're replacing cable anyways.
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009 03:28
by jclay (RIP 2018)
macmattom,
Just a hint. If you raise the rear end of the car as high as you think is safe, it will make installing the engine/transmission a lot easier as you will not have to have the engine at a very steep angle.
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009 17:50
by busheytrader
and if you let the front tyres down you can increase the angle even more if the front panel is too high. My hired engine crane wouldn't raise the engine / gearbox combo to clear it.
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