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note to self #1481923 02/04/2014 16:58 02/04/2014 16:58
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland zigman36 OP Making a profit
zigman36 OP Making a profit Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland	Putting a 20vt engine by oneself is not Fun!

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1481929 02/04/2014 18:03 02/04/2014 18:03
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 18,924 Auld Reekie Edinburgh Club President, member225
Edinburgh Club President, member225 Forum veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 18,924 Auld Reekie	Maybe not, but BumbleBee carer

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1481930 02/04/2014 18:27 02/04/2014 18:27
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Countrycruising Club member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,316 FCSS 01684 593187	Why what's up? www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1481934 02/04/2014 18:45 02/04/2014 18:45
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland zigman36 OP Making a profit
zigman36 OP Making a profit Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland	ive arms like arnie now!

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1481942 02/04/2014 19:52 02/04/2014 19:52
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,071 Southsea G Gunzi Club member 189, Former Club President
Gunzi Club member 189, Former Club President Je suis un Coupé G Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,071 Southsea	Good effort!

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1481946 02/04/2014 20:03 02/04/2014 20:03
S swin Unregistered
swin Unregistered S	I've done it and without any hoist or trolley to get it under the car, and i'll be doing it all again soon

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1481949 02/04/2014 21:35 02/04/2014 21:35
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland zigman36 OP Making a profit
zigman36 OP Making a profit Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland	swin you be the guy to write up a good guide for the home mechanic another note to self is, dont do a 12hour night shift, doze a hour on sofa then put a 20vt engine in. completely zombified now tho i am happy that my pu engine mount, as prev done on here, looked ok fitted

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1482195 04/04/2014 11:37 04/04/2014 11:37
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jimjimmer Unregistered J	Yeah i have done the under car route before. Not easy. Got a hoist 2nd time and was much better..

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1482205 04/04/2014 12:30 04/04/2014 12:30
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland jimbob13 I need some sleep
jimbob13 I need some sleep Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland	Yup, did that myself last year. I propped the car up on industry standard pine logs and used a couple of flattened carboard boxes under each engine to slide them over the driveway. Dropped engine/gearbox/subframe in one. The rest was just brute force and ignorance. Won't be doing it again.

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1482208 04/04/2014 12:40 04/04/2014 12:40
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland zigman36 OP Making a profit
zigman36 OP Making a profit Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland	the worst bit is trailing the engine and box to the car. i kinda rocked the lot towards the car.

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1482278 04/04/2014 20:45 04/04/2014 20:45
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Wombat Unregistered W	Done Alfa V6s in and out of a 155 from underneath on my own. Wasn't too bad. Front of the car up very high on X-large axle stands. Engine wheeled underneath on a transmission jack (just as a stable low platform on wheels (also used a furniture dolly in the past, sump and edge of bellhousing sat nicely in that), then hoist to lift it all into place.

Re: note to self [Re: zigman36] #1482303 04/04/2014 22:17 04/04/2014 22:17
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland zigman36 OP Making a profit
zigman36 OP Making a profit Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 310 n.ireland	my garage floor is unbelielavbley lumpy. those who have power floated floors wil laugh

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