Well, now the old engine is out and the new one is in (although yet to be wired and plumbed back up) thought id remove the lower gear box mounts to get a good look at the damage, so for your viewing pleasure...

 

 

nasty, there was no need to shoot it:D

LOL is that a conrod through the sump?

LOL is that a conrod through the sump?

 

Yep, will get some pictures up once ive dismantled it further.

Bet that made one hell of a crunch and bang! what do you think caused it? crank bending/rod snapped?

haven't foggiest idea

From your previous pics it looked bad, but nothing on these, how did that whack out???, something has come loose or got bent to throw that out.............That much........

nothing a decent welder cant sort :rofl:

lol baz, well going to get the engine back in my yard at some point and have that oil pan off so i can see exactly whats gone on in there, more out of curiosity than anything.

 

But least all i have to do now with the car, is get it wired up, plumbed in and get that annoyingly different auto pilot bushing out of the engine so i can fit a manuel one. anyone know how much nissan charge for that little bit of copper?

 

Then its just a case of bolting everything back up, and filling it up, least one thing i dont have to worry about, and that's the power steering fluid, just need to find away of remounting the P/S pump now the engine is back in lol