Got the engine and box out in one today, only pain was, although i drained the gearbox oil, more gushed out the back as we lifted it at an angle, managed to catch most of it, but had to jetwash the drive off ready for tomorrow.

Cleaned the engine bay of grease and grime, ready to paint then hopefully new engine and box in on thurs :thumbup1:

 

Had no major problems apart from a subframe bolt spinning, but got that welded to get it off and a new one to go back in, so far so good.

 

Took a couple of pics with the engine in the air, would have taken more, but got covered in oil. Will take some pics of the new one going in as its nice and clean :biggrin:

LoL.....the term Grease monkey comes to mind.............

My engine coming out after JAE, not risking it before like some I could mention

 

but.....

 

 

We all want to see you covered in oil

Will post them up later, patience dear footstump :lol:

Will post them up later, patience dear footstump :lol:

 

Its a doddle !

 

I had my zeds interior completely stripped one week before jae last year !

One week? It was more like 3 days!

 

:bow::bow: got some great smilies there Andy :wink:

Well i need to get the engine working by the weekend got to go to Northampton on Monday :sweatdrop:

 

Ive taken loads of pics, but left my camera down the garage, so will have to upload them tomorrow.

 

Today, i gave the whole engine bay a coat of smoothrite black paint to aid against future rust but also serves another purpose. Im going to install the engine bay covers, rear and wings, which will be sprayed black, but wanted to cover anything below the eyeline in black, rather than the off white it was in.

 

Got the plate off the bulkhead to reveal the holes for the clutch, will fit that in the morning.

Got the nearly all the bits off my old engine i needed to keep and put them on the new one, so tomorrow, the engine and manual box will join together in matrimony.

 

I want it finished and running by friday night, so 2 days left lol

 

Respray on the 29th, so still a fair bit of work to do, but im happy with the progress, i think.:mellow:

You need to call in the A Team

 

Ive got mine stripped out at the moment too upgrading for JAE :)

I think there are a few of us now Marty trying to get the cars done for JAE, good luck with yours, look forward to seeing it.

Update: engine out and cleaned engine bay, got the plate off the bulkhead to reveal the holes for the clutch master cylinder to fit.

 

Fitted the new clutch

 

 

Fitting the clutch pedal was a complete arse, had to remove the heater ducting and the annoying reverse beep box from under the dash, then cut out the rubber. Still couldnt get the pedal in, so i had to cut about 15mm off the end of the top of the clutch pedal bracket, as there was another bracket in the way to get the extra half inch.

 

Manual box

 

Engine with most of the parts back on and the throttle cover finished.

 

Engine ready to hoist in, we fitted the gearbox before we put it in the car and i have never had a grear box go on so smooth and first go. Must have aligned the clutch plate perfectly lol

 

Engine and box in, but only resting on the subframe

 

 

Just got to plumb it all back in and wire her up and good to go, fingers crossed.

 

Ive decided im not digging the black engine bay lol, just as well im going to have the engine skins, so they can be painted yellow too.

Edited August 18, 201114 yr by groover

Mate the engine looks class

Cheers Lee, there are also some secret blue leds lurking around too and under the throttle cover, should look nice all lit up, still a lot of work to do, but im further forward than this time last year lol

Speaking of LEDs ;)

 

I'm wanting to know what to buy to start spraying stuff lol. See my birthday thread lol

I havent forgotten lol, just been a bt tied up with the engine change, will get them in the post after the weekend.

 

Will have a look at the thread, but there is a thread with a list of stuff, will post the link

Groover, sorry to jump in , but a question if i may, where is the reverse beep box located, ive tried in vain a few times to find the sod and rip it out, oh my car is an Auto

looking very tasty Graham good work cant wait to see it.

Nice work Graham!

Groover, sorry to jump in , but a question if i may, where is the reverse beep box located, ive tried in vain a few times to find the sod and rip it out, oh my car is an Auto

 

Hi Mate, its above where the clutch pedal would sit, right up in the dash. You may need to take out some of the heater ducting to get to it, on your back lol.

stuff that then , ill put up with it

Wonderful work.

Like your philosophy 'if in doubt spray the b**ger yellow'

Well nearly finished, got a couple of bits of wiring to do, fill with water and fit the clutch hose, then fingers crossed.

 

Here are some pics of the work done today:

 

One piece lightweight prop

 

 

 

and the rest of the engine bits

 

Tidied the temp sensor wires and re routed and relocated the PTU under the headlamp panel, to make it look cleaner.

 

Going to replace, some hoses and clips with new once ive got it going again.

Edited August 19, 201114 yr by groover

Looking the nuts mate, that'll be one sweet na when done :sailor: