Fast Marina Magazine

New Years day.

Began with a visit to a classic car open day at Little River - they just open the Domain to all and sundry every New Years day.
Always a great bunch of stuff turns up.
Owners seem to gravitate to like makes and models.
We joined the MG lot to add some class..




Huge area with all the cars nestled under the trees - ate our lunch then off home to get the year started.




First up was a propshaft replacement on the car we were using - I suspect the lowering makes life a bit harder for the universals - I replace quite a few.
That and 2 litres of course..




Next was to complete removing engine and transmission from one of the sandglows.
Seems to have broken rings on No.4 so I have elected to swap all the drivetrain over from the rusty blue estate.
I always work by myself, so have devised ways of making such jobs as easy as possible.
Have a lifting bar which simply bolts to the block...




Under the car I place a piece of wood with two thin rollers - they are curtain rods I think..
Engine hoist makes for a very controllable descent, after which the crane is wheeled away, and the power unit just rolls out..





I then rolled the whole lot into the garage to digest at leisure.
As each roller leaves the rear of the plank, the unit tilts rearwards, allowing easy placement of that roller back under the front.




Its all about balance..

Have a happy balanced year all.
Best regards,
Kilroy

Nice "How to" with pictures Kilroy.

Happy New Year.

Brilliant, you made it look very easy

Easy, just the reason I love older cars. Try doing that with a modern piece of junk. LOL.

Gary.

I just did,

3 weeks to take out, clean, reassemble and refit a 3 ltr Jaguar V6 engine. The radiator support brackets had to be cut off to remove it and new ones made up to bolt in.

Brian