In any case, having taken out and replaced the engine/box many times, it is totally impossible.
Removing engine
#21 Re: Removing engine
Purhaps he don't know what is usualy call "reaction plate"...
In any case, having taken out and replaced the engine/box many times, it is totally impossible.
In any case, having taken out and replaced the engine/box many times, it is totally impossible.
Michel
1965 E Type FHC - On the road / 1963 E Type OTS - on the road after Angus Restoration
1965 E Type FHC - On the road / 1963 E Type OTS - on the road after Angus Restoration
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#22 Re: Removing engine
So let us summarise this so far.
Two listers have seen this impossible task done, and witnessed the collateral damage required to make it happen. One of these listers is a seasoned builder of E-Types having rebuilt or created many dozens of cars. Other listers haven’t seen it done, cannot see how it could be done and stand by the claim that what has been done, several times, is impossible.
Whose opinion to choose? That of a seasoned and respected builder of E-Types, or a retired lawyer? Tough call!
So I thought I’d check my own car for signs.
Yup, definite signs of the flange having been dinged by a PO. Whether this was during removal or installation of the engine and gearbox, with the RP installed or removed, I couldn’t say. But given the potential for damage and the ease of avoiding this damage by spending a even an hour or so to remove the RP, that is what I would do. Maybe under the intense time pressure of a professional workshop (like that of my car’s PO) the quicker route of retaining the RP in situ is preferred.
Two listers have seen this impossible task done, and witnessed the collateral damage required to make it happen. One of these listers is a seasoned builder of E-Types having rebuilt or created many dozens of cars. Other listers haven’t seen it done, cannot see how it could be done and stand by the claim that what has been done, several times, is impossible.
Whose opinion to choose? That of a seasoned and respected builder of E-Types, or a retired lawyer? Tough call!
So I thought I’d check my own car for signs.
Yup, definite signs of the flange having been dinged by a PO. Whether this was during removal or installation of the engine and gearbox, with the RP installed or removed, I couldn’t say. But given the potential for damage and the ease of avoiding this damage by spending a even an hour or so to remove the RP, that is what I would do. Maybe under the intense time pressure of a professional workshop (like that of my car’s PO) the quicker route of retaining the RP in situ is preferred.
Chris '67 S1 2+2
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