flak monkey
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 10:14 PM |
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collecting an engine
I may need to collect an engine/box from south wales in the next week or so. Any suggestions? Its worth the fuel to go get it, but i dont have a
suitable vehicle. considered renting a van but midweek is difficult at the moment due to work :-(
Sera
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 10:39 PM |
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What vehicle have you got?
You might be surprised (like I was) what any old normal car can carry with the back seats folded and a mat on the floor.
You might not get the engine crane in too so it's hernia time at one end of the trip unless you get a helping hand.
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l0rd
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 10:53 PM |
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Well, i managed to squeeze a small freezer in my clio which is bigger than an engine.
Also managed to get a Calibra bonnet in it.
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BenB
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 10:55 PM |
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I got a ST1100 in the back of my Micra. Unfortuantely didn't restrain it and had to do an emergency stop. Didn't kill myself but it fell
over and spilt BEC goo everywhere 
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Shamrock GS
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 10:56 PM |
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I picked up a 2litre pinto and type 9 box in the back of my car (Mondeo with rear seats down). Put down a large, heavy polythene sheet with a board on
top with ropes tied through holes drilled at various points round the edge. 4 of us lifted the engine into the car (a bit of a struggle but not too
bad), tied it down, wrapped it in poly to aviod oil leaks and off. No problems. Was able to get it out with only me, an engine hoist and my wife!
Unles yours is some massive V8 lump it can't be any heavier than the pinto anchor.
Gary
[Edited on 12/2/09 by Shamrock GS]
[Edited on 12/2/09 by Shamrock GS]
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24vseven
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 11:02 PM |
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i got a v8 rover engine in the back of a mk3 astra
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austin man
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 11:06 PM |
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I got a 1.8 petrol zetec and a 1.8 diesel in my mondeo oh silly me the diesel was in the front doing all the work.
As they say you would be surprised at what fits in unless youve god a mini, even my Little asutin managed a 25 litre air compressor in the back
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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rick q
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 11:16 PM |
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Though I picked mine up in a trailer, the simplest way to mount it is on a old tyre (sans rim). Lay the tyre on its side, drop the engine on top, and
tie it down against the springiness of the tyre.
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MikeR
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| posted on 12/2/09 at 11:27 PM |
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In a citroen zx i got ....
1600 crossflow full engine
1600 in bits,
capri axle
more bits
cortina uprights
steering rack
type 9 gearbox (well not quite it was the 4sp version).
more bits
and a manual.
Pretty much on its bump stops but it all fitted. Lifting the full engine in was a 2 man job as well as lifting out.
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ashg
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 02:02 AM |
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i got all the donor bits off a sierra into the back of my old runabout astra estate.
i managed to get two engines in the back of a fiat cinquecento so unless you have a smart car i dont see the problem
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 07:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Shamrock GS
Unles yours is some massive V8 lump it can't be any heavier than the pinto anchor.
[cough] Jag Engine [cough] 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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locoR1
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 07:51 AM |
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David if you went for a bike engine you could "probably" just about squeeze it in a mini 
 
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MikeR
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 07:54 AM |
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Looks like we've got new terminology.
Boat anchor - Pinto
Tanker anchor - Jag AJ6 engine. (or where you referring to another engine?)
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flak monkey
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 08:02 AM |
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Oddly enough I do have a new mini...
Its a 2 litre duratec and gearbox. No idea what it weighs, and I dont have an engine crane
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 08:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Oddly enough I do have a new mini...
Its a 2 litre duratec and gearbox. No idea what it weighs, and I dont have an engine crane
David
you don't need a crane, 3 people can easily lift any normal car engine. I've even carried my beatle engines up the stairs to the workshop
myself. 2 off us lifted the crossflow into the back of my trailer with a rope tied round it.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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stevec
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 08:49 AM |
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Try these people, someone on here suggested them and they are collecting a car for me today. You get bids on the
consignment from various carriers, may be cheaper than going yourself.
Steve
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Rosco
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 09:21 AM |
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I think most 4-pot car engines weigh between 80kgs to 120kgs, and I guess most adult men weigh between 80kgs and 100kgs. So weight is not an issue
unless you're giving a lift to some mates from the local rugby club at the same time. Just put the seats down and get it as far foward as you
can.
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 10:07 AM |
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I've carried spare gearboxes in the kit car. Similar in an MR2, I just took the passenger seat out. I've picked up a couple of 4AGEs in my
A4 which won't fold down the rear seats. So took the inlet and exhaust manifolds off and slid them in the boot opening.
Complete 3SGTE MR2 turbo engine will all its gubbins in an Astra van was a doddle by comparison. As above though use an old tire on its side to
stabilise the engine.
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02GF74
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 10:41 AM |
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^^^ I reckon you are looking at approaching 200 kg - that is a sh&t load of waeight and awkward to manoeuvre.
take care - not worth having an accident or injury.
have you considered courier?
split the 'box from engine if you can and remove as much as possible to lighten it - every little helps.
getting it in will be easier than getting it out.
I have moved Larnd Rover gerbox, cros flow and zetec engies about - I load them up onto a welding trolled then get that into the back of the 850 via
wooden ramps; nasty work it is.
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 11:20 AM |
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I emptied everything except the engine out on my own (gearbox is numb dead weight)... The engine has been in the back of my car for 2 weeks now, due
to work and bad weather, I've not had chance or fancied carrying an engine across ice lol..
gonna give it a bash tonight maybe me thinks
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 12:05 PM |
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Once had a 1275 GT mini engine in the back of a 1100 mini estate
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 07:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by austin man
I got a 1.8 petrol zetec and a 1.8 diesel in my mondeo oh silly me the diesel was in the front doing all the work.
As they say you would be surprised at what fits in unless youve god a mini, even my Little asutin managed a 25 litre air compressor in the back
You can get a full size pushbike in a Mini !
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 08:35 PM |
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I remember as a kid being squished in the back of a Renault 5 next to a chest freezer, all the way to Germany. Makes me laugh at all these people that
'need' a mahoosive people carrier the second they drop a sprog and start carrying about crap they really don't need.
I loved that 5, I could watch the road going past through the rust hole in the floor between my feet. The 80's were fab
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Alan B
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| posted on 13/2/09 at 11:32 PM |
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I've had Jag V12 in the back of a Fiat Panda*
* This isn't strictly accurate in any way, but I felt like joining in.
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MikeR
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 12:10 AM |
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I've had a perkins super tanker engine in the back of an original mini *
* this also isn't true, i just wanted to go one better than Alan.
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