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Locost - can you remove engine and box under the car?
puma931 - 25/8/13 at 09:10 PM

Once the prop is removed, can you lift the chassis up to leave the engine and gearbox (xflow), or do you have to lift the engine n box out?

[Edited on 25/8/13 by puma931]

jps - 25/8/13 at 09:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by puma931
Once the prop is removed, can you lift the chassis up to leave the engine and gearbox (xflow), or do you have to lift the engine n box out?

[Edited on 25/8/13 by puma931]



in the Haynes book it suggests you can do this with a pinto, depends how far the gearbox output shaft sticks into the tunnel I guess?

Smoking Frog - 25/8/13 at 10:53 PM

I would say yes, as I put my engine in this way (MK Indy with MX5 1600 engine). May have to remove rad and jiggle the chassis about a bit.

puma931 - 26/8/13 at 06:18 AM

Cool. I will give it a go. Thanks Mathew

Peteff - 26/8/13 at 08:18 AM

Are there any cross members in the tunnel under the gearbox tail shaft ?

pewe - 26/8/13 at 10:23 AM

If you can't, try putting the rear end up on ramps as this gives a better angle to remove engine and box from the top.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe10

Nurburg2006 - 26/8/13 at 10:24 AM

There is a rear gearbox mount. Yes it will go out the bottom that's how I got my xflow.