who needs an engine crane!

[rc take two]

had to take my engine out of me nova today, on me own and only armed with a halfords jack and pair of axle stands:roll:

engine to take out

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/123.jpg

took all the suspension off and lowered the whot car on to the wheelie bord, undone the engine mounts and jacked the car back up again

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/1234.jpg

but even with the jack fully up the engine was still trapped!
so front panel + hacksaw =

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/12345.jpg

hey presto :D :thumb:

took the rear suspension out aswel, wish it sat this low all the time lol

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/12345678.jpg


:D

[Mike]

hahahaha a novel way of engine removal lol

ive once lifted the shell over the engine lmao

[SRlew]

lol good (ish) way mate, least you got it out tho ay

[Mike]

sorry to post hijack, but do you have a E16SE AFM knocking about then?? lol

[rc take two]

sorry to post hijack, but do you have a E16SE AFM knocking about then?? lol

nope sorry mate, engine sold as a whole today!:D

[Mike]

nope sorry mate, engine sold as a whole today!:D

bugger lol

[mowgli]

Top marks for effort
I've been telling anyone who'll listen that this is the best way to get a nova lump out. Next time get 2 bits of wood that will fit into the bumper mount holes & just lift the shell like a great big funny looking wheelbarrow.

[novabex]

Haha.

Me and a friend lifted a 1.4 SR engine & gearbox into the boot of my nova. I was quite impressed with myself. lol

[Mike]

Haha.

Me and a friend lifted a 1.4 SR engine & gearbox into the boot of my nova. I was quite impressed with myself. lol

lmao! funny you should say that, me an andy racer lifted a complete E16SE into the boot of my Corsa just a few hours ago lol lol

[cooper_nova]

a very inventive way there fella! top effort;)

[novabex]

Engines are very ******* heavy indeed.

[rc take two]

Engines are very ******* heavy indeed.

yea the wheel fell off me wheelie board lol

[bigbened]

naar lol i managed to rag a 1.2 clio lump out of the back of a clio into the front, out of the door, onto a trolley and into a garage. then back into the back of another clio and out again lol what a *******

[burgo]

i beleave this pic should come with a warning lol
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/chaprst/DSC00060.jpg

[novabex]

naar lol i managed to rag a 1.2 clio lump out of the back of a clio into the front, out of the door, onto a trolley and into a garage. then back into the back of another clio and out again lol what a *******

Yes but I am a weak little girl after all. lol

[ANDYRACER]

lmao! funny you should say that, me an andy racer lifted a complete E16SE into the boot of my Corsa just a few hours ago lol lol

Dont come back!! lol

[draper]

i took an old XE out the same way as RC, my neighbours werent happy lol

[macc nova]

when me and andy racer lifted the bottom end of a E16SE+gearbox, i swear i popped me back out lol

[Mike]

Dont come back!! lol

hahahhaha! lol lol it was a laff that Corsa of yours though! the noise that that thing makes is unbelivable! lol

yeah Andy, me an my dad got it out well easy tho!

[Riggy]

lol ive done it with a jack and axel stands in the past , also refitted it that way which was a bitch, then i got a crane so easy now

as for cutting the front pannel lol , just lift the car up like a wheel barrow and walk it backwards , that what we did

[loggyboy]

Its the easiest way to drop an engine!


Bye Bye 1.2...

http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/EngineOut/PanelStrip1.jpg

http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/EngineOut/EngineDown.jpg

not the best way to refit tho..

[matthew172]

i just take them out wid gas bottles then lift the car ova the enjine wid me dick innit

[babi_bek]

mate i feel gutted for you that was a ace car!! do you still have the bad boy bonnet if so how much :D

[Beany-Germany]

I think that everybody started like that.

[ade]

pmsl - when I took my engine out I got the missus and her mate to heavy the front of the car over it whilst I rammed a broom handle under the front slam panel and over the engine for "leverage"

was wel funny!

Think Ill buy an engine crane though for refitting - dont think they were v happy!

[Beany-Germany]

Next thing I buy is a engine crane, too. You don't get younger.

[rc take two]

mate i feel gutted for you that was a ace car!! do you still have the bad boy bonnet if so how much :D

yep

http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?t=77263

:thumb: