well after an 8am start its been a very long day and not nearly as productive as I wanted, I started by stripping off parts of trhe new engine that I didnt want like the 2wd water pump and thermostat, this all took place with the engine still in the boot of my trusty rusty vectra. One of my friends arrived a few hours later complete with engine crane which was handy, we got the engine out of the boot, gave it a clean up, swapped the sump and all the other 4wd ancillaries that wheer required and got the engine and box back into the car, I still have the job of connecting all the water fuel electrical and power steering so a few more evenings and it should be running.





I will get some pics of engine in car once its a bit further along