Hopfully should have my engine back in a couple of weeks,
when i took it out it dropped it from the bottom with the head off
but when it comes back it will completely built up.

What im wondering is can i put the gearbox back in now and
lower the engine backin and then bolt it up to the box or does
the box have to be bolted on the engine and dropped back in together?

Cheers.

 

I done mine other day with gear box still in its a nightmare getting them lined up to go together they either go staight in or take 2 hours like it did me and i put all mine back together an now its coming back out as ive got more problems with car id get an engine hoist i am when i put it back in

 

put mine in with the gear box still in the bay!...pain in the arse!..lining it up!

 

I put mine in with the box still in and i didnt have any real problems dropped it in level, then once lowered down a bit tilted the enigne down towards the box, owered it more, then straightened it bk up and wigled it a bit and it slid into place! easy as PIE i thot lol. watch the driver sideinner wing tho, its pretty tight!!

 

i always bolt the box to the engine and slide it under the car then hoist it up into the engine bay, its the easiest way to do it

cheers kev

 

bolt the box save about an hour of fucking about swearing and cursing

 

vroooom ptssssh, your not wrong there m8 i scrached the f**ker when i put mine back in and i had it all painted
as far as putting it back in i've done 5 or so 1 turbo and 4 xr's i've done 4 from the top and the other was a crapper so it come out from the bottom (but we had a fork lift to lift the car up ) and i would always put the box on first