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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 12:41    Post subject: Engine swap in progress... Reply with quote

Some oily okay images to browse on a wet Sunday afternoon.

Pictures from Mark at SVS who is busy making the pig fly again.

Engine removal
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pbWLYgpdMfkXuCNv5

Old engine out
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eduYFXpfcQGPzU6r8

New engine belted and serviced
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7yhsJ1oxriABL2xC6
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 22:00    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent photos!  Very Happy Love the colours in them. Nice!  thumbright Plus, really useful to see as reference.
Also, exciting project...
What was it like actually maneuvering the engine out of the vehicle, I hear it's fiddly?

Also, out of interest, where did you source the replacement engine? Second hand decent one? Any head/block refurbishment needed?
Did all the ancillaries get swapped over from the old one?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 13:28    Post subject: Reply with quote

All the work is being done by SVS - All I did was stuff it on the back of a recovery truck and wave it off into the depths of the new forest.
The engine has to come out through the passenger door, so yes a bit more difficult than standing on the wings of a Cortina with a length of rope and a scaffold tube.

The 'new' engine is (I hope!) a good runner from another vehicle (well known to me) with whatever ancillaries attached that are better than mine. Having a full belt service though before it goes in.
Then I'll have the old engine back to strip down to see how bad it broke and salvage some spares.


Right back to polishing the credit card... Shocked  Shocked  Shocked
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 20:37    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like a " proper job"! What is the orange stuff in the pictures? Looks like rusty water sprayed everywhere, but that can't be right.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 21:00    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think the orange is just sunlight.

Yes SVS are experts so I expect it'll be a good job
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 16:36    Post subject: Reply with quote

And the pig is back!

Quieter, smoother, runs cooler and less smoke. I think the old lump was dying a slow death having just run this one up the motorway home.
Even the air-con now works!

Right, back to the rust proofing....  Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 18:27    Post subject: Reply with quote

The legend lives! Long live the Pig! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 21:25    Post subject: Reply with quote

Svs are a great garage.

I've used them myself and always feel in safe hands.  thumbleft
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 20:38    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm pretty jealous,
 not of your running Deli, that's great!

 The whole, waving it away to be whisked back to you running and even the AIRCON working!!!

  Having just spent a daft time fitting a new head, fighting the front discs and so on...
 I'm not there yet, so just a little jealous  ( but the pressiousss willl bee hommme sooooooon  )

 No honestly, congratulations. It takes a little faith to commit good time/funds to a loved old motor, and for me the smiles are just round the next corner.
 Enjoy!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 20:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was very lucky to find a good engine at a good price and have SVS to do the work.

It was cheaper than buying another one!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:10    Post subject: Re: Engine swap in progress... Reply with quote

PinkPig wrote:
Some oily okay images to browse on a wet Sunday afternoon.

Pictures from Mark at SVS who is busy making the pig fly again.

Engine removal
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pbWLYgpdMfkXuCNv5

Old engine out
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eduYFXpfcQGPzU6r8

New engine belted and serviced
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7yhsJ1oxriABL2xC6


Ha just finished putting a bottom end rebuild 4d56t with a new head in my bro's Deli, hoping for another (less smokey) 200k :-)
Feels dodgy hoisting the lump to head height (lol I'm small) for passenger door entry but did enjoy the 2 secs it took to plug in the electrics
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 19:27    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great news pink pig keep on trucking
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:09    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice one Rob. You could do a lot of damage to the interior with that lump swinging about Shocked
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:26    Post subject: Reply with quote

andyman wrote:
Nice one Rob. You could do a lot of damage to the interior with that lump swinging about Shocked


Very true! the dash air vent got smashed up pretty good  Crying or Very sad
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