no going back now

[s2 rich]

this is one i made earlier lol

[terrybullwon]

its ok mines far worse than that

Get the air con out and its a 100x better to work on

[s2 rich]

one more

started taking my engine out today should be ready to come out wednesday maybe not bad for a thick lorry driver eh.

[Nj]

i'm due to do the same mate (and completely inexperienced) and I have to say i just about shat a brick when I saw your picture. I might have to use te power of guinness to strengthen my backbone as I get stuck in.

[Jamo]

Please can you take pics and post them up of this? I'm due to do this as well.

220bhp did this recently but had no pics.

[Nj]

I'll take plenty when I do mine and post them. I'm working on the assumption i'll be going through them backwards to put the thing back together again.

[Fat Audi 80]

Fair play to you all. I ain't doing that to mine!

[Nj]

I've no choice mate. I've an engine with 103,000 in one car with the back end caved in so it all has to go into the shell i'm getting off Sal. I work with the confidence of a man that isn't hampered by the knowledge of all the things that could go wrong. Blissful ignorance I think they call it. It'll be a freakin' miracle if the car works properly after i'm finished my butchering.

Rich - what's the aim of your engine removal shenanigans?

[mcandmar]

Fair play to you all. I ain't doing that to mine!

Isnt that a detailers dream come true, think of all the dirty bits you cant get to

[Nj]

haha. i'll be going for a fairy liquid detail and concentrating on getting the parts attached back in the right places again. may go to the lengths of a steam clean so I can see some of the components though.

[220bhp]

I steam cleaned all the parts,and the engine bay,and for what its worth I labled every thing in resealeable plastic bags, and its best to wright everything down,you think you will remember ,but you don,t. Take as many pictures as you can,this was the mistake I made,I took pictures of the engine in bits but not for referance, big mistake,and Iwill say it again ,you think you will remember but you won't.
Last but not least, do not get depressed when you look at that empty engine bay and the pile of nuts and bolts,wishing you had never started,and you will,but just remember,what came out will go back in.

[220bhp]

O and just to say when finaly after all the hard work,the momment you turn the key and she fires up is bloody magic

[Nj]

that's me psyched. bring it on!

[Jamo]

Got me scared! lol

[4WheelDrifter]

I wish my engine bay looked as good as that.