4/24/12
Had a good sesh this evening.
Last night got the rear of the trans undone, but had to finish early due to family stuff.
Tonight I got the engine mounts undone and started to lift the engine out.
Rigged up the chains and got the crane in position:
Bit tight at the front but a bit of wiggling got it through the opening
Left side manifold has been modified at the back to give better clearance with the steering box.(might need to get a better pic).
I started to strip off any useful stuff, water pumps, manifolds, clutch etc, and decided to drop the sump. I was curious to look inside.
Oh my GOD! What a mess!
The photo's can't express it!
The bit hanging down is the remnant of the filter assembly.
Water had got in and had left distinct tide marks, I'm guessing each year.
It's just the craziest thing - I've never seen anything like it before.
But even the crustiest most fucked up flathead can yield up good useable parts. The water pumps are rebuildable (still turn) and the clutch and flywheel (10") are in excellent shape.
So that was it for the engine. While the engine is out I wanted to go through the front suspension. So up she went on stands:
I used the engine hoist to pick the car up, and then lower the axle down. This worked well because I could roll the axle out on the base of the hoist.
And then a parting shot of the car waiting for the front suspension and replacement engine to go back in.
Mart.