Engine out...

So with my good mate Nick, we rolled the car forward and positioned the car half in, half out of the garage. Then we roped the engine up to the hoist hook and lifted the weight off the engine mounts.

Removing two bolts from the left side mount and the nut from the sump mount we started lifting checking it cleared the front panel. Without the gearbox it was a straight lift and push the car back in the garage.

Lowering the engine onto my trolley with blocks for support, as we were manoeuvring the engine around the rope broke dropping the engine a couple of inches – after checking we both still had all our finger we laughed and said that was lucky it wasn't still up in the air!

Speaking to my father later he told me the rope which we had used before must be over 30 years old, time for a new one I think.

Once repositioned on the blocks we pushed the trolley in the garage using Nick's surf board to bridge the gap, he uses it when working under his VW camper van.

2.30 hrs

Engine hoist borrowed...

Thanks to Pete from my local Thames Valley TR Register Club I've borrowed an engine hoist, drove over to Pete's before Christmas to pick it up and have a look at his TR6 project - looking very good!

Manage to fit the hoist in the back of my Honda estate by removing the legs kept in place by pins.

Reassemble and ready for the lift out, loosened off the engine mounts and placed the rope through the lifting eyes on the block.

Head height in my garage will be an issue also the soft ground outside - I think the best option will be to have the car half way out, lift the engine and roll the car back in then lower on to my trolley.

3hrs