[Healeys] Engine installation

[Healey Bruce]

Having only done a BN7, I would venture to say I highly doubt it for several 
reasons:

(1) Assuming you have a lift, I could only think you'd need an overhead 
crane to lift the engine and tranny up.
(2) The tail piece of the tranny/OD has to go over the cruciform brace. 
You'd probably need someone up in the car to lift and guide--not too smart 
up on a lift.
(3) I would anticipate it would be difficult if not impossible to get the 
top of the head to clear the front crossmember whilst angling the assembly 
upwards (tail up) to get the trann/OD over the cruciform and keeping the top 
of the bell housing from bashing the firewall.
(4) I don't think the engine mounts would clear coming up from the 
bottom--you'd have to try to install them with the engine hanging in there.
(5) If it were easier to do it this way, they would have do so at the 
factory.

Bruce Steele
1960 BN7
Brea, CA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Weston Keyes" <westonkeyes at hotmail.com>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:15 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Engine installation


> Hello Folks,
>
>     Is it possible to install a BJ8 motor and gearbox/overdrive unit from 
> the
> bottom of the car. This assuming the manifolds, water pump etc are off the
> block first.
>
> Thanks
>
> Wes Keyes
> York, Maine
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