[Healeys] engine/tranny re-install

[BJ8Healeys]

Brad, I have done this job twice.  I would say it is easier to install the
engine first, then the gearbox.  You will be queasy enough with that 600 or
700 pound engine hanging and swaying above your aluminum shroud.  The engine
goes back in at a steep angle with minimum clearance, and I'm not sure it is
even possible to install it with the gearbox attached. 

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC where it is in the mid-60s 

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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 7:44 PM
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Subject: [Healeys] engine/tranny re-install

To the wise men (again)

I know this has been discussed often and I hate to bring it up again but
there
seems to be no general agreement on whether it is best to install the engine
and tranny as a unit or separtely on my BJ8, if separate, which goes first?
Keep in mind I did not take either out, the car is completely dis-assembled
except I have replaced all of the wiring,plumbing and suspension components
with complete new hardware. I plan on painting the engine and tranny in the
next day or so and then may the good man be shining on me!

Brad Holden
67 BJ8
Jackman, Maine where it is 15 degrees