In a message dated 8/20/99 3:15:15 AM, CVaught@hawaii.rr.com writes:
>Tonight I tried to trial fit my engine into my tiger just to see how much
>work it would be to cut the shield, not the car. I do not know which would
>be eaiser but just putting the engine in took three of us about four hours.
>That is not a job that I want to do again!! I ended up scratching the paint
>in the engine bay that I worked so hard on for so long (emeron black).
>I
>did not even have the headers in place!!! The mods do not appear to
>extensive at this point but I am sure it will get more complicated as I
>go.
>Thanks for all the input on the shield vs. bell housings. I will try my
>best to save the car and still use the shield, just slightly modified.
>Chris
>
Hi Chris
Doing an engine on a Tiger is NOT a lot of fun,but it goes a lot easier if
you remove the front suspension(4 bolts,a brake line and the bolt that
secures the steering to the u-joint assby.The car is on fairly tall
jackstands and the engine raised up thru the bottom.It is the ONLY WAY to
install headers and engine as a complete unit.Took myself and another person
45 minutes to do the actual installation.I used a variation of Mark Olsens
rope trick to re-install the front end.I couldnt imagine doind it any other
way.
Good luck
Tony
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