[TR] Installing engine in TR2/3

[Tony Drews]

Sounds like the consensus is to have them assembled together.  That 
certainly works easiest in a TR-4.

It may even be easier in a TR-3 with the front apron off...  (It's my 
understanding that you need to have the front apron off to remove / 
install the engine in the 3.)

Here's pictures of me installing the motor in my TR-4 - may give you 
some idea of the sequence.
http://www.tonydrews.com/2008-9Rebuild/2008-9_Rebuild-Engine_Installation.htm

- Tony Drews

At 05:53 PM 8/9/2009, Angelo Graham wrote:
>Hello Listers:
>Approaching the engine installation stage on my long TR2 resto and 
>wondering if installing engine/trans/od as a unit makes more sense 
>than mating trans to engine in the car. The engine compartment is 
>freshly painted, so some anxiety around clearances, etc. Have got 
>the steering cross-shaft out, so have a bit more clearance from the front.
>Any advice from past experiences? Engine and trans came out 
>separately, but that operation is usually easier with old paint in 
>engine compartment.
>Thanks for any help with this.
>Angelo Graham