Gearbox out

This was a bit of a doddle to do actually. First I drained the oil out of the box - not sure if it should have been "pond green" though...

Then from inside the car, removed the gearlever, the clutch linkage, speedo drive, and the earth cable, etc...

With a jack under the gearbox crossmember, undo the four bolts that hold it to the chassis legs...

...and slowly lower the jack, bringing the gearbox down a bit. The propshaft is still attached so the gearbox couldn't be lowered down fully.

The gearbox just pulled off the propshaft. This is going to take a bit of cleaning...

Woohoo! Engine Finally out!

It's not money, family, or work - but my tendency to fanny-about that's going to be the biggest thing that slows me down on this car.

Finally got the engine out. I undid the bolts on the engine mount towers, and jacked up the engine to prise it off the gear box a little. Then my dad pretty much took over and we lifted it out. No need to mess around with a block and tackle etc etc (as I originally thought). Gave the Engine bay a little bit of a scrub after, to get rid of some of the crap.

Anyway, the photos..