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Seamus:
I have the frame back from coating and will have the engine finished in a week or so. Does anyonr have a good method for fitting the engine back into the frame?
Thought about laying the engine on its side and laying the frame over it. (Nothing attached to frame at the moment, so spomething like this could work.
Hopefully someone with experience could advise.

Cheers

Seamus

matthewmosse:
That's the way CMM's Rod Gibson did it with his resto as I recall, works well, easyer than lifting a full engine into a chasis

JonnyB:
I've tried both ways, engine on floor and lower frame and engine into upright frame, got the engine lodged in the frame both ways.

For me the easiest method was to wrap strips of an old towel to the bits of the frame most likly to get damaged and tie them up with zip ties, get a friend to help me lift the engine in and resting on the lower tubes (protected by the towels).

I then used a car sissor jack to raise the engine at the back and fitted the mounting bolt then do the same for the front.

Be careful as it's dead easy to get the engine stuck at an angle.

Seamus:
Thanks for the replies.
One of my thoughts was to use some pipe insulation on the frame tubes prior to installing the engine. (like the towels idea).
I have not got any experience of this and I appreciate the views of folk that have done this job

Thanks Again

Seamus

Bryanj:
Dont mater how you do it its a real PIA cos that lump is HEAVY

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