tips for transplanting a blowen blue top with a going one

[event2]

just wondering if any one can give me and tips for takeing my old blue top 4age out of my 84 fxgt and fitting a secong hand going one. i am just changeing the motor and keeping same gear box.

any advice would be great

[M R 2 Mk1]

put all the bolts you take out into labeled bags makes it a damned site easier when the time comes to put it back together

[crispy'86]

Also remove bonnet (obviously) and label [u]all your wires and what they go to, remove the long half shaft bracket off block, undo all engine mounts, drain coolant and move accelerator cable etc out of the way and ensure all vacuum lines are removed before the motor comes out. [/u]

[event2]

whats the long half shaft bracket?

[Shotgun]

If you're doing it for the first time then get an exercise book and right down pretty much everything you did. Draw diagrams etc to help. It'll be all filthy and covered in oil and shit at the end but will simplify installing new motor.

[SpeedFReekz]

If your not that sure just get a didgital camera and take pics of the engine at different stages of taking everything off the motor ie. vacuum hoses gear linkages wiring loom then you'll have somthing to look at if you cant remeber how it was..

Just a thought

[Adydas]

TAKE PHOTOS!!!!!!!

[TRDWGN]

I am half way thru converting my FX from auto to manual.... today i pulled the motor/box out, in all honesty, most plugs, sensors pipes etc are fairly logical and can only go one way ie it is fairly obvious what fits where!!! the old bluetop looms are a fair bit simpler than the newer ones, take it slow and careful and you'll be right!

[TRDWGN]

I am half way thru converting my FX from auto to manual.... today i pulled the motor/box out, in all honesty, most plugs, sensors pipes etc are fairly logical and can only go one way ie it is fairly obvious what fits where!!! the old bluetop looms are a fair bit simpler than the newer ones, take it slow and careful and you'll be right!

[M R 2 Mk1]

Everything is logical but when you just pull it out and dont spend the small bit of time labeling the bits then go to put it back together it becomes more of a mission

[event2]

cheers all its all helping
any specific tips for blew tops any tricks?

i am jst gonna leave the gear box in car will i need to drain its oil?

and i will need to drain oil out of current motor?

ive herd its hard getting fly wheel and clutch lined up is this tru???

[suckymotor]

drop the motor out the bottem of the car with the gear box then split them and put the box onto the new motor and put back into the car also if you are in auck and want donate some money i can give you a hand of fly me to were you are

[M R 2 Mk1]

Fly wheel and clutch are easy to line up use the end of a screw driver to centre the clutch...

if it looks right tension it down and your away

Have you bought the new engine yet?
If you have replace everthing you can while the motors out of the car

*Timing belt
*water Pump
etc etc

[bridgeport]

hire an engine crane pull the gearbox out with the current engine

*drain radiator
* remove radiator
* remove bonnet
* dissconect wiring and label ( injector plugs have pins around them be carefull with them and dont loose the clips)
*heater hoses removed
*remove strut brace
*remove air box
*dissconect fuel lines
* unbolt 2 bolts on suspention struts/hubs pull on drive shafts with a bucket under the gearbox should pop out and weap a little bit of box oil
* unbolt exaust manifold flange and drop exaust out the way
*dissconect gearbox linkages with car in neatrual
*support engine with crain lift it just enuf till you just feel it start to lift the engine
*remove engine mount bolts from beside the cam cover,gearbox and under neath the engine drop the x member if you feel the need
* lift engine out and swap goodies from the old engine to the new one

cant think of anything else

[event2]

o wicked cheers all

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