I've Got The Power...

I managed to buy a tired Rover 218 Coupe with a 1.8 VVC K-series. Its high milage and the car is worn out, but with a rebuild the engine will be fine. I had to collect the car from Peterborough and fit a new alternator before driving it home. For £180 i was not bothered.

I spent a few days removing bits and peices and disconnecting things, it was all good fun and it grazed a few knuckles. A few months later i hired an engine crane from HSS for under £30 for the weekend and took the engine out. With the gearbox attached its big and heavy! But ive seem them in midgets, so i know it fits!

One of the rubber mounting brackets was really stubborn and i could not get it off. The light was fading and i could not leave an engine half out hangning on one mount! With it being rubber i though heat would sort it. I took out my Butane blow torch and burnt the sucker for 5 minutes. Soon after the rubber seperated itself and the engine was free.
the next day storage became an issue in my single garage en bloc! I had a pallett i took from a large delivery of computers at work, so i decided i would string this up to the rafters of the garage and load it with light(ish) parts to get them out ofthe way.

So far it hasnt fallen and im still alive!

The passing of my birthday enabled me to get a nice engine stand. With the help of a good friend, a two man lift saw the engine mounted on the stand, with the gearbox off! Another few days tinkering saw most of the ancillaries removed and the engine looking much smaller.

I managed to sell the remains of the Rover Coupe for £100 to a bloke who was going to turn it into a drag racer! But not before i removed the engine loom, ecu and immobaliser!