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Our Youngest was sick today so I had to stay home and do babysitting and errm Land Rover duties.
I pulled the engine out after much struggilng with some very dodgy engine mounts. If I had wanted to keep the Holden motor I would have had to redo all the engine mounts anyway as they were decidedly lacking. The Passenger side one only had one loose bolt holding it onto the block which was just as well as I would have needed the angle grinder to get it off.
Anyway, some more pictures below.
Got the Gurney out as well, I love the way those alloy cases come up.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2819.jpg
The engine bay minus the 186
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2820.jpg
The drivers side mount is OK
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2821.jpg
Passengers side not so happy :mad:
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The sheer artistry in the Holden engine mounts, the nut for the engine mount bolt was in the middle of the triangular shaped bit with varying degrees of access.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2823.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2824.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2825.jpg
Oh, and the piece of tyre sidewall was the rubber engine mount for the passenger side :o
Regards,
Tote
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wow looks like you are going at a cracking pace, keep it up :D
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Love those shiny bits.:D Send that GMH lump back to where it belongs - an old Holden!
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Some more work done, removed the guards and cleaned all the "improvements" off the passengers side engine mount.
Guards off
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2833.jpg
A couple of pictures of the remains of the passenger side engine mount.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2834.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2835.jpg
Regards,
Tote
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Looking good, if you ever decide you want to sell the 80 inch grill on consider my hand up in the air. Its one of the few things i am missing for my old girl.
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i am loving that gearbox if only i could get mine that clean
keep up the good work im liking it:D
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Well after a couple of weeks of work and fishing trips I've made some more progress.
I removed the top from the modified front crossmember
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_0274.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_0275.jpg
And I made and welded in a new passenger's side engine mount.
Before
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2822.jpg
After
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_0277.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_0276.jpg
Geraldine in the shed and the D3 in the rain, I think it makes perfect sense.....
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Regards,
Tote
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getting there keep it up looking good
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She's looking the goods Tote.
Easo
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looks great well done, oh the joys !!!!
