I've scored this Leyland panel van with the motor removed from the engine
bay. Because of the body work I want to do, I'll be removing both
suspension subframes. It would seem logical to me to install the engine
back onto the subframe and then fit the car over it. Is there a problem
with this?
Graham

Graham L wrote:

You don't say if it is a dry car or wet. In either case, think through very
carefully what you have to hook up if the engine /sub-frame combination
particularly is "inserted" from underneath. I'd much rather just be
lowering the engine in rather than trying to manoeuvre the engine and
subframe (on its wheels) underneath a suspended body. The rear wouldn't be
so difficult though.

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David Toft

"David Toft" <david (AT) burgoyne (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

My thoughts exactly.

Graham

Of course, the factory had the equipment to suspend the entire body
and lower it squarely over the power train which was on a jig to keep
it square to the body.

Having said that, I've tried both methods and they are about equal.
Lifting the front of the body makes for some difficult angle with
respect to the front subframe. The rear of the car, especially the
long wheel base models tends to hit the ground before you have enough
lift at the front to fit the power train. Raising the rear to avoid
this puts the front at an odd angle when trying to lower the body. I
could go through a number of raising and lowering this and that
scenerios but I won't since I haven't found one that easily simulated
lowering the body squarely on to the power train. IF you can do that
then by all means fit the power train completely assembled to the
subframe. Otherwise it's a coin flip.

Cheers,

Kelley

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:14:58 GMT, "Graham L" <lyonsg_r (AT) bigpond (DOT) net.au>
wrote:

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