Lockie91 wrote:
TheMiniMan wrote:
crickey!!!
it`s sooooooooo easy to do it the "Correct" way
if you take the 2 engine mount bolts out from the passengers side & jack the engine up, you`ll then notice how much extra room there is
it really is easy-peasy
& Cush,,, who told you i took that long to do it
i've still seemed to stuggled.... ive chipped my paint trying to get it past the fan etc.. its doable but still ****ing hard....
other things seem to hold it from going up only so far as to the carby, exhaust, gear changer, (obviously the top engine mount on the rad side is out)
Hey matt, do u keep the shroud on wen getting it out?
no Lockie,,, the passengers side engine steady stays there, & you leave the shroud on the rad,,, take the whole thing out , complete shroud & all still attached
you don`t have to touch anything else but --->the 2 engine mount bolts/nuts,,, the 2 lower rad bracket bolts, the 3 top rad bracket bolts (thermostat hsg bolts) & the 2 rad hose clamps--> the bottom one from the pump & the top one from either the t/stat hsg or the rad
7x bolts & 2x clamps---> that`s it,,, simple as that
that`s it,,, with the engine jacked up that side there is plenty of room,,, if it`s an early remote-extension housing type shifter car, then it is a little tight but just simply & gently turn the fan as you lift the rad,,, no scratching anything at all
you
"""DON`T""" have to take the little cowl screws off the rad "IN-THE-CAR" at all,,, not one bit.... i don`t even understand why you`d even think to do that, let alone cutting cowls etc,,, unless you just wanted a lesson in patience &/or stupidity
& if any of you have been having trouble with the getting the engine mount bolts back in,,, then simply drop the engine down, push/pull it till it lines up close to the subframe holes,,, use a screw-driver or punch or similar to aligne the rear hole up & stick the bolt into a 1/2" ring spanner & slip it up & in
if you have aligned the hole nice & tested it by slipping the bolt in from the outside first, just to make sure it just slips in without catching anything,,, then you`re away
the front bolt it easy as, peace of p!$$
It truely does only take 5 to 8 mins & the whole rad assy is out,,, probably a tad longer if you are doing it this way for the very first time,,, but as you do more of them you`ll find it the most easy & simple & quickest way ever
I once removed one from another persons race mini at Lakeside, he walked off to get his special "rad cowl screw removing tool" from his tow car , just up the other end of the pits,,, & i had the rad out before he got back
seriously , there really shouldn`t be any question about this job
if you have a clubby then it`s even easier,,, much the same time but slightly more room & the engine comes up a little higher than an early remote roundy
if you never go,,, then you`ll never know
bout half hour out and in
