Engine Crane in Wellington? Cambelt experience person?

[Bazza-NZ]

Hey

Any chance that anyone out there has one i can borrow possible next weekend? i need to lift out my engine from the GT and put it in the RS.. BUT while its out i want to replace a few things such as

cam seals

crank seals

o-ring seal

and replace a cambelt guard all of which i need to removed the cambelt for, i have no experience with cambelt so looking for a wise one to come along and help out (either supervise me or do it themselves)

can pay in Beers or Cash

Cheers

Ben

[smokn4]

you doing this next weekend??

mite come and have a look even give you a hand if you want,

coz i want to see how its done since mine needs doin 2. if its allgd 8)

[Bazza-NZ]

 smokn4 said:

you doing this next weekend??

mite come and have a look even give you a hand if you want,

coz i want to see how its done since mine needs doin 2. if its allgd 8)

That's sweet, i know of quite a few people that are interested in having a look

am going to post something up about it once i know i can get the equipment sorted

[Guest SPANKU]

i got the crane and experience with the belt jobs, i can the belt for you for a Tui beer

matt's got the crane, think funky is borrowing it this weekend.

[Guest SPANKU]

crane is available to all Wellington CLUBSUB members, as i said on previous CS forum before it died

[Bazza-NZ]

 SPANKU said:

i got the crane and experience with the belt jobs, i can the belt for you for a Tui beer

matt's got the crane, think funky is borrowing it this weekend.

True, well that make life easy.. better head into armstrong and get the seals to ensure they are here on time.

Done you got the job, i'll get ya a box for your effort ;D i was thinking that in the afternoon i'll put on a bbq and beers for the lads that gave a hand

what would be easier, dropping gearbox and engine in as one? or installing the gearbox and dropping the engine onto the box?

[Guest SPANKU]

i never done the gearbox+motor drop before. be interesting if it works.

ive seen people doing this the mitsi way. lift the car up over the drivetrain and then lower the car and lift the drivetrain up.

putting gearbox in the car without the motor is piss easy. and then the motor drop another 30minutes. then putting everything back in about 30min to 1 hour depending on how much need to go back in

[Bazza-NZ]

 SPANKU said:

i never done the gearbox+motor drop before. be interesting if it works.

ive seen people doing this the mitsi way. lift the car up over the drivetrain and then lower the car and lift the drivetrain up.

putting gearbox in the car without the motor is piss easy. and then the motor drop another 30minutes. then putting everything back in about 30min to 1 hour depending on how much need to go back in

Sweet, will put the box in then drop the engine in

[Koom]

Doing the engine and box as one is pretty easy. Just lift the engine by the front legs of the manifold and it tilts back perfectly to all go in the hole. I find it much faster than doing the two separately.

[Guest Oscar]

I might pop round and harrass a few people.

[Munkvy]

Hey Ben, when can I come steal that strut to put in the GTB? Ohh and borrow the rattle gun for the RS too?

[Bazza-NZ]

 Munkvy said:

Hey Ben, when can I come steal that strut to put in the GTB? Ohh and borrow the rattle gun for the RS too?

Yeah just flick me a text i'll be starting the suspension swap tomorrow (so what side do you want?), i've just completed the interior stuff and rewired the sounds so looking pretty good at this stage, hopeful all should be done by this weekend (or at lest most of it) now that the misses has gone on holiday late nights here we come

Can you bring around your spring compressors?

Thanks to Jase, now have my new gauges in and they look mean as..

[Guest SPANKU]

if i cant make it then jason should know how to do it, he's seen it done so many times

[Bazza-NZ]

 SPANKU said:

if i cant make it then jason should know how to do it, he's seen it done so many times

Sweet as, i'll try and mark everything before hand as well, make like a little bit easier.. you heading to Johns (Funkys) in the morning?

[Guest SPANKU]

if the motor is out of the car you wont need to mark anything apart from the timing belt if you re-using it?

not sure yet about john this saturday. BBQ usually starts at 6pm or so

[Bazza-NZ]

 SPANKU said:

if the motor is out of the car you wont need to mark anything apart from the timing belt if you re-using it?

not sure yet about john this saturday. BBQ usually starts at 6pm or so

Yeah reusing it as it's only seem about 20k so should have got plenty of life left, dont want to replace if i don't have to

[Guest SPANKU]

na dont have to unless its over 80k. the marking should still be there. so u dont need to mark anything.

[Bazza-NZ]

 SPANKU said:

na dont have to unless its over 80k. the marking should still be there. so u dont need to mark anything.

Sweet that makes life easy then but i'll still mark just in case, last thing i want is to stuff up the valves as i put the timing belt on wrong

[Scoobydoo]

So we can come for the bbq afterwards?

[Guest SPANKU]

we sure are! and i get free beer for doing the timing belt!

[spark_38]

yip, esp since you fella's are only down the road and around the corner - it'd be rude not to show up. just do what i do, show up with a toolbox and attempt to look busy

[Guest SPANKU]

sievers groves?

[Simon C]

I'm non-stop on call for the next 120 hours straight, but I'd be keen to drop by and catch up, even though I have nothing useful to contribute (unless someone loses a finger or a hand).

[spark_38]

hmmmm....we are dealing with heavy equipment: gearboxes and motors; safety shoes, hard hats, safety glasses, etc... will be a must on the day - but anything could happen

[Guest SPANKU]

yeah my safety jandles