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speedyxjs - 22/3/09 at 11:21 AM

After buying a 3.6 engine on ebay at a bargain £71, i decided to donate the 2.9 to my college.
The time has come to transport it and as they thought Eastbourne was too far, i offered to bring it in my astra
As usual with these types of jobs, you get half way through and realise it might not fit, but with a bit of work the family got it in.
How did your mum spend mothers day?



omega0684 - 22/3/09 at 11:30 AM

bet your rear shocks love you!

jlparsons - 22/3/09 at 11:41 AM

Would have been interesting to check the weight under your front tyres!

Peteff - 22/3/09 at 11:41 AM

I bet it doesn't come out as easily as it went in

Richard Quinn - 22/3/09 at 11:54 AM

Mmmm?? Jag engine in the back of an Astra. Now that's got me thinking!!

philw - 22/3/09 at 12:14 PM

Surely it would have been easier to get in and out if you dropped the roof on the BMW and put it on the back seats

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omega0684 - 22/3/09 at 12:14 PM

a mid engined straight 6 astra with rear wheel drive

omega0684 - 22/3/09 at 12:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by philw
Surely it would have been easier to get in and out if you dropped the roof on the BMW and put it on the back seats


great thinking ! gets my vote

speedyxjs - 22/3/09 at 12:44 PM

The BMW is the neighbors. If i had done that, you may have found the engine accidently dropped from a great height
They have been against my build from day one. He thought the car would only take a month to build

David Jenkins - 22/3/09 at 08:09 PM

I would REALLY not want to be in that car in a shunt!

A friend of mine used to recover crashed cars - he told me about a hatchback that had a head-on collision with another car. The toolbox (one of those where you pull the top apart to get at stuff below) was embedded in the dash... before the crash it was in the boot, behind the rear seats!

For that reason I would never carry my 100lb steam loco in the boot of my car - it always travelled in a trailer. A steam loco owner I know had a not-too-fast head-on and his trailer + loco trashed the rear of his car... but he walked away with just a few bruises from the seatbelt.

speedyxjs - 22/3/09 at 08:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I would REALLY not want to be in that car in a shunt!

A friend of mine used to recover crashed cars - he told me about a hatchback that had a head-on collision with another car. The toolbox (one of those where you pull the top apart to get at stuff below) was embedded in the dash... before the crash it was in the boot, behind the rear seats!

For that reason I would never carry my 100lb steam loco in the boot of my car - it always travelled in a trailer. A steam loco owner I know had a not-too-fast head-on and his trailer + loco trashed the rear of his car... but he walked away with just a few bruises from the seatbelt.


Iv watched the episode of fifth gear where they simulated crashes like that. My drive to college is about an hour long with about 50 mins on dual carrigeway with a barrier inbetween the lanes, so i dont need to worry about a head on. I drove it earlier and it is a bit scary seeing all the hoses moving around in the rear view mirror. Gives the illusion the engine is moving around more than it is. Its going to be a long, slow journey tomorrow

rusty nuts - 22/3/09 at 09:14 PM

MAKE SURE IT'S SECURE!! once had a Snap On top box in the back of a Mini van , I did an emergency stop, the tool box didn't and I ended up pinned against the windscreen with a back injury. Hate to think what would have happened had I been wearing a seat belt. Your insurance may well be invalid.

Hellfire - 22/3/09 at 10:04 PM

You'll need a wheelie bar fitting to the back of the Astra. I believe this guy also tried transporting a Jag engine in the boot of his car

Phil