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The donor car
for this project is going to be a Rover MGF convertible
mid-engine sports car.
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The plan at the
moment is to mount the GT in the luggage compartment
and have the silencer, batteries, differential and
control electronics in the original engine bay.
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To access the original engine for
maintenance you have to fold the hood forwards and undo
a few bolts that secure the rear parcel shelf.
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I guess that there was a bolt that
didn't want to come undone in this picture. |
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As I don't have a garage ramp to
lift the car, we used a couple of straps attached to
my engine crane and then placed
them through drainage holes in the luggage compartment
to lift the car high enough to drop the engine out from
underneath.
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Sub frame removed to which the engine
is still attached, time consuming, but at least all is going
to plan. |
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My friend Will Parry disconnecting
the coolant and cab heating pipes, I would have struggled
without his helping
hand.
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Removing the engine and gearbox
from the sub frame. |
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Engine out. |
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Sub frame power washed and cleaned,
the only downside of the MGF is the
hydragas suspension, it works really well, but has to
recharged everytime you remove the subframe.
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A view of the engine bay from the front. |
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A view of the engine bay from the rear looking down the
vent slot, this is where the silencer will be mounted.
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