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Rob Glasgow

Rob Glasgow

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I'm ready to pull the engine from my BT7. I have all the body work removed so it shouldn't be to difficult. I am trying to decide where to attach the lifting chain. Several photos show the chain attached to the studs for the intake/exhaust manifold. I saw one where it looked like they were attached to the studs that hold the valve cover in place. The head bolts aren't long enough to safely attach unless they are removed and a bolt is inserted.

What and where do you recommend? It's been 40 years since I last pulled the engine myself and can't recall what I did. The manual shows a photo of the engine on a sling but not enough detail to say how the chain was attached.
 
I attached mine to the valve cover studs as per the repair manuals suggestion. No problem at all. I pulled the engine out without the transmission.
 
Thanks Rick and Chris, I took your advice and the engine and transmission came out without a hitch, thanks to some help from my wife. I will say it's a little less stressful pulling the engine at the beginning of the restoration than I think it will be putting back in with all the shiny paint. But that's a while down the road. Now a few more sessions and I should have the frame stripped and ready to begin the process. I've promised myself I'd do this for the last four years after I retired but just could not get the courage to take off the first part. I finally decided at 68, I'm not getting any younger and it's now or never.
 
Heres ours just after being dropped in place. The angle iron is Randy's piece he left on for me, it provided the proper angle with all the accessories and trans and O.D. together.
 

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Rob -

My wife has helped on more then one occasion with the R & R of the motor in my vintage racer. If I could only get her to stick around and reconnect eveything else, I would really be liv'n large.

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Your wife holdin' a handful of motor, you are livin'-life-large bud!
 
Want to know how far the "partnership" goes? My wife Jeanne was ok helping pull a motor, but lets just say participating with a snow-blower duty this winter didnt seem to go as well, HA!

Kurt
 
My wife never goes too far encase I begin to bleed. She does not believe duct tape will work as bandage. She helps a lot, pulling the gear box and stuff. But her big forte is finding tools and parts on the web.
TH
 
My wife's participation is pretty much limited to driving me to the emergency room when the need arises. Last time that happened was when I was disassembling my engine crane and managed to conk myself in the head with one of the support beams. While they were prepping to put the three staples in my scalp they asked me the standard domestic violence question, "Is there anyone at home you're afraid of?" I asked the doc, "You've never been married have you?"
 
kkaa said:
Want to know how far the "partnership" goes? My wife Jeanne was ok helping pull a motor, but lets just say participating with a snow-blower duty this winter didnt seem to go as well, HA!

Kurt
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My wife hates the cold as well, but she's always ready to lend a hand with the Healeys. She doesn't even say a word when my race engine rebuild far exceeds the projected budget. I do get "the look" however, and that's usually enough for me.

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My wife was a tremendous help in the restoration of her 72! She wired all the lights and installed the side trim on the car, which included riveting the new buttons in place, plus other stuff. I did the bull work. PJ



It paid off,

 
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That's your Christmas Card picture, right?:cool:
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I prefer this photo, "the thrill of victory". After all the hard work on the race car, it's nice to share the victories together.

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My wife periodically sends the kids down to the garage to make sure I haven't been crushed by the car slipping off jack stands. What she thinks my five year old is likely to do to help is a mystery. But the kids do like coming into the garage, peering under the car, and asking me if I am still alive.

When I had the Healey up on stands at the beginning of the winter, my daughter spent about 15 minutes on the creeper rolling around under the car checking things out. I have high hopes of turning that one into a car nut. My 15 year old son, when learning to drive on our Tacoma, asked me which pedal was the gas. (He's been learning to drive on our truck since he was 11.) Broke my heart. I don't think anyone had to tell me which was the gas pedal. (Or clutch or brake.) My first memory of anything in the world is of my parents' Volvo P1800. My second is of the Healey I currently own.

-Jonathan
 
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