In message , Graham L writes
I've scored this Leyland panel van with the motor removed from the engine
>bay. Because of the body work I want to do, I'll be removing both
>suspension subframes. It would seem logical to me to install the engine
>back onto the subframe and then fit the car over it. Is there a problem >with this?
>Graham
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That's the way it was done at the factory.
My thoughts exactly.
Graham
Of course, the factory had the equipment to suspend the entire body and lower it squarely over the power train which was on a jig to keep it square to the body.
Having said that, I've tried both methods and they are about equal. Lifting the front of the body makes for some difficult angle with respect to the front subframe. The rear of the car, especially the long wheel base models tends to hit the ground before you have enough lift at the front to fit the power train. Raising the rear to avoid this puts the front at an odd angle when trying to lower the body. I could go through a number of raising and lowering this and that scenerios but I won't since I haven't found one that easily simulated lowering the body squarely on to the power train. IF you can do that then by all means fit the power train completely assembled to the subframe. Otherwise it's a coin flip.
Cheers,
Kelley
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