Engine install part 3

After the previous days fiasco, we decided to install the engine and gearbox separately.

To install the gearbox:

• Remove the passenger seat,
• Remove the driveline tunnel grommet,
• Jack up the front of the car,
• Remove the front passenger-side wheel,
• Slide the transmission under the car (through the wheel arch) and into position,
• Lift/jack the gearbox up and slide it backwards into the transmission tunnel,
• Inside the car, stick your hand in the tunnel and connect the draft shaft,
• Attach the gearbox bracket / mount,
• Support the front of the bell housing (from above or below).

You need to align the gearbox and driveshaft to fit them together. It requires a lot of fettling, and unfortunately, it took us 3 hours.