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minimalal Paid Up Member The not so loud one Posts: 249	moving engine Dec 30, 2010 19:15:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by minimalal on Dec 30, 2010 19:15:10 GMT want to pick up a new engine but no idea how to transport it any ideas guys? cheers
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AntMan Mini Pickup Posts: 813	moving engine Dec 30, 2010 19:40:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AntMan on Dec 30, 2010 19:40:12 GMT They will fit in any decent sized car aka not a mini.... lol! Me and Martin got sam's old 1 in the back of his red fiesta no problem just need to put the seats down thats all Ant

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moving engine Dec 31, 2010 0:04:14 GMT

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Post by Miniböttcher on Dec 31, 2010 0:04:14 GMT

we had a talk about this about as year or so ago, i have had people pick up a mini engine and put it in the boot of a mk1 mircait weighed it down but nothing different than having 2 or 3 people in the back.

1 thing you may ask them to do before you pick it up is for them to drain the oil out completly, its not a nice thing to have an engine fall over abd 5 litres of oil engine oil going all over your boot

we did say a complete engine weighs around 150kg, its a good 2 person lift but much easier with 3. any good family car will carry it like ant said, best if you know some one with a people carrier as the boot lip is flat so you dont have to lift it up over and down into the boot.

also a very handy thing i use is a flat bed tolly, a thick board or planks, with a set of local tolly wheels, works a treat and makes moving it around much much easier.

minimalal Paid Up Member The not so loud one Posts: 249	moving engine Dec 31, 2010 0:32:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by minimalal on Dec 31, 2010 0:32:32 GMT cheers guys! i thought in the boot might be a bit too much but is good to know it isnt!! i hear micra engines are pretty light aswell, will beg my mum to use the focus
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moving engine Dec 31, 2010 10:12:35 GMT

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Post by Garfie on Dec 31, 2010 10:12:35 GMT

Yes micra engines are very light, and not to much work to get power out of a standard ma engine, out of the mark 1 micra. I was tempted to put the 1.2 engine in my clubby estate, to match my race car engine which has 94bhp in 2nd gear on a standard engine. I have a 1 litre ma10 engine if your interested? Lol

Name me something else that still looks this good at 50?

minimalal Paid Up Member The not so loud one Posts: 249	moving engine Jan 2, 2011 0:39:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by minimalal on Jan 2, 2011 0:39:39 GMT ta for the offer gareth but im all sorted mate cheers!
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moving engine Jan 2, 2011 11:45:05 GMT

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Post by MiniGT5 on Jan 2, 2011 11:45:05 GMT

I have heard of people removing the front passenger seat of a mini and putting blocks of wood on the floor to clear the cross members and transporting a mini engine that way.

Alternativly they fit in the back of mini pickups OK. actually you can probably get 2 in at the same time if they are fitted with rod change gearboxes

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	moving engine Jan 2, 2011 14:29:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2011 14:29:32 GMT Hi Al, where you got to go to collect? I'll pick it up for you in my van if its not too far, let me know. Cheers, Jim. (turkey road)