Engine out ....

[BCA]

Rust proof it to buggery.

HTH

[sonnylad]

Do they need to come out when there's no aircon fitted ?

[paulj]

Thats what I was told, apparently you cant get the timing cover off past the chasis rails...

[julian64]

Timming covers on long studs, getting it off the front requires a bit of room.

More than that though, you wouldn't want someone taking your engine apart in situ.

Out of the car and on the floor you find yourself reaching for long levers for stuck bolts. Methods of removing siezed studs. You just couldn't be mechanically sympatheic to the engine while its in situ. You'd find yourself reaching for a hammer rather than doing things properly.

You don't want that for the engine.

[SimonSparrow]

New timing chain maybe? Probably doesn't need one, but I remember TVR Power saying that they replaced any over 40k miles as a matter of course.

[Keithyboy]

. . . obviously the clutch too