It's out, it's finally bloody out!!

[jammy_basturd]

Not the engine, not yet. But 10 months after posting [url=http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=6&t=699808&mid=67671&i=40&nmt=A%20James%20May%20'Cock'%20Moment&mid=67671]this topic[/url] I've finally managed to get enough time at the weekends over the past few weeks to do some work on the Cerb.

After going through about 5 different drill bits (normall HSS, B&D Piranhas and some Cobalt coated stuff from Screwfix), I've managed to spend enough hours stood in front of the car to finally get through the head of the stupidly hard hex countersunk bolt that goes through the offside engine mount bracket.

The only things holding the engine in now are the gearbox brackets, just watching the F1 but with any luck the engine and car should be going there separate ways by the end of the day!

[stuthemong]

LOL - good luck, chap - it's been a fair while you've been fighting that bolt. You going to frame it in it's mangled state, to bring out and show to any other difficult bolts in the future, thus scaring them into freeing themselves? May be worth it....

[jammy_basturd]

And several hours later I've just about managed to get the engine out! Have it say its the scariest ever engine lift I've done. The set up I have wasn't ideal, and I didn't really have much room at the front of the car so had to put the crane over the wing! Having said that, once it was all done it was actually relatively easy.

Haha, as for that dam bolt, I have actually kept both parts, as you say I may mount them on a plaque!