Yet another P-car update

[Eggbert]

With Spring arriving with unusually warm weather, hopefully Cobra posts will become something I will post more of. In the meantime, here's another P-car update.

A few weeks ago I finally got the transmiiion out. Had to take exhaust and part of rear suspension off to do it. The most frustrating part was removing the bellhousing bolts, access being the difficulty.



Interestingly, the clutch has been done a year before I bought the car which included a new (meaning expensive) flywheel. Flywheel bolts are torque to yield have to be replaced. Some mechanic didn't seem 100% sure of his work.



Finally on Easter Monday I got the engine out. Had some issues, but nothing major. Rerouting the A/C compressor and hoses wasn't all that much fun. Heavy and awkward and the hoses kept catching on things. Funniest one is when lowering, my hydraulic lift table suddenly stopped. After a lot of fiddling around I finally discovered I had left the locking bars in place.



Next is to strip down the engine and get the block halves shipped off for machine work and new cylinder sleeves.