wurlycorner wrote:Good progress.
Did you have it running and do a compression test on it before removing?
No - there was too much missing from it that needs to come from the original engine (fuses, ignition barrel, fuel tank all gone, rad was ruined too) so going to get it in the green one, run it, compression test, if all is well then full service, gaskets, water pump, etc. Trying to keep as much as possible from the original, lower mileage engine though. The lad I bought it off said he drove it from London to Bradford no issues (other than the box felt a bit iffy but I'll be using my original box) but that was 2 years ago or so and it's sat since then.
I don't tend to 'do' engine stuff, other than servicing, so I'm having Bruce help me. I want to try and do most of it myself though and learn for future, just with some helping words
I already have a lot of parts to service it waiting as I bought them a couple of days before the original engine died and never bothered getting rid.
Keeping my fingers crossed it's all ok once it's in and had all the little bits done. It was fairly cheap, less than a third of what breakers were asking for just an engine when it originally died, and that's for the whole car and I can hopefully sell the front end so it won't be a massive loss if it's no good and I'll have learnt something from it.
I've basically bought a donor car FOR my donor car though so I feel a little silly. Can't help what you fall in love with though, eh! 
