'72 Aston Martin V8 Episode 9 - Engine Removal

'72 Aston Martin V8 - In this episode 9, we attempt to remove the engine with the gearbox.

[@graemecatty9921]

I admire your tenacity lads. Most people would have walked away from a project so time consuming and difficult.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Thanks for your support, we enjoy it. Most of the time..

[@oldschool1993]

It's not necessary to mark the drive shaft flange- drive shafts are balanced to themselves, not to the transmission or rear end.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Yep, you're right but I'm a bit old school and that's the way I was shown, agreed it's 40 years ago..

[@jimclarke1108]

Great to see you restoring a real car, seem quite knowledgeable👌

[@AstonTorslanda]

Thanks for that. Had a few years of strife working on cars. That said, happy to take advice from those who know these cars..

[@a.c.4732]

Trampas ( Doug McClure ) : The Virginian . When you know - you know ! 😉 EDIT : Useless Information : When this Aston was "brand spanking" , The Virginian was on BBC1 .

[@AstonTorslanda]

It was and what a great show..

[@findtomdotcom]

Wow, what an amazing project. It looks so broken, I take my hat off to you and cant wait to see it finished.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Thanks for your support and kind words..

[@peterrenn6341]

You probably know this but the handbrake is a "fly off" type: You press the button on the end when you pull the brake ON to secure it in position. Release the brake by pulling back slightly, the ratchet releases without touching the button and you can just let go. Excellent for hillclimb starts or the Brooklands test hill ;-) Steering rack is Adwest (I think?) and very similar to the one on the Jaguar XJ of similar vintage. (quite a few parts are common with the XJ6) I think only the valve was altered so it's a bit less 'assisted'- feeling and more sporty than on the XJ. - can't remember where I read that.

[@AstonTorslanda]

I hadn't even sat in an Aston until this one. I knew the rack was Adwest but not much more than that, no idea about the handbrake or cars with similar parts.. Any help we can get sourcing information or ideas for spares is very much appreciated. Might be a while before it sees any hill starts though.

[@peterrenn6341]

The two blower motors are wired so they run in opposite directions (It makes sense when you see how the housings are mirror images of each other) - hence one has what you'd expect to be the negative and positive wires reversed while the other is "normal" I found this out when troubleshooting my car a while back.

[@londonman8688]

shame they are not twin superchargers !

[@AstonTorslanda]

@peterrenn6341 Thanks for the tip..

[@thea061220]

What a project. Hope you got it cheap. Will be interesting to follow. You are brave lads.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Cheers for watching..

[@thedrivechannel83]

Great job!

[@AstonTorslanda]

Thanks..

[@hallga007]

Always tell a top mechanic when you see them working on an engine with a carpenter's hammer!! Love the channel btw!

[@AstonTorslanda]

Always handy a claw hammer ;-) Thanks for watching.

[@davidwitham5588]

Great video series by the way.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Thanks for watching..

[@davidwitham5588]

Many engines are installed with the exhaust manifolds already on. If you wait till the engine is out you will have better access to undo the nuts.

[@AstonTorslanda]

It was tight with both sets of manifolds on. With one set off, it cleared fairly easily.

[@AstonTorslanda]

@davidwitham5588 David, may I ask, are you from Bathgate by any chance? Long shot I know..

[@davidwitham5588]

@@AstonTorslanda Sorry, I am not. Although my mother is from Giffnock. Which is not a million miles from there.

[@AstonTorslanda]

No worries, had a family friend in Bathgate with the same name and it's not one you see every day..

[@londonman8688]

well done guys !

[@AstonTorslanda]

Thank you..

[@oggie1967]

Couldn’t help notice just now, although the inner wings etc look shot to hell, the springs and shock assembly’s look pretty good or is it a trick of the light?😬

[@AstonTorslanda]

Actually, it's not the light, we reckon they are relatively new, maybe put on since the engine was rebuilt. That could be 34 years ago but never used. The front inner wings have surface rust. Although it doesn't look like it, they are pretty good, no holes, not even thinning. We plan to clean up the inside of the engine bay soon to give us something to feel good about.. ;-)

[@oggie1967]

@@AstonTorslanda You are brave lads! I’m getting an Aston in just over a week! Thankfully it doesn’t look like yours!🤣 I’m hooked watching yours though!👍

[@ldwp6395]

​@@oggie1967A v8 like this or a different one?

[@oggie1967]

@@ldwp6395 a 2005 DB9 V12!👍

[@ldwp6395]

@@oggie1967 Unless it's been in the sea, the DB9 shouldn't be rusy, I think they get small bits of corrosion under the Paint in small areas but no too much. V12 is a nice cruiser too.

[@johnmiddleton470]

Looking forward to seeing your progress 👍👍

[@AstonTorslanda]

Cheers..

[@davidwitham5588]

As you discovered, engine cranes need a clean floor as they have silly small wheels.

[@AstonTorslanda]

It was extremely tough. My last garage had a movable hoist, much easier..

[@EVguru]

BA (British Association) threads are based on the Metric Thury thread system. An M6 nut will fit a BA-0 and vice versa.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Thanks for that, any other help most appreciated.. thanks for watching..

[@kevinseven6633]

The most important question is this. What biscuits are you having.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Good shout... Tunnock's Caramel Wafers, Choc Chip Cookies, Chocolate Digestives and Oreo's.. :-)

[@kevinseven6633]

@@AstonTorslandaWill definitely give those Tunnock's Caramel Wafers a go.

[@AstonTorslanda]

They are the best.

[@andirobertson5955]

Jaffa cakes

[@AstonTorslanda]

@andirobertson5955 .. oh there's a thing..

[@Daniel-S1]

39:42 I think you can shorten the chain on the hoist, albeit it means cutting links out of it so it's permanently shorter.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Cheers for that. I'll buy an engine strap so it doesn't stretch when we put it back in..

[@andrewpeek5785]

BA is an electrical standard.

[@AstonTorslanda]

It's odd, we raided my fathers garage for my old sockets at New Year. A set I bought 40 + years ago. There were some BA sockets in that pile. I didn't remember them being a thing..

[@hias7568]

Hi. I have a V8 saloon from 1977 and the engine mounts have to be replaced in the near future. Whats your opinion? Could it be done with the engine in the car?My workshop manual is not very helpful with that. How did you rech them?

[@AstonTorslanda]

My son, removed them. He said it was pretty easy to unbolt them. I'm sure you could unbolt them and then hoist the engine, possibly jack it up. I say possibly jack it up because it's an aluminium sump, so you might need to find a solid jacking point. We're not AM people but most cars have the same issues. I'll speak to Alex. DM us and we can take some pictures for you. Thanks for watching..

[@AstonTorslanda]

Hi! Its Alex here, i definitely think that you could get away with jacking the engine up or lifting it up with a hoist (if you have one that is) one side then the other, its just two bolts holding essentially a big rubber hockey puck. Id say its pretty do-able. Only think is you may have to unbolt the air-conditioning to move it slightly.

[@hias7568]

@@AstonTorslanda Hello and many thanks for your answers. Good to hear, that its doable. One last question, because you wrote that i should unbolt the air-conditioning... Did you remove the mounts from above? I dont see at the moment, how to reach them from there *headscratch*. Anyway, good luck with your restauration. Been through such a project long time ago with my MGA.

[@AstonTorslanda]

Hi! I took the mounts out from top and bottom as there is a bolt on each end, its fairly hard to see them and i had the wheels off when getting at them, with regards to air conditioning, im not certain you have to remove it as it wasnt on the car when i unbolted the mounts but it looks like it would be easier with it out the way. Thanks for watching!

[@scottbaird3008]

So what's your plan strip then sandblasting

[@AstonTorslanda]

We need to get the car stable first. We'll replace the sills and floors and rebuild the rear boot section. Then we'll get it sand blasted. If we sent it off to be stripped now, it would probably fold..

[@henryviii6341]

how many years work ahead lol !

[@AstonTorslanda]

Lets see, thanks for watching..

[@elliottb7009]

after working on these. the torqueflite is just kinda crappy and really saps any performance from the engine. its just old tech. i wonder if fitting a newer version (with 4 speed) or something would be better or maybe a toyota a340 box. but it would be worth investigating cutting the gearbox crossmember and making it removable or just positioned back further so you can remove gearbox from the bottom instead of pulling that cover off each time. same with tailshaft.

[@Mercmad]

The 727 torque flight was and still is one of the best automatic trans ever installed in a car. Have a think about those gigantic Chrysler products with torquey V8 engines and never a problem. You can buy a proper performance 727 anywhere in the US ( B& M etc etc ) and it's been that way since the late 1950's. Power sapping was never an issue with Torque flights and in the early 1980's there was a particular model of Mercedes,the 450SEL 6.9 which could smash it's own gear box if maltreated enough. There were more than a few refitted with 727's.

[@AstonTorslanda]

@Mercmad I'm with you. The Torque flight is an amazing box. I'm not a US car specialist but Alex and I watch every US car show going. Those gearboxes are solid and we will keep it. @elliottb7009, everyone to there own. Thanks for the suggestion of a newer box. We want to keep this car as original as we can, with maybe some better rust protection and a few other things which won't compromise it's originality. It's never going to have aToyota gearbox, it's not a restomod..and I'm not thinking too much about taking the box out again soon. We will replace those old transmission tunnel bolts with stainless. So the next person can take the cover off easily, not by having to use Coblat drill bits. Thank you both for your comments and support.

[@shaunpowell7513]

Ďont dò your gap 5yeàrs fìxing cars

[@AstonTorslanda]

No gap year, this is my spare time..