thanks velly, you have reminded me that i need to get on with more pics and the rest of the story....

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OK time for some more.
At last pic session we had just got out the original engine.
Out the front and lowered onto a wooden trolley and wheeled away.

Braking circuit and AC was left in. The AC rad is right in front , so I had to try and pull it all to one side to get the 1.6 out and the 1.8T in. Here you can see the AC setup dangling down - all this was simply pulled to one side and wired out of the way.



Then easy peasy out it all comes:



This is the point you realise that you have pretty much reached the point of no return and if it goes pear-shaped from here, your car is worth nothing and nobody in their right minds will tackle a half finished project and bail you out...

Didnt want to , but the bonnet had to come of to get nice vertical alignment to lift in the new engine.

OK so the block and tackle is attached to the new engine, which is also on a trolley - wheel it into place, lift it up and do up the 4 main subframe bolts. A bit of wiggling, fiddling and watching where wiring and plumbing is getting pinched etc. I had most stuff bundled up out of the way before the engine was lifted in. This part was actually pretty quick and within an hour of the old one out - the new was in, well basically. Fat bloke with silly smile is me.