Engine and transmission are out. 4 hrs including pressure wash and cleanup... not bad considering I've never worked on an Austin before. Drive shaft was supposed to come out with the tranny, but stayed behind for some reason. Of note, driveshaft balance is very important. Therefore, when I undid the bolts attaching the driveshaft to the differential, I made sure to mark the holes so that when I re-install everything, the driveshaft goes back in the exact same orientation as before. What I did was get a couple of gift tags on strings, and loop one through one of the bolt holes on the driveshaft, and the other one through the corresponding hole on the differential. I've never had a driveshaft vibrate an engine apart, but I don't see the need to risk it. Using some engine identification tips I received on previous posts, I'm pretty sure the driveline is original. (950 cast into block, for example) Heritage certificate coming soon. Can someone tell me how/if I can replace the missing engine serial number plate? It was all pretty greasy/oily in there. Pressure washed the worst of it. Will clean it up more thoroughly and strip all the bits off over the next while. Not sure why the engine was painted blue, but it will be green again soon enough. If you notice in the photos, the driver's side front suspension did not extend once the weight of the engine came out. Something in there is frozen up/rusted in place. At this point I'm not sure if its the shock, A-arm fulcrum bolts, or what. I know it's not the steering arm, because the car steers fine. Will dig into this as we go.
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