Transporting an M20

[jay528ise1985]

I'm picking up a 27 6 EB at the end of the month and just wanted to ask is it safe/possible to transport it on its' side in the boot of my 320 or should I ask my Dad if I can use his old Astra Estate?!

Cheers


Jay

[StuBeeDoo]

Let's put it this way....
I (well, Iain and I actually) got mine in the back of my mk4 Fiesta. The inlet manifold had to be left off, though.

[gudgeon]

I expect you'll make a bit of a mess of your boot, even with liberal use of cardboard and polythene.

I've got a spare B20 and it's suprisingly heavy and unwieldy.
If you can strip manifolds and other removable bits it may be possible.

[jbh]

is your 320 a tourer ?

[jay528ise1985]

Nah, 2 door saloon. It's times like these when I wish I'd still got my old Audi 100 Avant!

[psychochild187]

it will make a mess if it topples and oil and water leak out . and there is alwys something in these things,.

it wont hurt the engine. just the inside of your car

tarpauling and carboard everywhere and strap it down incase of emergancy stopping or swerving

i had a 5 sereis engine in my tourer boot . the pain is getting it in with damaging anything . with a crane you have the hight issue by hand you need 3 people and something to protect the boot bottom when you rest it on it whist you move your hands about

but if you can split it to head .and block life becomes far easyier .

use the astra i say . easy acess by hand or crane and strap it as upright as you can to stop leaks

[miniblob]

I Just hired a half sized transit thingy for 30 odd quid!! Easy peasy!!!

[jbh]

Nah, 2 door saloon. It's times like these when I wish I'd still got my old Audi 100 Avant!

don't think it will fit in the boot to be honest...

passengers seat out and a bit of polythene on the floor and put it in there that's what i would do either that borrow your old mans Astra estate

[jay528ise1985]

Looks like I'll have to suffer a non turbo diesel 1.7 for 400 miles then

Thanks for the replies guys.

[gudgeon]

You'll enjoy the fuel economy though

[town325i]

ive had a fully built m20 engine in the back of a mk4 fiesta no problems at all

[Driftben]

i had a fully built M30 in the back of my Astra van full of tools. was a interesting drive back from essex.

[jbh]

i had an Audi quattro engine in the boot of a mk2 1.3 golf... was highly amusing as my mate was in the middle of paying me up for the golf and he was there.. told him if i damaged anything id knock fifty quid off it

[handpaper]

Lightweights the lot of you
M20B25 with manifolds in a 995cc Uno
The hardest part was getting it back up the sellers near-vertical driveway!