Making The V6 Engine Mock-Up Part 2

With the carboard cut out of the engine I set out to make a copy of the engine. So I put the carboard onto a piece of ply wood and stencil round it. Then i measured the length of the engine. Put in planks of wood to make up the size and screw it all together. I followed the same priciples when I was make a copy of the gearbox for sizing up later on.
So I decided to see how she would fit in the engine bay and it does not look good.

Making The V6 Engine Mock-Up

I have decided to help me out when putting the engine mounts and cutting the bulk head/tans tunnel I am going to make up a wooden mock engine so that i dont damage the v6. It will help me out when it comes to making engine.
First of all I am going to measure the front and back of the engine alone and make an engine shape on cardboard. I will use this to make a template transfer onto the ply wood board. I just started my making measurements all over the front of the engine height width then moved to the shape of the engine out of the cardboard square.

Removing the V6 Engine

Finaly I got some good weather so that I could go out and work on the Omega. I chained the engine and began to lift, but I was finding that the engine was comming up with the car. So I had another look around the engine and could not find a reason why. So after constant trying I got fed up so I put the car on the ramp and got under it. I found that the gear shift linkage was bolted to the floor. So I undid the bolts and got her back on level ground and began to crank her up. With a bit of hickory pokery she came out no problems. When she came out I could not believe how big she was, kind of put it all in prospective what a mission this is going to be. "EVER GET THAT FEELING THAT YOU HAVE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW"

So I decided to put her in the viva to check for size but when I dropped it in it left a space of 20cm from the front of the engine to the back of the grille. Unfortunatly I did not take a picture. A friend of mine helped me lift the car over the engine to get it into the engine bay after we set it on a pallet at a decent height. So to help me out in future I have decided to make a wooden mold of the engine so that I wont damage the engine getting it in and out.

Removing The V6 Engine Accesories

As the sun goes down on another I best write what I have done. Today I started where I left off yesterday. So I set out removing the Air Conditioning system first I removed the radiator for the air con. I went to discharge the air con but found that it was empty of the inside / outside pressure must of been equal. Either way it was a bonus. The air con was an easy job just a few bolts around the top of the rad and it just slides up and out. All the pipes were crimped on and since I am not going to have air con in the viva I just cut the pipes.
Behind the air con radiator was the fans for the cooling system, they seem to be really good fans so I think I will use them in the viva. Will have to see how much room there will be. Although from the pictures it did not seem like much work has been done it has taken me all day just to get the pipes air con and other bits out.
I have hit a wall on the engine bay side because I need to go out tomorrow and buy a star socket set to remove the throttle bodies and other bits around the engine.
With the work in the engine bay on stand still I got the car up on the lift and removed the exhaust pipes from the manifold back to the silencers. Dont try this unless you have an extension arm of at least 10" or its a mission(I sent me wife out to buy one).These down pipes look ideal to use in the viva so I will keep them. With the exhaust moved I decided to take off the heat shield cowling's around them so that I could get to the prop shaft.
Next I decided to remove the shaft from the car. This is an easy job to do all you need is two spanners and undo three bolts at each end and two in the middle. Best way to do it is undo the centre bracket and then undo the rear after the bush but leave the bolts in. Then undo the front before the bush. This helps to get the shaft out without moving the gearbox. Leaving the bolts in will stop it from falling on you head, just a tip. So the overall effect of the day looks like this.

Removing The V6 Engine Accesories

Today I started to remove the v6 lump from the omega. I have been unclipping cables and removing things that I truly don't know what they are or where they go. This engine looks like a mean piece of kit but Hey I guess I will learn. Looks like a £15 investment on a Haynes manual might come in handy.

Anyway I have listed the Omega on eBay for braking spares in hope to raise some revenue for a 240 Volvo. This is because I need a rear axle and bits.

I started today by removing the grille and front headlights. It took me a while to work out how to get the bottom nut undone from the light but in the end I just forced an extension bar in. I then moved on to Air intake and filter housing. I took the hoses off from the throttle bodies back to the filter box, it comes out in a big horse shoe shape with the cold start and MAF all in one.

Then I moved onto the radiator. I decided to drain the water out in stages by taking off the hoses from the top and letting it drain then I moved onto the lower hoses. I have noticed that the engine and radiators is full of orange rust colored gunk, I think its due to the last owner not using anti-freeze. So once the engine is out I am going to make an exact same size wooden model of it and then send it off to be reconditioned. If you are wondering why I am going to make a wooden model of the engine, It is because it will be easier to measure the car and make changes quicker to the engine bay plus i am less likely to damage the engine by taking it in and out all the time.

finally I get the radiator out plus all the connecting pipes and tank. I set out to remove the air conditioning units. So I start to unscrew the pipes and the heavens start to open and I get soaking wet. Since my car is in the workshop there is no room left to fit my Omega, and whats worse I cant move it because it has no front riding gear. So looks like its rained off.... For Now.