Removing a car engine the "Russian" way
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Removing a car engine the "Russian" way
Ha,ha!
I have worked on a few of those Ladas at a Dealership in the 1970s, can't say ever used that method though.
I see in the background my favourite vehicle the Iveco Daily.
I did change a Vauxhall HA Viva engine by hand on my own like that on an old "banger" I had. around 1972, much lighter engine.
Later on again I asked a future father in law to help me move an Austin Mini engine complete with gearbox etc. I went to lift one end and he said "Get out the way boy!" wrapped his arms around it and lifted it straight up and carried the whole thing to where it had to go, he was over 6 foot six inch, plus an ex Military Policeman, so not one you would argue with.
I think he made a meal of it.
He should have rolled it off the car into the tyre
He should have rolled it off the car into the tyre
Better than the scrapyard I saw down here remove an engine from a Ford Capri using a Hiab and ended up lifting the whole car off the ground as they hadn't removed the clutch cable, so was good clutch cable.I think he made a meal of it.
He should have rolled it off the car into the tyre
They dint make them like they used to.Better than the scrapyard I saw down here remove an engine from a Ford Capri using a Hiab and ended up lifting the whole car off the ground as they hadn't removed the clutch cable, so was good clutch cable.
Why were they scrapping a Capri?! They're a sought after car !!!
I should get down there to buy the Capri!
I'm at the age were other people can finish my sentences for me lol
They have to do that with me as I forget what I was saying and jump to the next point.
Blackie27
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Ahh the good old Lada. What a tank of a car.
Blackie27
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I know they were the laughing stock of the UK motoring world along with the Skoda 70's 80's, but I lived in an area of south of Glasgow called East Kilbride and one year the whole area was Snowed In for days. I lived at the highest part of the town and my old Lada Riva was the only on that got down and up the hill where I lived. The neighbours thanked me for them being able to to their cars out to get to work.
I would have another Lada Riva in a heartbeat. They are Bulletproof.
If you try to buy one in the UK now, your looking at over £10k.
Most of the ones I worked on at Dealers were nearly new, generally if frequently serviced they kept going.
Most of the ones I worked on were the 1200 and 1500s before the Riva, though I did sell a Riva to a Russian sailor, he told me what they did was take everything sellable off the vehicle and then chuck the shell into the sea on the return to Russia!
Re the snow driving I had a similar experience with a Moskvich 427 (the estate) dropping a girl back home her parents said that was the only car that managed their hill.
It also had a metal sliding blind worked from a lever in the car so if really cold you could blank off the radiator to warm the car even more.
Blackie27
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The steering did help with a work out on the old arms I must admit. No wonder they had bus size steering wheels. Mine was a 1200 Riva with a sunroof.. The other issue was the windows in the rear, I had use put clothes pegs to hold them up as the adhesive on winder attachment on the glass would melt.
Hope they have better (and 'free-er') healthcare than we do over there!!!
Possibly the bottle of vodka as you lay in the snow form of euthanisia?
Still probably quicker than waiting for our Government to legislate the HSE version.
Now let’s see the video showing how the Ukrainians remove an engine…. From a Russian vehicle
