what you will need to do is :

drain the gearbox fluid

remove tailshaft

unbolt the gear linkages

unbolt rear crossmember (where the hand brake cable mounts)

unbolt the slave cylinder

unbolt the flywheel cover

put a jack with a piece of wood across it (easiest way) just to prop the motor up.

undo the rear engine mounts off the plates  (so the box will then only be held up by the trolley jack)slowly let down the motor to the required height to undo bolts & remove gearbox.

then do the same, but in reverse.

somebody else will be able to tell you how much gearbox fluid to put in it


hopefully that helps  :-/

just a little update....



thanks to Andy for the idea with using the engine stand

see you there kev and Scott

hi guys,
           i bought 2 adaptors to mount ww stromberg onto grey motor, and i have just come across 11 more! (if anybodys interested, pm me).

i was thinking that it would be best to buy the new speco adaptor that goes from ww stromberg to holley, one 350 holley would be plenty for the grey huh?

anyway thanks for your help Craig

Hello Everybody,
                           today we finally got the motor back from the shop. things look pretty good, and everything is ready to go except the head (which will be done at a mates shop).

below is what has been done.

LABOUR
sonic test bores
bore and hone bores
hot tank block and parts
remove/fit cam bearings
re surface block
crack test crank
grind crank
assemble and align pistons
grind cam 76A (40/80)
balance complete engine
maching and lighten flywheel
reco rocker assembly
reco+modify oil pump

PARTS SUPPLIED
pistons and rings
con rod bearings
main bearings
con rod bearings
cam bearings
gasket set
welch plug set
alloy timing gears
rocker arm bushes
water pump

and a total of $2334.20  :-/

anyway, ill post up a couple of pics, prior to assembly, and post assembly.

regards
Torque  

eddie,
        when i was at rares last with my old man, Heidi gave us a tour of around the back. they had a skin there and one of the blokes sat the shell into the shell, and it was a bloody good fit!

anyway, good luck with the hunt!

hey eddie,
               do you have a half decent shell? rares are making a really good repro skin for around the $130 mark, i have seen one and quality is awesome!!!

hi mate. im 15 this year, so its good to see another younger person getting into old holdens.

we (me, and the old man) own an fc holden with a pretty hot 350, and the next thing to do wil be change the fuel tank.

it has the original one in it, and its an absolute pain, carrying petrol in a jerry can in the boot seems to be the way to go with a v8 and a original tank

i am chasing a pair of hr disc brake stubs in good condition. doesnt matter location, will pay all postage $$$

can anyone suggest a way to remove balljoints. been trying for the last hour. ground off the rivets from the top-from there nothing has moved...

Alex,
       thats a very interesting advert!!! always love to see pics of adverts, brochures etc etc on here, they really are another upside to this great forum

keep em comin al'

thanks for that paul!

looks like this ute will infact, make it to the nats afterall. monday the front end will be under it,  the diff should be in during the week, everything has been ordered from rares, the lifters were recieved by the engine place today, they will be done monday then the motor will be ready to pickup, then all thats left to do is wheels and finish off the brakes (not much), headlining, fit interior, windows, then its rego time


thanks to everybody for their support!!! it does wonders  

here ya go terry

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FLYWHEEL-BILLET-ALUMINIUM-V8-HOLDEN-253-308-PERFORMANCE_W0QQitemZ4604664327QQcategoryZ36613QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i have just fully stripped down the ek draglink that is to be fitted to our hr front end. also ordered everything to finish the ute off.

now we ordered a draglink repair kit, but it wont be here until monday, and i was hoping to sandblast the parts of which we have here.

could somebody tell me what parts we keep, and what parts are supplied by rares?

would be greatly appreciated, it seems this ute will be at the nats afterall

i just sprayed up front end in primer surfacer, now its just lightly scuff, do top coat then the front end goes back up!!