Paul13pp
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- 97 VT Exec Wagon
Just contacted my son and he has stands and jack so looks like Im doing it home style ahhhgggggg Im to old for this sh**
Know the feeling there Wozza !
Have just got my ol VS running pretty good now after changing the engine.... again, as the 1st one we fitted was not much better than the original smokey one.
The engine mounts are quite delicate, in that you need to be careful when installing them that you don't let the engine down too quickly so the threaded bolts that go thru the holes don't get bent. (I found the bend easily)
It is not a hard job overall, but my best tip would be to leave every nut and bolt as loose as possible on the engine mount and bracket to block so you have as much play as possible to line the threaded part of the mount into the crossmember. That part is the fiddly bit and sometimes it seems there is no way they will fit, but they do in the end with patience.
Good luck.