Here some pics of the engine going in and subsequent assembly.
Pressure plate went to Savspeed to be depressed reset (Legacy&Sankekeur thank you for the pointer had you not told me we would be doing a gearbox pull)
Engine bay was cleaned and tidied up
Complete assembly ready to get hooked on hoist.
Notice how motor is tilted a bit to the right so as to clear steering shaft and exhaust manifold bends.
The s50 MCoupe taught us humility at the very least.
Man in blue overalls interfering.
I have worked so long with my son in the garage where we now do things instinctively and do not get into each others way.
Man in blue overalls has placed the motor on its mountings.
As previously stated roughly a 90 minute job from start to finish.
Nothing underneath has been attached or secured so we still need to get underneath and do gearshift linkage gearbox mounting propshaft etc.
This is what a R1000 looks like.
No shortcuts.
Notice the brown layer of rust in the pipes.
Your engine can also look like that if you do not use BMW antifreeze and distilled water.
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