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Leave it to the Royal Marines...



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Sig2340
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With a British car of that era, you need to be able to change engines that fast.




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^Hah! Good point. (former Triumph owner)


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I remember watching the VW Beetle engine change competitions. Even I could pull the motor on mine and put it back in 30 minutes. I think the record time was 64 seconds on the show.



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Impressive. I don’t think I could remove engine mounting bolts that quickly.

I gotta admit, I would just LOVE to have a team like that help me swap engines/frames on my Honda CBR600RR. Big Grin


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I commend their ability to get that down to a science. Clearly everything was set up to have a quick easy swap. I'll guess very little was anchored more than what was required to move 20'.



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I'll guess very little was anchored more than what was required to move 20'.

I especially like how the guy just lifted the bonnet off



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And back together and driving away in under 4 minutes, courtesy of some Nova Scotian Canadian Military personnel.

 
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I prefer to change an engine in a minute and a half to make sure it is done right.
 
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I prefer to change an engine in a minute and a half to make sure it is done right.


Lol. Yeah, you need time to torque those bolts to spec, right?
 
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