well my dad is an absolute legend!! and a great mate also was up helping. needless to say flex/plate/ flywheel is now all covered up :D was a bit of a mission. but all done :D and engine still on tractor ready for thursday for sump gasket to be attached, plate to be all tightened up and round 1 putting it into its new home! tractor has hydraulic leak so set up some 'jack stands' to hold it up so it doesnt go down and crush my engine LOL. so excited. i hope it goes in ok. nervous about the trans, and the trans cross member so cross all fingers and toes for me for it to be a smooth fit!

The other issue i have, is what to do with oil dipstick, i would have thought the new sump, which was rather expensive, would have a hole somewhere to fit it. but there is nothing. What would anyone do in this situation? how do you make a hole yourself in the sump and fit the dipstick? i have absolutely no idea what to do. will put a piccie up. taking for ever as ive used all my internet gbs for the month :( only get 15gb a month and costs a small fortune!!!!!!!!!!!!



sump, and dipstick which needs to be moved. but not sure of plan of attack.


the plate fits nice and snug my dad rocks!


and engine ready to rock n roll on thursday when another mate comes up to continue helping get it fitted in the pano, wish me luck on thursday :D make shift jack stands because the tractor has leaking hydraulics as most old tractors do. doesnt really takt it long to go down so this will stop if from squashing my engine!