Look Out Below! Quattro Rally Build Engine Drop.

Two men in a garage posing next to a car engine suspended from a red engine hoist on a wooden pallet

Yesterday the Quattro Squad accidentally took the engine and transmission out! Well, it wasn’t a proper accident; just that it wasn’t part of the evening’s plan. Being a little light on peeps and wanting to have an early night we only planned to prep for engine removal. Instead it just sorta happened as we were on a roll and we still got out of there by 8:45pm. Not a bad night’s work.

Two men working together to lift a red car engine out of a partially disassembled red car using a red engine hoist in a garage

Being a Quattro it comes out of the bottom with the sub-frame and transmission. Being a Quattro it doesn’t just drop straight down but instead has to be guided past several obstacles on the way down. This is not a Porsche 911.

Three people removing an engine from a red car using a red engine hoist in a garage

Nice job gentlemen.

Two men in a garage posing next to a car engine suspended from a red engine hoist on a wooden pallet

Toothless grin

Underside of a red car chassis with exposed wiring and components in a workshop

The right side engine mount fell apart; as they do.

Close-up of a cracked and deteriorated rubber automotive mount on a workbench with tools and an opened yellow envelope nearby

And this doesn’t look exactly pristine.

Close-up of a metal turbocharger housing with a turbine wheel and a blue data plate showing serial numbers and specifications

Next week: the rear sub-frame and diff. Look out below!!!

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