[MikkiJayne]

The weight balance of the manual drivetrain is considerably different to the auto. The manual gearbox is 100Kg lighter so the centre of gravity is around cylinders 3 & 6 rather than at the bellhousing, so it needs a chain on the front of the engine to lift it flat.



Extra coolant pipe for the aux heater



Lots of plumbing here, for the aux heater and lpg





Engine harness and coolant hoses removed



Right in the middle of this pic is a lovely bracket to hold the clutch hose. Almost impossible to reach with the engine in



Both downpipes come off together which is really cool because it means they will both go back in exactly the orientation they came off. That makes reassembly much faster since I can bolt them up fully with the engine on the ground. With the auto you can't do this as its impossible to get them back in the same place so it has to go in with the bolts loose to allow final repositioning once it's back in the hole. Of course any time saved here will be consumed by trying to fit the clutch slave cylinder back in to the gearbox



Split CV boot, as is traditional. Black grease everywhere.



The manual wiring harness is much simpler than the auto harness



Vera very kindly brought some non-alcoholic workshop beer