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Originally Posted by PsYcHe
Some great progress so far Mike.
Subject to cleaning time, should be in and running in another day or two.
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Originally Posted by A8 Doc
Looking good!
Keep those gas pipes nice and tight!
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Cheers guys. Funnily enough get things tight is today's theme.
My wife says I'm tight. Just cause I don't spend as much on her Mondaeo as I do on my 8. I've offered to but she didn't want 18s with ULP tyres and a after market turbo with front and rear splitters and adjustable suspension. She wanted pink mats and seat covers.............. Keep wanting! 
Anyway to day I have mostly been assembling things. In fact the lump is back in! 
I was really surprised how easy it went back in. The secret is removing it on its subframe. Taking the engine out alone would be impossible on your own but by removing the subframe with lump and box on it it is not that difficult. There is a lot more to undo but it's pretty straight forward.
I used the handrolic forklift again. A pallet truck would be just as good. Basically I used some wood chocks to raise the subframe up flat and wheeled it into the engine bay. With a bit of wiggling I got one subframe bolt in and the just screwed the engine about a bit until the opposite bolt went in. Then it was just a case of torqueing it all up! Not hard at all.
Got to have tea. More to follow
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Currently,
2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block.
1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.
Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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