Triumph TR7 Engine Weight

[FI Spyder]

It's true the individual parts are not that heavy. I have a set of 9.25 to 1 compression pistons in a box and I can lift them up with no problem at all.[:p][:D]



- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

[bmcecosse]

Thank you all - very discouraging.....but thank you all anyway.. I have transported a Mini engine+gearbox in the Trav before (~ 3 cwt) and yes - spread the load. I can see getting the TR7 engine IN there could be challenging! If it goes ahead, I'll take some pictures...

[vitessesteve]

I moved a Sprint engine in the back of my Golf without any problem. However when I moved an engine and gearbox the combined lump is much bigger - I had a transit to move that. Getting it out of the van single handed was a challenge, next time I would want help.

Steve Weblin - AKA vitessesteve
1982 TR7 Sprint DHC

[rugbyref1]

According to the same source the standard 3.5 V8 engine is only 28lbs more at 318lbs = 145kg

For some reason I thought it was much heavier

[Bobbieslandy]

It doesn’t help that the TR7 engine wants to tip on its side at every available opportunity. Two of us tried to lift a fully built TR7 engine using a scaffold pole and rope, we tried once and nothing happened, we tried again, looked at each other and said something along the lines of ‘forget that’. I used my engine hoist and a small ‘dolly’ used by the grocery trade, much easier to move about.