I would do the clutch and the seals while it is out.
Depending on your miles, you might even want to sleeve the rear main,
though that doesn't seem such a trivial task...
And what the heck, the engine is out, put a mild grind cam in it and
refresh the lifters...
You've already done the hard parts of replacing the cam anyway.
Good time to inspect the rest of the innerards of the engine as well...
Jason Spaeth wrote:
> Hi List:
>
> I have the engine and transmission removed (as one unit) from my
> chrome bumper 74 MGB so that I can send the shell to the paint shop.
> It runs and shifts fine but I am wondering what types of things I
> should do/ freshen up 'while I've got it out'. I already plan to
> repaint the engine so I figured I would remove accessories and
> plates/covers and replace associated gaskets/seals. Any
> recommendations of other things to do while it is out?
>
> While the clutch seems to work fine, I was thinking that I should
> maybe get the replacement kit since I don't know how old the current
> clutch is.
>
> Also, would you recommend keeping the engine and tranny together upon
> putting it back in the car? I am worried about scratching my new
> paint when I go to put it back in. I am wondering if separating them
> might be the way to go as it could give a little more room and may
> make the job easier?
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