Finally - the engine and gearbox are back in and connected up to the propshaft. Oil added today to both. Minor leak from bypass tube once I added the coolant, similar problem from flexi-hose connection to slave cylinder, couldn't seem to get it tight enough, so no clutch yet
....but it's been much worse!
First time, I had to take the engine/box back out for the clearance reasons shown in previous posts. It took a while to get the bellhousing modified. Took 2 months to find a machine shop that would drill the holes for the cross-shaft - then they said it would cost me $500!! So, I decided to do it myself. (I'll post the pics and measurements at a later stage once I get them in order.) Also had to cut off the slave cylinder housing and weld a plate over to close the gap. I also welded the slave cylinder bracket onto the side of the gearbox.
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Reassembled engine, gearbox, exhaust (to check for clearance of the cross-shaft and slave cylinder),
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removed the exhaust again and put the unit back in the car. Wired up to new low torque starter, turned key..........click! Starter was engaging but the flywheel wasn't going anywhere.
Nothing for it but to remove everything again and figure out what the problem was. Very discouraging - but at least I was getting my money's worth out of the crane.
Found that I couldn't rotate the crankshaft - to cut a long story short, I found that the flywheel was binding on the bolts that hold the backplate onto the back of the block.
I tried grinding these down, but still short of clearance, so I ended up getting countersunk hex drive bolts and countersinking these in the backplate. This solved the problem - but I assembled and tested everything out of the car this time to make sure.
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Back in again, exhaust reconnected, all new hoses, new rad, moved the electric pump from boot to engine bay, points set, static timing done. Even figured how to put on the linkage for the Dellortos. Engine is turning on starter, but I'm not getting any pressure reading on the oil pressure guage. Maybe a connection got pulled when I was removing engine/box or transmission tunnel, will investigate in due course. There was a leak from the spin-on oil filter housing, so I just switched back to the standard one for now, until I get everything sorted.
Immediate goals - fix the leaks, bleed the clutch, sort out the oil pressure guage, then set up the carbs (a new experience for me after only doing SUs before). At least I'm not bored.....
) on my daily transport, I've finally got some time. Previously, I left SUS with the engine and box inserted (partially - engine mounts located and attached, but box not going in any further). I also managed to talk to Steve Martin on the phone, who was very helpful. Two things he said were very useful. First, part of the bellhousing needs to be removed. Second, the standard LT77 slave cylinder is unusable as there is no room with the Dolly steering rack being where it is. This is just as well, as the slave cylinder section of the bellhousing seems to be what needs to be removed (pics to follow, hopefully - see below). As far as the clutch goes, the bellhousing needs to be drilled/reamed to take the Sprint/TR6 type clutch cross-shaft, the technique being to line up the LT77 unit with the Sprint unit, measure, and drill!! From looking at it today, there doesn't seem to be any need to remove the rear crossmember from the subframe as there seems to be plenty of space (other than where the slave cylinder fits on the RHS), which makes me breathe a little easier. 
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