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its about 15kg i would have said.

i just put one in my ute and i had a mate under there helping me hold it up.

if your doing it by yourself then try it as one piece.
when i put my engine in i already had the extractors on it, so i had to lean it back a fair way for it to clear.

i just made the chain that goes to the back lug longer, and the chain on the front lug shorter (essentially tilting the engine backwards).

if i put a block and tackle on the 'rafters' in my shed the whole thing would come down like a pack of cards. i think the previous owner of the house built it for functionality not durability.
im gonna try the jack and blanket method i think and see how i go. i may be able to get my brother away from his computer games to assist for a few minutes while i drop it in.
damn computer games robbing these young minds!

Its possible, if you have someone to push down on the gearbox to clear tunnel and rad support. Main problems are crank pulley on rad support and water outlet on the head against firewall.
I've never tried putting them in seperately, dont like having to crawl under in the dirt and oil and #### lol

I'v fitted a CA18DET with gearbox attached to my ute, just take both crossmembers out, shifter, radiator, intercooler ect. Lift the car over the motor gearbox, cover for protection, and lift it up with block and tackle and trolly jack under the back of the box. Easy and no scratches.

yepp, ive put a a series 4 speed in seperatly before, but how much heavier is the toyota box, taking into account im a 65kg greyhound.!
i dont have any front end in at the moment, so i can put the front as low as a few inches if i have to and jack up the back as much as i need.
my motive for doing it in one peice is that ill be doing it by myself, so there wont be a quick rescue if i get myself in a jam.

I will put money on it that more scratches will happen if the box is put in second, on a manual tunnel 1200.

I agree with ronald. Any 'man' can put a 1200 gearbox on. The gearbox wont break your ribs if you rest it ontop of your chest during 'jiggles'.

The same is not true for a CA18 gearbox..I tried, and I almost broke a rib

Especially the A-seres, they can be leaned back a bit on the engine mounts, making gearbox fitment, quite easy.

It's easily possible to put an a12+box in, but you will very likely scratch up the firewall or front panel.

Do it in 2 steps.

i put the gearbox in after i put the engine in.

lets face it, putting the gearbox in a datsun is a fairly easy task. i got the splines lined up on the second "jiggle".

im not saying it can't be done with the gearbox on, but im saying it might take just as long (or longer) to get it in as 1 (without scratching you say) as it would to put them in seperately.

thats my 2c

I don't know if the ute is much smaller than the coupe - but with the coupe it is easier enough with everything attached including the gearbox crossmember.

When fitting the 4AGZE to my car I lowered it with the Cressida box attached into the bay. Only had to take the gearlever and box's x-member of. The radiator wasn't in there either. A12 and box is much smaller, and should fit with ease.