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Old 17th August 2016, 05:28 PM
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Default Engine to far back??

Think I've made a boohoo here

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Old 17th August 2016, 07:11 PM
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OOPS
yep she needs to go forward a tadge
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Old 17th August 2016, 07:47 PM
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I did that as well - oops!
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Old 17th August 2016, 10:03 PM
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Well my job for tomorrow is
Lift engine/box cut off mounts and reposition everything
Give me something to do while I'm waiting on my turbo manifold anyway
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Old 19th August 2016, 10:55 AM
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What a burger,think I would tempted to trim and strengthen the arm to try and clear it to get the travel.
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Old 19th August 2016, 11:25 AM
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Or drill holes further forward on the plates that are on the chassis
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Old 20th August 2016, 03:16 PM
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I ended up taking engine and box out and repositioned the mounts
At the same time I'm moving the engine over towards the passenger side slightly
To give me more clearance under the bonnet
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Old 20th August 2016, 07:19 PM
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Yes mine is offset slightly to the near side to clear the plenum
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Old 20th August 2016, 10:35 PM
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Perhaps this ought to be put out as good advice, mount the engine farther forward and slightly towards the nearside, as I did as well, second time of fitting, to clear clutch and in my case brake master cylinder
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Old 21st August 2016, 07:50 PM
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I think it should be included in the new version of the Haynes book if it ever gets reprinted

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