good idea andy, i didnt think about that. Its turning into abit of a head scratching mission this! Does the scuttle sit ontop of TR2? If so would it be possible to angle the top of the end of the new rail in and remove a small section of the bottom of the scuttle to fit around it if you know what i mean?

As for alternator clearance, the end of the upper column now sits closer to the outside of the car, to enable the minimum 10 degrees angle to please the iva man regarding column deflection, this may or may not give adaquate clearance, but since the motor hasnt been trial fittedd yet it will be a suck it and see ;)

Sorry Nathan, my bad :o

What I meant to say was the "Engine bay bulkhead" sits between TR8 & TR9 & then the bonnet over the top, depending if you leave the return flange thats on a GRP bonnet then that would sit on top of TR2, tho you could cut a notch out of the bonnet return flange so that it misses the new steel you,ve installed,
Yes the scuttle sits on top of TR2 / TR1.

Nice work :cool:

cheers
andy

Hi guys,

All sorted and worked out now, Im currently working out the dimensions for the mounting plates ( my steering frame isnt to book spec) and il get some drawings posted up. I still need to make a bulkhead pannel to shroud the column, but il do that once iv hacked a grp one down to size for the other side. Heres a couple of pics, please ignore the crappy hammerite, its just there to stop things rusting while its damp.







And one showing the improved clearance on U1



nathan