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dan_g8 6th July 2010 11:03 PM

size of gap between bellhousing & chassis
 
how much of a gap would i idealy need to have between my bellhousing and u7? at the moment i have about 10mm will this be enough to allow for engine movement?

Eternal 6th July 2010 11:30 PM

bugger! i was going to push my one in as far back as i can. humm going to have to rethink things again.

dan_g8 7th July 2010 08:28 AM

thanks for your reply Adrian. my engine is going to have 2 anti roll drop links in to try to reduce the movement but there will still be some. Ill try and aim to for 25mm. time to chop my chassis again .....

As for tt5, ive had to remove it for now (made it too hard to manover the engine about)

mr henderson 7th July 2010 06:12 PM

25mm is pretty generous for an engine with stiff mounting rubber such as the Land Rover type. I would like a bit more that 10mm, but if that was all I could have I wouldn't worry about it.

HandyAndy 7th July 2010 07:13 PM

on my own build, the space I have is about 25mm, this is more to do with as Adrian has said, the position of the gearstick to TT5 & also the combination of where the reverse light switch is in relation to TT4 & also keeping a close eye on the clutch release arm too, so it more or less finds its own spacing in the chassis when you take into account of the 3 points as above.
I,ve used the 1.8CVH engine & Type 9 box.

Dan -G8, I,m not sure which engine / box combination you are using so its not easy to give a definitive answer.

cheers
andy

dan_g8 7th July 2010 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HandyAndy (Post 41190)
Dan -G8, I,m not sure which engine / box combination you are using so its not easy to give a definitive answer.
andy

i am using 3.5 ltr rover v8 with a lt77 gearbox .... probably doesnt help though

there is a couple of pics on how cramped my engine bay is here : http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=4410


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