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filip arvidsson 12th February 2011 03:39 PM

Problem fitting pinto engine and gearbox
 
Hi
I've just lifted the engine and gearbox into the chassi, which is raised 25mm.
I bolted the engine mounts with rubber onto the engine.
On the right side the mounts clear the chassi with 3mm but on the left side they clear it by 20mm!
The engine and chassi is at the same plane so why do the mounts differ in height? I doubt that the chassi has warped 20mm from welding it.
Should I rebuild the mounts, removing the alloy mounting arms that are original?

Regards
Filip Arvidsson

RAYLEE29 12th February 2011 06:13 PM

HI, I take it youve modified the sump already.
I didnt have the sierra mounts so made new ones but you should be able to use the sierra mounts if thats what you have?
some pics of the problem might help to identify the reason for your difficulty.
Ray:)

tkpm 12th February 2011 06:44 PM

i couldn't get the sierra mounts to fit either, so i made new ones.

Terry

RAYLEE29 12th February 2011 06:47 PM

Maybe ford changed them from early to late models.
Ray:)

filip arvidsson 12th February 2011 10:44 PM

Yeah perhaps mine are different in some way, now i've set both engine and chassi in waterlevel and tacked the mounts using distanses.
Hopefully it will work

RAYLEE29 13th February 2011 08:16 AM

Heres my mounts pic hereyou can also see them using the link to my album below theres a few pics on there around about no 70
Ray:)


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