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Old 10th August 2009, 02:42 PM
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ok.. well as i couldnt ge tthe front wheels on today, i thought id try fitting some engine and gearbox mounts. i got the engine in the chassis relatively easily, but i had to cut out tr as i can imagine the engine fitting with it in place. my next problem is that the steering coloumn wont reack the rack as the mont that is on the engine gets in the way of it. I have a 1.8 cvh and wondered what the mounts are meant to be like for it, as the engine wonot go low enough for the steering column to be at the right angle to reach the steering rack. any suggestions for those who have a cvh??
Ill try and get some pics later to better descibe my problem.

Thanks
The original engine mounting rubbers are quite tall & CVH alloy engine mounts are quite bulky

You may find that you will need to fabricate your own custom mounting arms to avoid the need of re-routing the steering shaft

If you want a bit more freedom to be creative with the engine mountings. You can pick up some landrover rubber engine mounts on ebay for about a Fiver. A lot less bulkier than the Sierra ones & more than up to the job.
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