11 Feb
I spent quite a bit of the day fabrication a bespoke engine stand to enable me to manoeuvre the engine and gearbox around the garage on a trolley jack without it falling over, also it will allow to fine adjust the position of the engine and gearbox in the car.
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I managed to get the engine and box ‘into’ the chassis, it was a little nightmare as I had already fitted the diff which made the back end really heavy, so to get the gearbox up the transmission tunnel I had to raise the front of the chassis and lower the rear. The opposite of how you would do it if you had an engine lift..
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It is roughly in position now and needs some measuring to get it perfect, I am going to be stuck if the 5mm steel I ordered doesn’t turn up soon because engine mounts are next.
Sierra is still on the drive!
12 Feb
Only had a couple of hours in the garage after going to ‘sharing assembly’ and before school pick up.
I concentrated on getting the output shaft of the gearbox bang in line with the input of the diff, ensuring the gear stick still goes in reverse and the reverse light switch connecters are still accessible, then I welded on the gearbox mounts (I added some ‘gussets’ to them just to beef things up a little) with the gearbox attached. As for the engine mounts, the steel hadn’t turned up so I sacked it at 1pm and watched CSI.
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The steel turned up at 2.30pm so tomorrow (I know Saturday and I get to go into the garage I think it is only because it is half term) I am going to mock up the complete steering system to make sure the driver’s side engine mount doesn’t encroach. I have finally admitted defeat and TR5 has got to go, I offered up the bike carbs and there is no way they will go on with it in place. Another example of Ginge thinking he knows better, rear hub nuts and now TR5, you would think I would have learnt by now.
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Sierra is still here.
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I think I have got it now