Friday 26th July
The car is now at my house, hopefully it will progress a
little more.
Saturday 11th August
The fuel tank has been fully plumbed in, with the feed and
return connected up and a rollover valve fitted. The bellhousing requires some
trimming to provide clearance between the chassis once mounted in the car, this
has been trimmed, bolted to the gearbox, the clutch fork fitted and along with
a new release bearing.
I have also fixed the new lowline sump in place of the old
2-piece sump.
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| New Sump fitted |
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| Engine in |
Monday 26th August
I have managed to bolt the engine and gearbox to one another
so it is now ready to drop into the car for fitting.
For lowering and manoeuvring the engine and gearbox into the
chassis I enlisted some help from my other half and my dad, which was a good
job to help ensure clearance on all sides, the process didn’t take too long and
after a bit persuasion and adjustment it was all ready for the engine mounts, I
placed the mounts on some blocks of wood and drilled down through the chassis, once
the holes were drilled I replaced the wood with the rubber mounts and added
some loctite to the engine block mounts and ensured the gearbox was fully bolted
down.
I have a choice of what to start on next…the time consuming
wiring…the alternator (inc brackets)…the
radiator…. I do know my first task is going to be plumbing in the fuel filter
and engine fuel rail.
