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Miks15 - 9/4/08 at 02:11 PM

Finished the modifications to the engine mounts this morning and just finished the gearbox mounts over the last couple of hours and finally the engine and gearbox sits in its place on its own mounts no more jacks and blocks of wood.
Big step, finally feels like im making progress.

Tomorrow its time to begin on the front suspension, got the wishbones the other day so i have to make up the brackets for it and then eventually will have to start modifying my bmw uprights! long week / weekend ahead i think!

Now off to work to learn how to lift properly how boring! least its payed

Stuart_B - 9/4/08 at 02:15 PM

Well done on getting the mounts made and the engine and box in.

stuart

blakep82 - 9/4/08 at 03:17 PM

photos!

Miks15 - 9/4/08 at 05:41 PM

will do blake! will have some up tonight!

Miks15 - 9/4/08 at 08:11 PM

here are the photos of the gearbox mount and also the engine sitting in place.

all comments welcome

MikeRJ - 9/4/08 at 08:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
all comments welcome

It looks like you are going to need a very tall bonnet!

Miks15 - 9/4/08 at 08:34 PM

ye thats one thing ive realised as well! but we'll see how it goes

blakep82 - 9/4/08 at 08:37 PM

could the sump have been chopped at all and the engine mounted lower?

Miks15 - 9/4/08 at 08:43 PM

ye mabye it could have been but im not to bothered! ive sat in it with no seat at all and can see over it fine! so onces its got a seat in aswell it shouldnt be an issue.
Im planning to do something different to a 7 shape anyway so its not going to make it look completly wrong!

Hammerhead - 9/4/08 at 10:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
ye mabye it could have been but im not to bothered! ive sat in it with no seat at all and can see over it fine! so onces its got a seat in aswell it shouldnt be an issue.
Im planning to do something different to a 7 shape anyway so its not going to make it look completly wrong!

Might be an issue for SVA if the sharp engine is sticking out of the bonnet. You might need to lower it. Most peoples sump sits proud of the chassis by at least an inch.

blakep82 - 9/4/08 at 10:55 PM

^ yeah, but a bonnet buldge would sort any SVA issues

Miks15 - 9/4/08 at 11:02 PM

yep that was my thinking blake!

if there are any problems that i notice early i can always take a section out of the mounts and lower it an inch or so!
but i really dont think itll be necessary!

blakep82 - 9/4/08 at 11:09 PM

i like it! you know exactly what you're going to do! seems you've planned these things out well already

when i started on mine i didn't know anything :L ballsed it all up, then started again

aerosam - 10/4/08 at 06:23 AM

Well done Miks, nice to see your making progress.

I'm still taking my donor BMW apart!

Hope my build goes as smoothly as yours!

Miks15 - 10/4/08 at 02:52 PM

ye well i hope its all planned out well enough! if not i might have some serious issues later on!

Thanks sam! ye it took me a couple weeks of 3 hours a night to get mine completly stripped out! but yours will probably be harder than mine since youve got a bigger engine and its a 5 series so probably more stuff in it than my 3 series!

keep me updated on your progress sam! is nice to kno i didnt go completly wrong using a bmw donor!

iank - 10/4/08 at 02:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
^ yeah, but a bonnet buldge would sort any SVA issues

Not necessarily. It fixes the sharp bits requirement, but a bulge that obscures vision badly will fail.

Miks15 - 10/4/08 at 03:12 PM

if it obsures vision too much then i raise the seat height, ill find a way around it!

t.j. - 10/4/08 at 08:37 PM

It is too high imo.
Or you will have to fit a T-ford-nose.

Simon - 12/4/08 at 09:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
^ yeah, but a bonnet buldge would sort any SVA issues

One of my SVA failures was the height of the bonnet bulge (about 1.5" higher at front than avatar pic), so you've been warned

ATB

Simon

speedyxjs - 15/4/08 at 07:00 AM

I also have a tall engine but i have dropped mine so the sump is 2" below the chassis. If you are worried about speed bumps you could fit air suspension.

blakep82 - 15/4/08 at 11:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
I also have a tall engine but i have dropped mine so the sump is 2" below the chassis. If you are worried about speed bumps you could fit air suspension.

hydraulics are always cool

make a cool sound too!

Miks15 - 15/4/08 at 02:54 PM

ye not so sure my budget would allow that somehow!