Miks15
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 02:11 PM |
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engine in!:)
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
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 02:15 PM |
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Well done on getting the mounts made and the engine and box in.
stuart
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 03:17 PM |
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photos! 
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Miks15
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 05:41 PM |
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will do blake! will have some up tonight!
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Miks15
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 08:11 PM |
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here are the photos of the gearbox mount and also the engine sitting in place.
 
all comments welcome
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 08:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
all comments welcome
It looks like you are going to need a very tall bonnet!
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Miks15
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 08:34 PM |
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ye thats one thing ive realised as well! but we'll see how it goes
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 08:37 PM |
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could the sump have been chopped at all and the engine mounted lower?
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Miks15
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 08:43 PM |
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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!
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:36 PM |
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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.
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:55 PM |
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^ yeah, but a bonnet buldge would sort any SVA issues
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Miks15
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 11:02 PM |
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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!
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 11:09 PM |
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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
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aerosam
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 06:23 AM |
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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!
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Miks15
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 02:52 PM |
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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!
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iank
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 02:58 PM |
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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.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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Miks15
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 03:12 PM |
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if it obsures vision too much then i raise the seat height, ill find a way around it!
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t.j.
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| posted on 10/4/08 at 08:37 PM |
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It is too high imo.
Or you will have to fit a T-ford-nose.
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Simon
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| posted on 12/4/08 at 09:05 PM |
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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
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 15/4/08 at 07:00 AM |
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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.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/4/08 at 11:44 AM |
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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!
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Miks15
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| posted on 15/4/08 at 02:54 PM |
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ye not so sure my budget would allow that somehow!
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