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Mounting Engine?
garage19 - 6/9/04 at 06:27 AM

I have got to the point where i have to bolt down my engine mounts in their final position.

My question is, should I:

a) Mount the enging on the centre line of the chassis?

b)Off set it to the passenger side to take in account of my weight when driven alone/missus wighing less than me when two up?

If i do off set to the passenger i think i might be able to also move the engine back another inch due to the position of the starter motor.

Engine box combo is a 2ltr zetec/Mt75 in an Indy chassis.

What do you think?

DC


nick205 - 6/9/04 at 07:30 AM

I would have thought it's more important to get the propshaft running as straight as possible down the tunnel and inline with the diff.

Could be wrong though!

Nick


David Jenkins - 6/9/04 at 07:52 AM

If you can wait until tonight, I'll have a look in my copy of a Westfield manual and see what they do (as their chassis is remarkably similar to the book Locost one... )

Usually, the engine is parallel, but offset slightly to one side.

rgds,

David


garage19 - 6/9/04 at 11:05 AM

Cheers David.


stressy - 6/9/04 at 11:15 AM

I would go for parrallel to centre line and as far back as i can get it be it central or not.