Update 29 - Fitting the engine and gearbox

Whilst the bulkhead repairs are under way, the engine and gearbox were mounted into the chassis.

With the prop bolted in the gearbox swung into place pretty easily. Brackets and hole positions taken from the original. The engine mounts were still usable however new rubber dampers were installed.

The engine was held in place from the engine hoist whilst all the lining up was done.





This gearbox is a Quaife Type9 with Heavy Duty gear shafts along with straight cut gears. It has a slightly taller 1st than the yellow car. I spec'd the new box for the yellow car with a slightly lower 1st to help getting off the line as it has a little less power.

You can see this engine also has throttle bodies... given the original engine made 235bhp on twin 45's, even with the valve clearance issue, which would not have helped peak power figures .. we've also slightly changed part of the valve system which may also help obtain maximum air flow. Fingers crossed for 250bhp+.

The clutch is the same set-up as the original and the yellow car... the Mr Clutch 7.25" twin plate on a lightweight flywheel. All up - this makes a huge saving on total rotating mass.

The engine looks pretty good sat in the chassis!!







In the last pic you can just see the Ford BDA rocker cover and aluminium filler cap. This really sets of the top end and should look pretty tasty when it's all packaged up.

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