Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Finally a warm evening to work!

Last night was the first warm evening we've had since last Fall and I was able to spend the entire evening in the garage working on moving some tubes around and making the engine mounts. I've decided to keep the engine offset 1/2" to the passenger's side and lower the engine 1.5 to 2"  below the bottom of the frame. This helps me avoid reconfiguring the top cross tube behind the engine and should help the hood clear the top of the engine more easily.

I decided to make triangular mounts partially because they'll look cool, should easily be strong enough, and allow access to the engine mount bolts if I avoid closing the bottom of the chassis in between the supports. I use 16ga 3/4" square tubing and am considering cutting the top peak off and welding the holes closed. I have yet to add 1/8" sheet to the insides of the mounts.



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