Motor Mount Madness:
I took advantage of time this weekend to just pop the engine in the chassis for the first trial fit. Of course it did not just jump into place. When I first bought my chassis I asked Mick if he used a special motor mount or off the shelf. He told me off the shelf for the early Mustang and since there was no sense in my mind to ship something from the UK to TX that I most assuredly could source here, I did not order with him... well big mistake. A 25mm mistake.
You see I bought the Poly bushed so I would not have to worry about tearing or perishing mounts. $200. Well guess what the mounts that SGT uses are a Fairlane/Mustang mount BY2257 which are 25mm shorter than the mount I got. So with help from Morten, I called my local autoparts store and ordered the 2257 mount. Few hours later they arrived, I picked them up and guess what. Same exact size as my poly ones. Searching the internet they all looked the same. So I took Morten's advice and cut my chassis mount pieces apart, got the engine square and level in the chassis and cut, refit and tacked into place.
I have not welded in some time and it shows.. in my defense the wind kept blowing my shield gas around but a little grinder work and they will do.
Engine is now in but I am unhappy of how high the carb and intake sit. I had found a 6° wedge to level the carb and this exacerbates the issue. so I will probably pull the manifold off and have it machined level and get some height back unless anyone has any other manifold suggestions. I found an Edelbrock 3721 which would drop me another 1/2" I am debating on that course and machining the carb base flat.
So one problem solved and more found......
Because I am fitting a body by Bill Hough, it is made for original road car specs, the exhaust from SGT is to fit their bodies which have different interior panels and spacing. The interior panels foul against the header pipes and will not close..
Tackling this will be in a few weeks. I have the TD on the hoist awaiting new brake cylinders and oil seals and then I have to finish a stalled restoration on an 1980 MGB LE for a friend of mine.