by Bob P <eracars@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 2, 2008 at 03:11 PM
keepitrunning wrote:
> Some progress, I have installed the steering column and engine, the
engine
> is about 1 1/2 inches to the right of center line to allow clearance
with
> the steering column. So far I have not been able to see any reason that
> this won't work. I plan to use an electric fan at this point. Anyone
have
> any thoughts or experience to share?
> Gary
>
>
>
>
>> I slid the engine and transmission in today and realized that the
>> steering shaft would need to go directly through the exhaust manifold.
It
>> looks like this might not be a workable engine.
>
>
No reason why the offset should present a problem as long as the whole
engine/trans assembly is ****fted over. You want to keep the crankshaft
axis parallel (but not coincident) to the axis of the pinion of the
differential, so some adjustment of the angle of the rear end may be
required.
