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The engine was lowered onto the body and located a few locations the body wanted to be lower away, the purpose was to have the engine mount proper again on to the unique mounts.
The 41 radiator help; that the entrance grill meeting bolts to, was set in place on the brand new entrance cross member to verify clearances and radiator mounting.
Two issues confirmed up that the engine was too near the radiator help and it was too low.
Whereas supported on the chain hoist I moved it again and as much as get the clearance I needed then set the 07 radiator in place to ensure it might match behind the grill of the 41.
Motor mount extensions had been made that moved the engine again 6″ and up 3″ the drivers facet being the toughest to suit across the oil filter and energy steering strains.
The passenger facet was simpler with a brief piece of three” sq. tubing from the engine mount to the subframe.
I additionally needed to lay out the 41 firewall and hood places to ensure they might clear the engine.
The following 3 photos present the brand new engine mounts and again help brackets that I fabricated and welded to the body however bolted to the mounts so the subframe and mounts may very well be disassembled for last welding, end and paint.
The engine was set in place and bolted in ensuring it was centered and straight within the body.
Transmission mount was tried with a cross member fashion piece of metal however I didn’t like the way in which it match the 07 mount so I made a cardboard sample and fabricated the offset mounts from 4″ X 5″ aluminum angle.
Transmission mounted and bolted in place.
Subsequent was the entrance suspension helps the place the coil over/ shock meeting help the burden of the entrance of the automotive.
I made a decision to make use of the 07 shock tower for spacing, angle and placement of the entrance wheels and lower the entrance of the 07 off from the fireplace wall and decrease body.
I made a short lived brace, tower to tower to carry the right spacing, and tried it on the entrance of the 41 utilizing the overhead chain hoist.
The match was good with the unibody body resting on the 41 body then I scribed the underside of the entrance clip to get a greater match onto the 41.
You possibly can see that about 1/2 of the 07 body has been lower off the place the two frames meet.
To verify experience top I used cable come alongs excessive of the shock towers, one on all sides, to carry the burden of the engine and body.
With all the burden now on the entrance wheels the short-term brace was to mild and wouldn’t maintain the shock towers on the appropriate spacing. I fabricated a brand new brace that will probably be everlasting out of 4″ X 5″ alum. angle and 1/2″ alum. plate
Decrease help plates had been constituted of body to border then welded to the 07 body and bolted to the 41 body so it may very well be eliminated later for end work. With all that executed the automotive was set onto it wheels and located it to be too low with solely 3″ of floor clearance.
The one factor I may do to repair the bottom clearance is increase the entrance clip shock tower meeting.
After desirous about the right way to increase the entrance clip for a day and to vary the mounting simply as soon as I used jacks, blocks and the overhead hoist to reposition the entrance clip.
The tower brace is raised 3″ above the engine and will probably be remade to suit higher later.
Above and beneath are the extension plates, entrance and rear, welded to the primary mount plates and bolted to the 41 body, related on each side. Further plates will probably be added when the automotive is taken aside for end.
The again of the 07 was subsequent to get lower up so the rear finish mounting body may very well be used within the 41.
Many of the burned areas had been lower off so I may get to the interior wheel wells and subframe that I needed to save lots of. The trunk flooring pan spare tire space had been to far gone to save lots of.
The rear clip is eliminated with the surplus steel being lower off.
the rear clip was lower on the entrance of the again seat with the intent of utilizing the again seats and bundle shelf the place the wiring will be reinstalled.
The rear clip is about in place to see the place it must be lower to suit the place the rear finish meeting will be bolted to the unique mounts.
That is what’s left of 2007 I’ll most likely lower the roof off and attempt to use the ground pan and sprint / hearth wall within the 41. Extra to come back.
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