Jim, thanks for the info. I put the engine mounts in over the weekend and
I think that I will be ok with an RBB u-joint and possibly angling the
headers up a few degrees. My engine appears to be in the same place as
yours based on your pics.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'63 Buick 215
On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, Jim Stuart wrote:
> James-
>
> As the engine is out of my project car at present, I checked some photos taken
> during the trial fit up, & I really don't see the problem. If the engine sits
>level,
> the exhaust port is above the u-joint, & slightly forward of it, even with my
> extreme set back. Go to my web page, mgbv8.com click on project car,
>click on
> the thumbnail picture top row, 2nd right column.
>
> I think your problem may be engine placement. It is very difficult to get it
>just
> right, & you are doing it the hard way, starting from scratch, using the Buick
> mounts & fabing brackets. Don't take that as criticism, the rubber mounts
>most of us
> use are far from ideal. The only other person I know of that has taken your
>approach
> is Kurt Schley, who is (has?) made mounts connected to the front cross
>member. If
> you are successful, you will not have a driver side mount that is very
>difficult to
> install. I suggest you put a level on the intake manifold where the carb will
>sit.
> This assumes that you have the body level, as determined by opening the doors
>&
> leveling at the door sills. The carb mounting surface should be level front
>to back,
> as well as left to right. That being the case, the engine itself will have
>about a
> 5` tilt down at the rear. You can't stray very much from this or you will
>develop a
> bad angle at the drive shaft. Since you have your rear transmission mount on
>the B
> cross member, your engine height is now pretty well established, as is the
>setback.
> Back to my web page, 1st row of pictures, 3rd down, you will see my trans
>mounted to
> the stock cross member in the original location. The pad sits inside the cross
> member, the ears are cut away from the cross member, & what was originally a
>drain
> hole enlarged, & in my case, slotted, to move the engine farther to the rear.
>
> See if this helps at all, let me know how you are doing.
>
> Jim Stuart
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