It looks good!
All it needs now are some nice finned offy valve covers.
Regards,
Jim B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin & Deana Brown" <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
To: "MGV8 list" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 9:59 AM
Subject: Progress Report - The Hood Shuts!!
> Despite the cold weather I managed to get a little work done in the
> garage last weekend and the hood now shuts with the air cleaner in place
> and I haven't had to pull the engine since I initially put it in.
> Thanks to all who responded to my plea of help in where the dampener
> should be in relation to the steering rack. I especially appreciated
> the pictures that people sent as well as the descriptions. It seems
> that my engine sits a little higher and a little further back than does
> the engine in a lot of the MG V8s. The back of the dampener flange is
> above the steering rack about 1/4 inch where on a lot of the cars it
> sits in front of and below the top of the steering rack. However, by
> using a Mr. Gasket air cleaner and with a little tweaking with my
> hydraulic press (I pressed the base in an extra 3/8 - inch and then
> pressed the front of the base in a little more so that the air cleaner
> tilts slightly forward), the hood now closes easily and I didn't even
> have to tweak the motor mounts. As an added benefit the engine is back
> far enough so that the standard water pump easily clears the radiator,
> though the metal fan that I have bolted on sticks up a little too high -
> I think that I will go with an electric fan. I also tweaked the flanges
> on the radiator mounts so that they mate properly with the inner fenders
> (the DPO had removed the original ones - luckily I scored a new pair on
> eBay), luckily I've been mounting them with sheet metal screws so that I
> know that they are properly lined up before I weld them in place. Here
> is a link to a picture of the engine sitting in my car:
> http://home.sprintmail.com/~mgtrautoxr/_uimages/78_MG_V8_Hood_Closes.JPG
> Take care everyone and thanks for all of the good advice!
>
> Kevin Brown '78 MGB V8 '66 MGB '71 MGB '54 MGTF 1500 RHD, '74 TR6,
> '89 MR2 '98 GTP
> Odessa, MO
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