James-
Sounds like the engine is where it should be. Now, is it as low as it can
be? The top edge of the metal base for the rubber puck at the frame rail
should be slightly below the top edge of the frame rail. If not, loosen the
nut inside the frame mount. Find a long steel rod, or piece of steel angle
and apply a BFH to the top end, with the bottom resting on the base of the
rubber puck. You can usually gain fractional inches, going from 1 side to
another. An additional benefit is that this puts the rubber in compression,
& extends the life of the rubber puck. When the engine torque twists the
engine in the mounts, they uncompress rather than stretch. A small point
unless you have to replace the driver's side rubber in 20,000 miles.
Jim Stuart
Reply to <jimbb88@usa.com>
-----Original Message-----
From: james [mailto:jamesnazarian@netzero.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 1:19 AM
To: Jim Stuart; 'MGB-V8'
Subject: Re: intake manifold
Ok, just checking. My Olds engine is straddling the rack on my '71. There
is about 1/4" between the rack and the back of the damper. I wasn't sure if
by all this you meant that you had gone completely behind the rack. My
rearmost header bolts are actually behind the plane of the unmodified
firewall. If you drew a line out the rear edge of #7 exhaust port it would
be on the same plane as the firewall. That was as far back as I could go
without really moving the top of the trans tunnel.
james
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Stuart <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
To: 'james' <jamesnazarian@netzero.net>; 'MGB-V8' <MGB-V8@autox.team.net>
Sent: 30 April, 2002 9:01 PM
Subject: RE: intake manifold
> On my GT, pulley/damper is in front of the rack, with about 1/2"
clearance.
> You should not have any problems in this area, although I do not know the
> year of your car. Mine is a 1974 1/2 rubber bumper GT with an early front
> cross member installed to lower the car, a late model steering rack.
>
> On my roadster, I have an extreme setback to the engine, to the point
that
> I had to dimple the firewall on the passenger side to have clearance for
the
> cylinder head. I moved the steering rack to the rear to clear the 1996
Rover
> front cover with serpentine drive, different oil & water pump than the
> traditional front cover, & this allowed the engine set back as well. I
> actually had to extend the A/C motor mount adapters, about 1".
>
> Jim Stuart
>
> Reply to <jimbb88@usa.com>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of james
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:17 AM
> To: Jim Stuart; 'MGB-V8'
> Subject: Re: intake manifold
>
>
> so Jim, does that mean that your front pulley/dampener is behind the
> steering rack?
>
> james
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