For a bit of light relief this evening I studied the engine mount and firewall. The predrilled holes in the firewall look to be pretty accurate compared to the drawing on drawing number 49. The mount itself is not so accurate.
Across the top it should be 33 1/2" - its actually 33 3/8", across the bottom it should be 29 1/4" and is 29 3/16 but most alarmingly the vertical dimension which should be 19" is only 18 11/16". It is possible to "spring" the mount a bit but I was uncomfortable with the idea of it all being "pre-stressed". I appreciate however that welding that kind of structure is not going to be easy to build completely accurately - so are these dimensions acceptable? I'd be interested in other experiences. May be I'm worrying too much (he typed, hopefully).
Thanks
Chris
Across the top it should be 33 1/2" - its actually 33 3/8", across the bottom it should be 29 1/4" and is 29 3/16 but most alarmingly the vertical dimension which should be 19" is only 18 11/16". It is possible to "spring" the mount a bit but I was uncomfortable with the idea of it all being "pre-stressed". I appreciate however that welding that kind of structure is not going to be easy to build completely accurately - so are these dimensions acceptable? I'd be interested in other experiences. May be I'm worrying too much (he typed, hopefully).
Thanks
Chris