'65 Fastback project - Page 44 - Lateral-g Forums

**GregWeld** · #**431** 04-16-2013, 09:44 PM

I think there are HUGE layoffs coming over in Redmond.... Sales just have to be HORRIBLE.

**Matt@BOS** · #**432** 04-19-2013, 12:19 AM

Back on topic. Now that the car has been on the lift, I've been able to make some more good progress on it. I got the engine in yesterday, and spent today cutting out the transmission tunnel to make space for the massive TR6060. Then it is on to making a transmission cross member.

Engine with coil cover:

without coil cover:

**FETorino** · #**433** 04-19-2013, 01:22 AM

Great pictures Matt

GrabberGT · #**434** 04-19-2013, 07:15 AM

Looks great! Did you alter the motor mounts? The motor appears to be set in deeper than other installs I've seen. They seem to mount the motor high giving it a high center of gravity.

**DOOM** · #**435** 04-19-2013, 07:28 AM

And they said it couldn't be done!!!! How cool is that!!

**Flash68** · #**436** 04-19-2013, 11:37 AM

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Great pictures Matt

Man this guy is getting grumpy... not even supportive of his fellow Furd owners.

**Matt@BOS** · #**437** 04-19-2013, 05:54 PM

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Great pictures Matt

I like to make sure my piles of junk look better in person.

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And they said it couldn't be done!!!! How cool is that!!

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Looks great! Did you alter the motor mounts? The motor appears to be set in deeper than other installs I've seen. They seem to mount the motor high giving it a high center of gravity.

Yeah, it pretty much just dropped in there and balances on its own. There are four 1/4" spacers that are provided and I used all of them so that the oil pan would be able to clear the K member. If it had a different pan I could probably drop the engine down a bit. As for engine set back, I haven't done anything. It should be in exactly the same position as the engine in their test car. Speaking of which, I got to ride in their test car with Kyle when they came out to Del Mar. It is a fun little car, that revs to 8250, and that is where the engine spent most of its time! It handles well enough I'm not too worried about changing the pan to lower the center of gravity. Besides, if I lowered the engine, the transmission would be hanging down quite a bit.

Ron in SoCal · #**438** 04-19-2013, 06:21 PM

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Great pictures Matt

In Psych class they called that a defense mechanisim. On LATG we call that 'deflection'

Looks fantastic Matt!

Gordz32 · #**439** 04-19-2013, 06:23 PM

Lookin good Matt. The engine looks nice in its new home.

**waynieZ** · #**440** 04-19-2013, 06:49 PM

Way to go Matt! That looks slick!!