This evening was a huge win for the test fit, as this was really the only part I was till this point dreading.
This afternoon Wayne came past, and gave me a hand to test fit the engine, and after a few more cuts to the firewall the engine was ready for its first test fit, and with all the voices of "Its too large" and "You wont get it into the firewall, it will be so heavy over the front axle" swirling around in my head, I couldn't wait to even remove the lower pan on the wet sump, but wanted to give it a go.
Once we had worked it into the firewall, it became apparent, I had made the right choice, and that this would be a on track project, no turning back now. I measured up the distance from the block to the shifter and simulated its position to what im shooting for via driving position with my fabrication hammer, and its all coming together too well. I say too well, as there always has to be some snag.
The laser line in the left pic is the front of the strut tower, and in the right pic, is the firewall line across the block to show how far its gone back.
The actual reality of putting a TB48 into a R32, and still doing a V-Mount setup, was too much to stop me smiling all night long !
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