Got some work done on Saturday. Fitted the gearbox and motor so I can do the engine mountings.

Motor in it's position, ready to start making the mountings



Starting with exhaust and intake side mountings.





Bottom plate for both sidse welded on secure.





Mountings welded up and bracing welded in, there's four because I'm also making Izak a set for his 20V conversion. Fitted them for a final check.







Motor lying slightly lower now than it did before, very happy with this.



Just checking the clearance for the #4 trumpet, before the throttlebody itself already almost fouled on the booster, there's no way I'd be able to fit the trumpet in if it was still in there.



Now I must take the motor out again just to paint the dust plate and fit the final few parts, but before I do that I want to also mockup and start building the branch manifold. Going to start moving with it now, been blowing bubbles for far to long now.

EDIT: I also tilted the motor more to the exhaust side so that it's at exactly the angle it's supposed to be when in the original car, the sump is thus nowperfectly level with the road and the gearbox is also sitting the way it's supposed to.