![]() Engine placement? I have a good idea from pics but wondering What have you done for drive shafts? looks like I am aboutģ. The engine mount piece first, then work my way back to the frameįor design? Might be a dumb question, sorryĢ. Motor mounts- I am not sure I know even where to start!! IĬan weld, but fabricating is not an expertise I have. Motorcycle but fabrication wise this is a first for me. I have rebuilt engines and total restorations on Triumph Have been reading most of what comes through and have been lookingĪt the pictures you all have posted. So here I am on the VolvopoweredMG group. He still had the original tranny and engine withĤ5,000 miles on it. Engine was toast and remembered thatĪ musician friend of mine had a PV544 that he was putting a bigĮngine into. Hi everyone, I am doing this the hard way, combining two differentĬars to make one hopefully. Pictures are good, but seeing the whole car helps a lot Some of the members did that, including me, and it was a lot of Perhaps you liveĬlose to someone else in the group and can look at their car. TD and TF are quite similar,īut some things may need to be done differently. Putting the MGA master cylinder in his TD. Joe's TD also has the clutchĪrm moved to the right side. Unless you do what Rorry did with his TF and put the clutch arm on Theįront top of the pedal box needs to be notched for the clutch arm MGA/Sprite master cylinder to operate both brake and clutch. I kept the pedals and pedal box in place and used the The driveshaft you should put it in place and make sure it reaches But with the overdrive transmission I had to modify theĭriveshaft anyway, so it didn't matter. There are different cooling fans which could make it On mine I tried to center it between the firewall and Jon has just or is still working on the engine placement, foreĪnd aft. The M40 4 speed, should not need to modified. The MG driveshaft, from what I understand from those who used Series cast aluminum mounts fit between the TD/TF chassis rails,Ģ. The rear transmission mount is alsoĪngled toward the rear. Horizontally like if you stopped quickly to keep the engine from Structure both vertically to hold up the weight and also Where a 122, 1800, or 140 metal mounts are angled to provide I think the 544 metal mount that bolts to the engine is straight, And it may depend on what you are starting with. There are pictures of motor mounts on the home page in the Job a neighborhood kid did in 1971, and the newer paint is fromġ. My car isn't restored a lot of the paint is still from the paint Original shocks and springs with the MGA 1600 disc barke setup. Anyway on the front suspension I used the Their form and then they write the story, though he used some of They are broken into various areas of the car? It is probablyīest to work on each one of these separately to have someįor an over view of the process, you can read about how I did myĪ couple of errors in there. Have you looked at all of the pics in the photo section where Is it best to move the pedal box back? Use and different pedal box? Change the mechanism arm? Again thanks for having me here, it will be a long restoration but it will be fun!! ![]() I have read some about the clutch mechanism. Like is there a point for the farthest forward the engine fan should be to clear the radiator? 4. Engine placement? I have a good idea from pics but wondering if there is an optimum place forward and back in the frame. What have you done for drive shafts? looks like I am about 10 inches short of reaching the axel. Start with the engine mount piece first, then work my way back to the frame for design? Might be a dumb question, sorry 2. Motor mounts- I am not sure I know even where to start!! I can weld, but fabricating is not an expertise I have. I have rebuilt engines and total restorations on Triumph motorcycle but fabrication wise this is a first for me. I have been reading most of what comes through and have been looking at the pictures you all have posted. He still had the original tranny and engine with 45,000 miles on it. Engine was toast and remembered that a musician friend of mine had a PV544 that he was putting a big engine into. Hi everyone, I am doing this the hard way, combining two different cars to make one hopefully.
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