Barrie Robinson wrote:
>
> I have my Rover 3.5 in with Towery chassis rail and engine mounts in my
> 1970 MGB GT . The engine mounts being the air conditioning variety which
> shifts the engine an extra 1 1/2 inches to the rear. The engine sits
> nicely on the mounts exactly as prescribed but it looks as if the engine
> could go lower. I have measured the front of the rocker covers from a
> straight edge across the top of the engine bay - It is 1 3/4 inches.
>
> The rear of the rocker cover is 5 inches to the straight edge.
>
> >From the rubber cross member to the bottom of the sump is 2 inches -
> suggesting a drop of 1 3/4 inches is possible.
>
> Can someone please take the same measurements and let me know if mine are
> wildly off. It seems logical for there ought to be some workable examples
> of how many inches below the top of the engine bay the start and end of the
> rockers are set down !?? Just put a straight edge over the rockers and
> measure!!!
> Regards
> Barrie Robinson
>
> robinson@baradv.on.ca
>
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Barrie, Make life EASY, take a straight edge and go across the top of
the fenders to the top of the valve covers & tell me what you get in
inches Glenn
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