At 01:45 PM 11/24/00 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 11/23/2000 4:46:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>brucemills@dccnet.com writes:
>
><< I am using a T5 Camero transmission and back by the tail there are 2
> protrusions which have holes through them, to be bolted to something, which
> while trying to install the engine hung up on the MGB rear cross member.
> Made it real had to get the engine in. When I pull the engine I will use a
> belt sander and remove these. >>
>
>Bruce,
>
>On a Camaro that is where the torque arm attaches to the tranny. It is in
the
>way for MGB installations and quite unnecessary. It barely cleared on my '79
>'B. I considered taking a hacksaw to it.
>
>Carl Floyd
>
We always trim these back. On whole trannys we use the sawzall, and on
ones that we pull the tail housing to straighten the mount we use a 12 inch
Craftsman wood bandsaw to prune it.
Snow already........
Jack
Jack Emery
Glenburn Maine
207-884-8523
'67 MGB V-8
'77 MGB v-8 under const.
'80 TR7 v-6
'66 BSA Lightning
various other hot rods
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