Ah, that explains it. I always pull the two as a unit, after having had one
particularly trying time aligning the shaft in situ.
on 2/18/03 11:26 AM, Dodd, Kelvin at doddk@mossmotors.com wrote:
> Glenn:
>
> On the conversions I have done, the firewall did not require any
> bashing IF the engine and transmission were installed as a unit. I made the
> mistake of pulling the engine only out of my 65 racecar (with late trans)
> and found that I could not reinstall the engine without denting the firewall
> to allow the front of the bellhousing to be lifted to align with the
> in-coming engine. The starter hump would not allow the bellhousing to lift
> enough, so more bashing than I was happy with was required to allow
> clearance.
>
> If the engine and trans go in as a unit, the tail of the trans is
> low enough that the whole assembly slides in, without any dinging.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Kelvin.
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