Hi Bart,
Yes I'm aware of the issues you have mentioned...
The drive shaft is going to be very close to horizontal when I have the mentioned ride height of 645mm (ground to arch of the rear wheel fender).
I'm going to have a problem with the gearbox/trailing arm clearance.
Looked into modifying the gearbox today, but there is pretty much nothing to gain by cutting and welding the gearbox cover!
I'm going to move the engine 5mm to the right and are searching for 2.2 trailing arms
A few pictures I made today with a borrowed camera:
Engine installed temporary
Custom exhaust system (custom manifold, stainless flex pipe, HDI cat and Volvo backbox)
Lower engine mount
Limited space on the gearbox side
Maybe a little to close
Though nothing a bit of welding can't fix I'm sure, but don't tell anyone
Maybe the engine could get 5mm closer on the right hand side... as they say a gap is a gap
Custom exhaust manifold... and yes my welding skills are getting better every day!
Anyone ever considered what their petrol tank looks like from the inside
Engine out for roughly the 37th time... and probably another 22 to go
Looking to modify the gearbox cover to gain clearance, but it's closer than tight allready
Any donation for a digital camera would be highly appreciated