The Jalopy Journal
So after a long battle with the damn things ive decided to ditch my motorplate idea and do a plain side mount. Just no way to make it feasible for...
Hello all. Ive finally gotten up the energy/ got pissed off at myself enough to start working on the car again. Tonight I tacked the shackle...
Well sorry about my lack of updates. Going through a break up and right now keeping my house is #1 priority so time and money are going into that...
I got thinking about that this morning. Ill try to work that in. Maybe weld the ear behind the motorplate solid to the frame and make the front...
Definitely a different approach. But I like trying new things and I figured what the hell.
Definitely will be. Don't know how much over 6k she's gonna see but i'll replace it anyway.
Figured I'd give it a go. If it doesn't pan out in the real world i'll change it but i've seen a few OT engines mounted this way and it works well.
Got a bit more done tonight. Decided to rubber mount the engine to help with vibration. I know it will compromise the amount of rigidity the...
Just read through the whole thread. Looks awesome, love the COE!!
Sounds like a plan. I appreciate all the help again.
So I pulled the longest leaf next to the main and raised the engine an inch. My crank center stayed the same but the car came down an inch and i...
I've been doing some thinking about it. 4" with a stiff spring and bump stops should be ok. I don't mind a stiff ride, that's kind of expected. I...
Yeah not far off is it. I've actually got a fair bit of room in my tunnel. My wee toploader doesn't take up much real estate so I have at least 1...
In that picture I've got the carb mounting flange set at 0° which equals about 3-4° downward slope of the engine itself.
Haven't welded the shackle mounts on yet. Used a spacer to mimic the height of the shackle to the spring eye so when the weight is on I can set...
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