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Old 04-26-2009, 11:29 AM   #105
Frizzle Fry
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...

Then, since my degree finder was loaned out, I moved back to the front.

This is a template of the S2000 frame rail with wheel center and rack center positions marked. The rack center is pretty far back and requires the engine to set back further than I had initially expected:




This gave me a good excuse to get the engine set back as far as possible. I had a couple inches left at the firewall but the intake was the limiter:







Intake plenum cleaned up a bit (unused mounting bossed removed):


Spacial conflict resolved. You can see that the throttle pedal arm shape works out perfectly for this:


The engine went in and back out again and more material was freed:


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