moving the motor

[jbeelitz]

i have a 79 cf lwb with a 350 chev and turbo 400, 2 sparkplugs sit behind the extractors and have to split the car to get at. i want to drop the engine down and back,  would be good to pull the engine out through the side door, ha ha. who needs a tail shaft anyway.
plates have been handed in and wont be back till i have a brand new car.
everyone thinks i'm mad, i hope there wrong
any thoughts or ideas / elbow grease

[Zeeman]

There are two ways I would consider. The first involves cutting off the two engine mounts, swapping L and R and turn around 180 degrees.

Reweld right at the back of the crossmember. This should move the engine back a fair way, improving weight distribution & leaving penty of room for thermo fans etc.

The other way I've seen involved mounting the engine to the crossmember via a plate at the front of the engine. This drops the engine height so much you could almost use
a standard engine cover.

[Rogue Trooper]

Done it. How far do you want to go back? I have a V6 sitting between the 2 front seats and put my engine in through the passenger door. BusyKiwi has a V8 sitting behind the front seats I think.

[Bas / NZ]

Gee, I have one mounted in front of the front seats

[Zeeman]

Here's a pic of a 350 mounted using the second method I mentioned:



Without the extractors in the way, the engine cover can be kept reasonably narrow.

My other thoughts are: You're not mad. But I hope you have plenty of time, and garage space, and money.

[Rogue Trooper]

And here's the V6...

[Bas / NZ]

And here is mine, the mounts sit out in front of the cross member this allows the v6 to fit without cutting the floor any deeper, well pass the floor brace anyway.

[jimsvan]

i like

[BusyKiwi]

heres mine

[Zeeman]

You could always do this...