Started a bit late today but between me, my dad and my bro we managed to get the engine in in less than 30 minutes but the mounting bracket for the gearbox was what caused all the problems, 5 mm off on one side so had to lengthen all the slot to accomodate and went through f*** knows how many grinding stones to get there :rofl:

 

On to the interior next, just need to lengthen the throw of the gear lever and grind out a bit more of the floor to accomodate the throw of the lever but it's in finally after 7 months and jesus does it sit low in the body, the weight it right in line with the centre of the wheels so should handle brilliantly which is what i wanted :D

 

More updates next week guys i'm going to put my feet up and watch the telly for a bit :dance: lol

 

Dad and bro: "What the f*** have we let ourselves in for?"

 

1 photo? This was the single one thread I'd been looking forward to! Nick, sort it out FFS! :rofl:

Plenty of angle on that to get it in:

 

 

Gear lever came off to get it under the bulkhead but apart from that it slotted straight in without any problems!

 

 

Engine in!

 

 

 

Big thanks to your Dad and Bro for helping you out! Can't wait till it's fired up for the first time Nick... :hyper:

1 photo? This was the single one thread I'd been looking forward to! Nick, sort it out FFS! :rofl:

 

Shut it Spunky Wifi :tongue:

****! :rofl:

 

Nice work there mate! :cool:

cool mate, lookin great

I bet you are well chuffed mate, hurry along and get it up and running,most of the forum is awaiting you :tongue:

looking great mate

Cheers guys, lots of set backs getting this far but it's finally in and the rest of the jobs are simple bolt and plug in jobs so give me a few weeks and the interior will be done, pipes will be made up and connected, exhaust will be on, prop will be cut, welded and balanced and hopefully by then i should have some money! :D

 

As jon says, massive thanks to my bro and dad for helping me today, woudl have been impossible without them there :D

 

More updates to follow later this week!

One thing i can't get over is:

 

a) how small the engine is even without the heads and

b) how low it is in the engine bay!!!!

One thing i can't get over is:

 

a) how small the engine is even without the heads and

b) how low it is in the engine bay!!!!

 

your going to need a rope ladder to change the oil Nick:D...thats one neat job there bud and you've achieved what all racing car teams strive for..to get the motor slung low for the best handling:bow:

what was up with the brackets? was the gearbox modified to fit the engine?

can i ask why you put the engine in without the heads on?????

 

lol, because I still need to do some work on the heads first (mainly cleaning) and there's loads of room to work on the engine in the bay so they'll be going on in the next couple of night plus they won't be going on permanently anyway as i need to check for valve clearance when the lifters and rockers go on. The last hurdle! :D

 

what was up with the brackets? was the gearbox modified to fit the engine?

 

Yep it's a tremek TKO500 gearbox so custom mounts and because my engine sits slightly forward of where keith's did the gearbox sits further forward by 2 cm so i've had to make a few alterations to his custom bracket but despite a few worries about the fact it sits 2inches lower than keith's v8 conversion everything clears including the pumps and belts.

At least with the heads off you can admire those shiny new pistons a bit longer.Always seems a shame to cover them up.Something about shiny new engine parts.I love em :D

looking good nick cant wait to hear it running

i know what you mean, i hate to think i'll not see those lovely shiny internals again (hopefully lol)

 

well i would have had it done a long time ago if it hadn't have had my bitch of an ex fiance walk off owing me 2k and with moving house i've lost 600 quid in rent in the old place from having to move a month before i was ready :(

 

shit happens though and i'm now living with cheaper overheads and a huge garage :) more time to spend on the zed now so things should move on with a much faster pace :)

WOW!! :bow:

Good work there Nick, well done bud I bet you're well chuffed with that!

And like you say, big thanks to your dad and bro for helping you :bow: are they available later in the year?? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

lol, hopefully we won't need to pull the engine out wholesale, fingers crossed we can just lift it out slightly to get to that turbo. Think it might be easier to get engine and box out together in the long run but we'll sort it out on the day :)

 

i'm determined to make japshow finale in the v8 now. Just going to have to work full tilt this next month to get the end. Fingers crossed...

You are Da-MAN!!!!!!! :D

Looking good mate! Maybe when i go to pick my zed up i will pop in, if you are in of course :D

Anyone on here is always more than welcome, can't guarentee they'll be any biscuits in the cupboard but there's always tea :D

Oh and many many thanks to Keith5700 for all the parts he sold me from his project, they've saved so much work and fabricating and of course all the advice he's given me over the past 3 months.

 

Still got the exhaust to sort out that i bought off him and the prop shaft but hey luckily i have 2 motorsport companies working with me now :D

Well just in the process of finishing off the gearbox install, need to lengthen the throw by 2cm to get it dead centre and also grind a little more out of the floor to stop the stick fouling on 3rd gear but other than that it's spot on and a nice clean shift - tremek tko500 mustang box :D

 

 

Then i decided to do the thing i've been wanting to do the last couple of days, see how the final engine will look so quickly popped everything into place :D (i'm such a child lol)

 

 

 

 

...and still fits under a stock bonnet - sleeper wahoo! :D

 

 

More to do tomorrow night but off down the pub this evening folks - i need a break! :D

Absolute Genius! Love it!:)

great job stunning!:cool::bow:

 

dan.:D