my surf v8

[RebelV8]

Might have to call in aswell, I'm only in Northumberland

[Reece2.4]

Ill break out the spare disposable bbq

[Sylux]

cheers guys

sylux did you get a unit down the westline??

I did, yeh

Been sorting out the last few days. Need to clean it up and get it sorted. Waiting for tomorrow so I can ask Phil about skip

[Reece2.4]

nice one

on a separate note is the gearbox completely drained when its removed from the engine because alot of atf came out of the torque converter and if thats the case how much is needed to fill it up? bear in mind it will be run with a aftermarket oil cooler so that will be part of the capacity too

[Reece2.4]

engine begins trial fitting phase, so far there is only one problem and thats the steering column hitting the manifold

[Albannach]

engine begins trial fitting phase, so far there is only one problem and thats the steering column hitting the manifold

I think V8 Soarer 'Log' manifolds fix that. Or, move the engine back or to the N/S.

[Reece2.4]

yeah going to give it a jiggle about tomorrow and see what I can do with it

[Sylux]

What times are you normally around? Would love to walk over.

[Reece2.4]

Ill be down pretty much all day on saturday, Ive seen which unit your in now with the skip outside so if Im driving past and its open Ill come see whats up

[Sylux]

[zem_41]

Good progress buddy
Looking good
I had a similar issue with mine, I massaged the manifold slightly and it's also possible to remove the rubber shock part of the steering column and replace with some bolts ill post a photo.

[zem_41]

Steering column

Bit of a funny angle but u shud b able to see.

[Reece2.4]

got the mounts done today with all the clearances sorted, its close though but everythings sitting pretty

ended up grinding the heatshield bolt hole down so it misses the steering column and moved it over a tad so theres about 10mm gap, theres about 10mm too on the manifold/torsion bars and the cam end/handbrake

dropped the fuel tank too and started that, all the brake lines above it are solid so bonus

[zem_41]

Yeah my clearances are about the same mate
Happy days
Keep up the good work

[Reece2.4]

Where do the 3 wires go from the alternator on the modified loom