more time with fitting the engine. i definitely made the choice to modify the frame after it's built to fit the engine/trans versus the build the tunnel around it route. so far so good I guess. The diagonal on the trans tunnel had to come out to get the engine 3/4" off center to match the differential.
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trans tunnel alignment.jpg
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I got the engine placed so that the slave cylinder bolts were still accessible but after sitting in the seat and shifting through the gears I felt it was a bit too far away.
I had >20mm of safe clearance on the intake manifold so I moved the engine back and now the slave cylinder needs a bit more work done to make it fit. There's a diagonal in the way of the clutch fork too but I'm not going to do anything with it until the clutch is in and I can measure the throw required.
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The ecoboost oil pan has a cut out for some reason. My plan is to make a reinforcing tube to go across under the engine. Maybe I'll even do a fancy elongated X and tie the open trans tunnel with the engine mounts.
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