Of course, most of you guys aren't running a small block so this might not apply-
I put my engine block, Lakewood bellhousing, and transmission on my motor mounts a few days ago to check clearances and fab up my transmission mounts. My bellhousing/scattershield was WAAAYYYY interfering with my frame at the starter location. I checked my regular aluminum OEM bellhousing and just little bit of the edge would have had to be ground off, but the Lakewood needed a big hunk cut out to make it fit around the frame at that point.
I thought I was doing something wrong, but checking the other clearances, my
oil pan hangs just about 1/4" below the frame rails and everything else seems to line up perfectly.
Has anyone else had this wonderful experience (hacking up an expensive part to fit?) and how did you handle this particular problem? Am I doing something wrong? (stupid question- I'm building a Cobra for gosh sakes!)
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Do I need more clearance? Bob