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Originally Posted by SpeedCostsMoney
Thanks for the info, How about the mounting of the motor and tranny, is that a huge poblem?
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The motor and standard transmission is relatively easy to fit in that the motor fits inside a 750cmx750cm box and the auto box is no bigger than a manual box. I had their Cobra chassis adapted slightly from the normal Chevy/ Ford engine configueration by the kit manufacturer, AK Sportscars in the UK ( an excellent set of people btw) , to allow the
oil filter/ cooler to stay in the same place and I had to shave 30mm off the bracket holding the accelerator and cruise control mechanism to the inlet manifold, but thats all we had to do.
The engine mountings come off the two standard nicely engineered cast lugs and mount onto two plates welded to the Cobra chassis and the gearbox attached using the standard Lexus rear gearbox crossmember ( onto which the gearbox is mounted on h/d rubber bushes) which is already drilled to accept four captive studs welded into the inner chassis rails on the Cobra.
Best bet would be to take the engine and gearbox with the rear gearbox crossmember to your chassis manufacturer and get them to set the chassis up to accept the package. Either that or buy a kit from AK who have already got the jigs etc to manufacture a Lexus Cobra chassis and body.
Cheers,
Tony