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Originally Posted by Kramer
Yes, at the end of day..here is where I am at:
1) the engine (427SO) is centered and level in the car
2) the mounts are correctly installed.
...I also put a little square meeting piece of metal inside the pedalstal with a single hole to keep the engine from moving too much left to right (my own version of a torque strap.
3) the cutout hole in the passenger side is smaller than the drivers side.
...I can fit a finger in the top of the whole on the drivers side, but maybe just a finger tip (think like 1/4 inch clearance) on the passenger side.
4) after talking to Doug for a while at ERA, I have concluded that as I get close to finishing the car, I will use a bur and open up both holes (on the top side) by 1/2 inch to make more room). Then once I am completed finished, I will have folks at the body shop fix any little scratches from my building process and clean up the holes).
PS...the car is running now...and its sounds nasty (in a good way). Someone said it sounds like you violently woke up a giant and they are right. I will fire it again after I get some work done to to the interior and will youtube it. Can't wait until next summer!!!
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Glad to hear you've got that baby running...I would've had mine running this weekend except for a brake line leak and some very cold weather keepin' me out of the garage. If it warms up around here, I'll be have it running this weekend. I too have very little clearance between the pass. side sidepipes and the body and will probably have to open up the hole a little. Good luck.