Date:         Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:02:56 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine Carrier installed: The Good Bad, and the ugly! --- ;^)
Comments: To: Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca>
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Yep. It's low!

It's a Jetta 2.0 at 15 degrees:

Engine roughed in. Air cleaner test fit:

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Aircleanertestfit.jpg/Aircleanertestfit-full;init:.jpg

I left a little too much room between engine and bottom part of
carrier, plus I used 1" box for bottom part AND it's a 15 degree
mount.

It should work out fine though.

(no 4x for me!)

Neil.


On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
> Neil, sorry to intrude... i think i missed the thread, but what conversion
>  are you doing (I4)? I just wonder about ground clearance here!
>
>  Maybe i'm wrong but one of the picture show a very low clearance.
>
>  Cheers, Ben
>
>
>
>  On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:45:04 -0700, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>  >Hi all.
>  >
>  >Here ya go:
>  >
>  >http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/enginecarrierinstalled
>  >
>  >sorry pics aren't that great. Not much room to get down to take better pics.
>  >
>  >Bottom of carrier is off level, but drive train is level and mounts
>  >don't look stressed like they were before.
>  >
>  >It all looks and feels quite solid.
>  >
>  >Thanks *very* much for the help guys,
>  >
>  >Neil.
>  >
>  >--
>  >Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>  >
>  >http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>  >http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>



--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/