In, out, in, out and back in

Rear part of prop shaft is now in, with the reverse motor, bearing and mounting plate positioned. Now we know it all fits we need to fine tune the position and angle of the mounting plate. According to prop manufactures, the front prop flange and engine flange need to be as parallel as possible, with an angle, but of no more than 1.5 degrees on the joints, this ensures minimum vibration and the angle ensures the needle rollers in the hardy spicer rotate.

With the engine back out of the car the MDF patterns for the brackets were checked for clearance, trimmed down and the spacings set. There is still some final trimming required before i draw them up in CAD, but before i can do that i need to weld the mounting ears in place on the chassis