Next up on the to do list is the transmission mounts. Trying to finalize the transmission location it was a good time to pull out a drive shaft (or piece of a drive shaft) and use that to help locate the trans. Of course I spent too much time fiddling trying to get it to the "perfect" location. Which often turns out to not be the perfect location so I wonder why I spend so much time on it :-) Long story short.
Did a bit more clearancing for the transmission
Adjusted the LH motor mount so the intake (where it hits the hood) is level
Created some plates to weld into the frame for the transmission mounts.
The transmission mounts on this trans sit much lower than the triumph. So I have to move the frame mounting around. The mounts are also not symmetrical. Something I had noticed years ago on this style trans. Not a big deal when bolting parts together but fabricating the mounting surface at strange angles requires some care. I made the mounting plates then welded some scrap between them to keep them at the right angles. Then realized I couldn't get that into the frame. So made them bolt together. Will remove that once they are solidly located.
More to do on this.
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