todays updates,

borrowed an old development engine from the back of the workshop so i could do some trial fitment.



really wanted it get it so i can run a flat floor but doesn't look like it is going to happen means the engine will sit to high and tbh i want it as low as i can get it for weight reasons. unfortunately the budget nor space in the car will allow me to fit a dry sump so will have to do what i can.
other than the height issue everything else is looking fairly straight forward.

engine sits over to the passenger side to aid weight distribution, plus the car is so small i cant get it in the middle anyway as it encroaches on the pedal box....so thats lucky. lol


some pics of clearance around the engine...







need to move the passenger tunnel over an inch or so as its a little tight.



going to rotate the supercharger round 120 deg so that the inlet pipe comes out the side as i want to run an additional chassis brace across the top which means there is no room to route the pipe the way it was in the previous car. will be running a charge cooler rather that an intercooler so im thinking of mounting it behind the engine on the bulkhead to help make the boost pipe routing a little more straight forward.


once i figured out what needs to move engine came back out and started stripping all the alloy panels off to get the chassis ready for modification.

most of this will get removed to make way for the 7" diff


took off some redundant brackets, then removed the standard tunnel as it needs so many changes its just easier to cut it out and start again







and thats about all i had time for today. ordering up some steel on Monday so will start welding in some new sections soon as it turns up.