Question about engine install
 

So this is the 2nd time I've done it and I seem to always run into the problem where a home-brew pry bar made up of a 2 feet long 1x2 is needed to convince the engine mount bar to flex enough to line up with the engine mount.

And it always take me hours (I spent 4 hours to line up the 4 bolts last night) to line everything up. As background - I use a motorcycle jack to hold the engine/tranny so its very stable.

Is there a trick that I miss to get that last millimeter of alignment?

Is the tub square? Is the motor bar straight? Did you mount it backwards on the motor?

You can also loosen the motor mounts in the chassis. There is a few mm of adjustment. Just make sure to tighten them down before you get them on boost. :)

I haven't sent my car to a jig so can't be 100% sure but there's no sign of accidents/repair done ever. And everything shuts properly.

The motor bar is new from my 1st rebuild. We did lossne the motor mounts in the chassis & in my case, there's maybe 1mm of adjustment... Now, after the bolts went in, its straight (can use finger to tighten them) so it seems like I just need a trick to line up the chassis/engine/tranny to the exact millimeter.