This weekend we got to work mounting the engine in the car:
• We modified the old engine mounts to sit in the forward corners of the chassis for the cleanest "most stock" kind of install.
•*We welded up a new engine mount bar to attach to the factory mounts
• I installed a fuel return guide tube into the chassis to route the new fuel lines through
•*We started installing the silicon elbows of the cooling system and mapped out a bunch of work that needs to be done there
• We were also able to start fitting the oil coolers for the engine and trans, map out the fuel lines and pump, and took some ride height measurements.
Even though the new engine and trans combo is heavier than the old stock 912 driveline, we still seeing a solid 7" of ground clearance from the floor to the bottom of the pan.
Next up is to finish the cooling system plumbing, run and mount the oil and fuel lines, and start mounting (and likely fab'ing) an intercooler.
