Update time.
Finally got the 318 mounts in from Schumacher. Mike was great to deal with and got the order out straight away. After some dummy fittings we cut the K-member on the engine mount block, where the Milodon pan was fouling on the drivers side. At least we knew we were in for this before. Plenty of clearance now.
Getting the drivers side engine mounts to fit up to the K-member was a PITA! The engine mount bolt holes on the K-member have tubes welded into them and they misaligned by like 2 mm. With everything lose, pry bars, grunting & plenty of swearing we finally got it to line up and tightened everything up.
To mount the headers on the passenger side, the oil filter had to come out and you guessed it, no room for the large filter to go back on. Will replace it with a short type. Are there any issues with running short filters? On the drivers side, the steering column had to come out. No big deal. They look pretty cool. The TTI headers have quite a gap when you put a straight edge on them (see picture). They seemed to tighten up OK, so I hope they don't leak. Anyone had any experience with exhaust leaks?
The TKO 600 mounting was pretty straightforward, but looks really tight on the passenger side now, opposite to the patch panel. I wonder if it shrunk during welding on the trans hump?!?! There is now about 1/4 inch gap on one spot of the tunnel I hope will be enough.
I'm getting pretty excited now about having it back on the road for Christmas & summer.
