The Fury's on its' way back! yesterday I re-fitted the engine after fixing the wiring to
the pedal box, drilling the pedal box beams & bolting them on properly,
painting the engine mounts & drilling the chassis for the second Fisher
mount & cutting some weight off it. So the car was dropped back on its’ wheels
ready to be turned round in the garage & have the bonnet re-fitted. As I’ve
fitted new engine mount rubbers, I’m hoping the bonnet will still fit over the
engine – it’s pretty marginal.
After
yesterday’s heavy labour, this morning I just turned the car round in the garage & did
some pottering, tidying the engine bay mostly. I re-routed the radiator air
bleed a little, re-routed the fuel lines so the follow a prettier &
shorter route & I also removed the now redundant alternator drive belt pulley as
the shorter belt is on order. Adding up the weight savings, I think the
bellhousing saves 5kg, the starter another 2, the pulley shaves 250g, & the
oil separator will save another kg. with the various pipe shortenings &
wire re-routes saving on conduit & fittings, I think I’m pushing a 10kg
loss which should pay for the belly pan & boot lid.