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Originally posted by darnoldrs
[br]No work shop, Not even a shed[8~2]. I just have a mig welder, cut off saw and grinder. I have been doing all my work out side thats why when its hot or raining the progress stops.[xx(]

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I hear ya David. I know exactly what thats like.
Rhys

Well started back on my escort today. removed all carpet and dash so i can start cutting out the fire wall and trans tunnel. It has been made bigger and patched up with fiberglass and silicon.[xo][xo] have to cut the whole lot out and start from scratch[:(!][:(!]oh well thats what you get when you take on a car that someone has been there before you and not done anything properly.[8~2][8~2]

this is what was done to the tunnel

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This it the differance between a manual and auto tunnel



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there is heaps of room for the supra box


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Now to fit it in place.

I have had this week off sofar but im back to work tomorrow[8~2][8~2]
What can i say, i have been insired by SFS, to get this thing going ASAP as it will be something very different. I am even thinking about going dry sump with the motor, but i need to do a little bit of reserch on that first. once i get the fire wall and tunnel in, then i can fit the motor properly and get on and do all the fiddly bits. This auto tunnel will make it much easier and i will make up a cross member to use the orignal gearbox mounts.[:x)]

great job with the fab work on the firewall.
looks good and should be awesome!
keep the pics coming
cheers
Matt

Originaly i was trying to get the motor back as far as i could so i could use a machanical water pump but in the end i will have to go for an electric one anyway. The drivers side was ok but the pasenger side needed moving back to allow room for the head as it is back furter on that side. I will still be retaining my heater fan thou. the fire wall change has ment i can fit the motor about 40mm further back which will help with keeping the weight off the front axel a little also. once i fit my blower belt, alternator/power steering belt, 4 core radiator and intercooler there is no room left infront of the motor. I am hoping that i can fit 2 puller fans on the radiator and one pusher on the inter cooler. you wont see the one on the intercooler as it will be up in behind the nose cone.[%]

Sounds good darnoldrs

Just out of curiousity, how do you know at what angle the gearbox sits to the diff.( if you know what i mean), cause i want to do a crossmember for my car but im unsure of the angle to the gearbox.