
After I found the chassis height and fore/ aft position of the engine, I needed to load the front of the chassis with the engine weight. I purchased the engine mounts from Mac's Antique Auto for the Mercury, and bolted them fast to the engine (they bolt into the waterpumps). Then I took a piece of strap steel and bent it into a profile to fit the engine mount studs, and come close to the side rails of the frame. Bolting this all in place and letting the engine down on it, I found that my concerns about the engine being too high for the hood were unfounded. Lots of room. Plus I had about 5" of clearance under the pan.
Trouble was I still felt the torsion bars placed the front of the chassis too high. So last night I shifted both torsion bar levers one spline done (this amounts to about 1.5" of height at the front of the frame. Unfortunately, that means the engine is abo

Once I get the engine just right, I'll replicate my mock up in tube, then weld strong angle pieces to it for the engine mounts.
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Its not too late to make this buggy All-wheel-drive is it?
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