Marcos Maniacs

Firstly a happy new year to one and all, I've just visited the forum 
after a small break for Xmas and see it has been a hive of activity!

Any way, also during my break I ventured out to my garage to ponder my 
engine mount dilema (see previous messages for full history or see 
www.marcosworld.com). Any way I've looked once again at some pictures 
which Don kindly emailed me, and can see that the left hand bank of 
cylinders (looking from in the car) should be pretty close to the 
bulkhead chassis rail, I would say may as close as 1/4". Mine 
currently sits a full 6" further forward!! so on this basis I've 
measured the poisition of the engine mounts from where they are to 6" 
back and see that by my reckoning the square mounting that sits on the 
chasis (which then has the flat plate and rubber engine mount on it), 
should be just forward of the footwell chassis rail (eg the rail 
behind the wheel arch liner). The exact postition seems to be such 
that the mounting is exactly 1 1/2" in front of the rail (eg the width 
of the square chassis rail) Can any one confirm this for me please?

also if any one could measure the distance that the engine (Ford V6 
essex) is in front of the bulkhead rail and also the height of the top 
of the heads below the rail.

I would also like to know the clearance of the bulge on any other V6 
car as I am not convinced that mine will take a filter at the moment, 
at first I wondered if this was due to the inclusion of additional 
spacer plates on the carb but I can see the same ones on Don's 
pictures.

Any help measurement will be appreciated.

I will place a picture of the mounting position as I see it on this 
site shorlty so you can see if you agree.

Many thanks

Ash
#5504

www.marcosworld.com