Marcos Maniacs

OK I've added a poicture to the photo's section under Ashley 
Questions. The piucture shows the full chassis, if you follow the 
label to the engine mounts I'v added two grey sqares on both rails 
where I think the mountings for the V6 need to be, note this is not 
directly on top of the foward lower footwell railas shown by the line 
but forward by the width of a rail (1 1/2"). any confirmation of this 
would be most appreciated then I can start asking everyone about 
gearbox mounts!!! whilst we are on that any ideas which 4 speed with 
overdrive boxes those with the V6 are using? (appolgies as I know I've 
asked this once before!!)

Ash


--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Ash" <ashley_molyneux@h...> 
wrote:
> 
> 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