1954 MK7 Jaguar

[silver_bullet]

looks like you should be able to navigate a little nip and tuck surgery to the exhaust for steering clearance!

[bryankiwi]

Yay, got the Ali in for the gearbox cross member today, little bit of machine time, should be fun

[silver_bullet]

WOW!😎

[DanStokes]

I'm guessing you take away everything that doesn't look like you want it to?

Dan

[Deaf Bob]

Knowing your previous machining skills, you should be able to whittle this into what you want in no time...

[bryankiwi]

Just a quick update, the gearbox mount is almost done, another few hours and it will be ready, this has been done on a manual mill with no feed ( it's like going to the gym for a workout) the next step will be weld the tapped plates on to the chassis so it can be bolted up, once that's done I can start to put the body back on and then fine tuning motor and box, I would like to get as far back as I can without having to cut into the firewall

[silver_bullet]

that's some piece of work! WOW!

[DanStokes]

You get a big hunk of aluminum and remove everything that doesn't look like a gearbox mount, right?

Looks great!

Dan

[Huskinhano]

That's really a impressive piece of machining!

[bryankiwi]

You get a big hunk of aluminum and remove everything that doesn't look like a gearbox mount, right?

Looks great!

Dan

That's dead right, I just start machining and a gearbox mount apairs. It's not like I have seen one before and I'm copying it, I love doing this sort of stuff

[bryankiwi]

Gearbox mount done to the point, I can now mount it up in the chassis, the engine mount is 10mm steel ( one piece)

[bryankiwi]

Spent all day Sunday putting the chassis back under the body and getting the motor and gearbox fitting right


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[DanStokes]

PROGRESS!!

Interesting that your house looks just like a real house, even all the way down there!

Dan

[Deaf Bob]

PROGRESS!!

Interesting that your house looks just like a real house, even all the way down there!

Dan

Why? You think the roof is the foundation?

[bryankiwi]

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