Had a quick blast at things for an hour or so today. My daily driver is in for repairs so i had to do a bit of running around sorting a hire car out... so what did i get done?
Axle stands were high in my list of needed parts so i grabbed an old set from my stash of junk. Once the car was up i addressed the clunking, hanging prop. Its a split prop with a centre bearing, and is completely different from the flange on the V8 box. i parted it at the intermediate flange and took it off for proper inspection.
The centre bearing is a bit on the soft side, but otherwise seems in decent nick... thats the bearing mount on the right, and the top of the prop is what attaches to the box. As seen, its an internal flange with a machined outer... completely different from the traditional style 4 bolt flange as found on the V8 box...
A point of note though, the intermediate flange on the silvia diff end prop IS a 4 bolt flange (below). I will see if these are compatible with the V8's 4 bolt. If so then getting another intermediate shaft, parting one end off and making a connector shaft out of 2 may be an option.
Next up, i had just enough time to take off one of the engine mounts for the old 4 banger block. Awkward doesnt come close to describing the removal of this. Once removed though it has filled me with a bit more confidence about having the space to squeeze the V8 in there. Below is the one i couldnt get off due to time restraints...
...and below is the one i did get off on the other side...
A lot more room for stuff now, i'm sure you'll agree. I may still go one step further and grind off the angle plate that the mounts fit to, as i am intending on mounting the V8 on the crossmembers rather than the subframe.
On the subject of angle grinding, i did refrain from hacking the back off this afternoon. That may still be tomorrows task though......................
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