LP2 VR 2225 Build

[Dale Jordan]

Good Day today motor is in !! Just need to do some small adjustment . Then pull out one more time , to elongate the rear engine mount .Dale

[Lynn Eades]

Looking real nice Dale. How did you get on with the dip stick bracket on the sump?
Why is it required to slot the (rear) mount holes?

[Dale Jordan]

Hi Lynn . Yes I fixed the dip stick boss the only leak is the normal flat head Drip ! The rear engine mount is not an Original , with the front engine mounts lined up and the rear floor mount bolted in , and the eight point coupling lined up with an 8 mm gap and the bolt being able to be pushed in by hand the rear engine bracket holes are half a hole out , so i thought it was best to adjust this and not touch the original bits . Dale

[Dale Jordan]

I have lined up the motor on all the mounts but have an 8mm - 10mm gap between the 8 point coupling what am i missing ? is there any adjustment on the drive shafts ? Dale



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[The Bedford Boys]

The idea with the gap is to have the Bushes centralised (ish) to the drive plate so the load is taken near enough to the centre of the Bushes. As long as you've got an even gap all the way around between the two plates, and the bushes and bolts push in easily, you should be good to go.

[Dale Jordan]

Thanks Andrew and Alex . I didn't release that the rubber was pull through the larger hole on the gear box flange , all make sense now ! the drive and weight is on the out side of the round rubber bush , cool . Dale

[Dale Jordan]

More work on the motor today . I have all the linkages working e.g. . gear change, choke, throttle , air cleaner tubes are hooked up , radiator hoses .

[Dale Jordan]

Drivers compartment is done as well . It's a nice feeling to be coming to the end ! Nearly 3 yrs now . Thanks to Colin for giving me a good base to start with my problem is I only have one day off a week other things to do along the way .