Blue PFL V8 conversion

[1979scotte]

Yes but they were designed to have a front mounted tank.
Not sure the beetle or the imp had much in the way of modern crash protection.
Cayman and boxster have front fuel tanks but pretty sure they use the front luggage space as a crumple zone.
Wonder what Paul woods did with his MK1 V8?

[8thumpers]

I suppose you can get crash resistant tanks can you?
Having one in the froot would bother me not sure how much of the front of the car is designed to crush in an accident.

Alloy tank made up with explosafe foam in it is the way to go. It's what we use in hillclimb and race.
Anyway, with the v8 it will scare everything out of the way! [emoji16][emoji23]🤣

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Fuel tank and coolant pipes removed from the tunnel.
Its evident that the 2 has had an off-road excursion at some time. The passenger floor pan has taken the brunt of it with a dent. I'll see if it will straighten up later...

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Now I have cleared the services from that area, the next job is to offer the v8 again and mark the bulkhead for cutting...
Funtimes!!

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Yes but they were designed to have a front mounted tank.
Not sure the beetle or the imp had much in the way of modern crash protection.
Cayman and boxster have front fuel tanks but pretty sure they use the front luggage space as a crumple zone.
Wonder what Paul woods did with his MK1 V8?

On Paul's mk1 the tank runs up the tunnel so he shortened it. On ours the tank runs left/right - exactly where the 8 wants to sit - so its got to go in the front.

[tomaky]

The porka has a hell of alot of crumple. Think it goes down the blkhd and under the car.

[StuC]

That's quite the dent in the floor. :-o

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That's quite the dent in the floor. :-o

Yes... the coolant breather pipe has been ripped out and bodged too

[StuC]

How happy are you that the chassis is straight?

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How happy are you that the chassis is straight?

Yes it's good. I knew about the damage before and she pulls up very straight and no hint of any wandering on or off the power. Chassis rails front and back are all good. I'll get it aligned of course once it's done.

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I tackled the inside of the bulkhead tonight. Clearing the electrics and taking out the Engine brain. The security bolts on the ecu took a hit from the grinder!

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Then removed the centre console to pull the gear cables clear.

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The engine loom is out and now we have a clear bulkhead ready to mark and cut.
Hoping to do that tomoz.
Then I'll see exactly how much room the ABZ will need....

Watch this space...

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After setting out the cutting position with a laser, I took the cutting wheel to the cross-member and bulkhead.
The hood is still on as it does help keep the interior clean. I taped the window up to protect the glass from sparks.

[shnazzle]

Such a flimsy little car when you see it like that hahaha.

Excellent progress. Kudos

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Such a flimsy little car when you see it like that hahaha.

Excellent progress. Kudos

Yes - the cross member is paper thin too! I'm not suprised the rear members fail with rust...

[StuC]

This is what I saw when reading the thread. Made me giggle.

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This is what I saw when reading the thread. Made me giggle.

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Need a dimension please guys....
Im looking for the distance from underside of chassis rail - where the rear subframe bolts up to - down to the ground.
I appreciate this may vary a little from car to car but that doesn't matter too much.

TIA

[StuC]

How urgent?
Can do it now, but it's dark! ;-)

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Well the engine is in its final position.... Well good enough to get some design work done on the engine mounts and front cross member.

It's far enough forward that the Jedi sits behind the rear bodywork now. Is that better Stu? Lol

I think this engine was designed to fit our 2s - the cross member to support it aligns perfectly with the original engine mount positions on the chassis rails! The laser is invaluable here!

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How urgent?
Can do it now, but it's dark! ;-)

Not to mention Friday night beer! Lol
Daylight sometime is fine mate - cheers

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Gives an idea of how big Obiwan is...

[J03]

Don't forget to leave room for twin Rotrex    Absolutely insane, fantastic!

[StuC]

Nice bit of progress there fella. [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3]



That is a big hole! Just sayin'

How close are you to the bulkhead are you with the front of the engine now?