Morris,
I have a few friends who have also been diagnosed with the same ailment! I am very lucky, we bought the house a few years ago from a guy who was running a plumbing business and the store he had was just begging to be used for a project like the Marlin build! There is also a sepparate garage to keep the wife's car nice and dry and try to earn back some brownie points!
Have not considered the floor location for the servo but will look into it. The base plan is to put in a comnnectong rod at the original height and move the battery to the back of the car. Craig (McRamsay) is going to go without a servo altogether and I would be interested to see what the forum readers think about that option - especially with a 2.8 ltr engine squeezed into the engine bay?
I did a few checks on the engine mounts before I committed to the M52B28 instead of the M52TUB28 and they seemed to be the same sized mounts. However, when I got the engine in it was further offset than the original and a little further forward so I ended up getting them cut and welded with the engine centralized. It is still very tight and may need some fettling with the side panels but at least the alternator is back in its opriginal place and I think I have found a solution to the air intake as it also requires a very tight 90 degree bend to get inside the panels.
Cheers
Cammy
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