tunnel and engine mount question

[lee_capri]

brought new tunnel for my car how would you go about fitting it,i no ive got to weild it in but would you cut the floor out and slide it up from beneith or weild straight to the floor from inside and just trim up under neith

[lee_capri]

also got these one is sligtley shorter than the other,does any-one no which side the shorter one go's on

[Rick]

it would prob be neater let in from the underside but harder to weld

[Mick The Mig]

We had same problem when we fitted pinto to "noodles" estate. fitted them wrong way round to start. Can't remember right way but noodles is working on his car tonight I will get him to check and reply.

[lee_capri]

nice one

 

best way to do tunnel any-one who has done one

[Muttley MK2]

First strip out interior, then cut out all of the old tunnel leaving the floor and bulkhead uncut. With that out lay your new tunnel over the hole. Trim off any remaining floor and bulkhead that gets in the way. Go underneath and check the alignment of the tunnel. When it is posistioned correctly tack weld it at several points. To do it right you should have the g/box in place so you can check clearance! When you are totally happy seam weld all round from the inside, the double thickness will give you a stronger weld. Then go back uderneath and either trim off the excess floor and b/head ot as I do dress it up and into the tunnel and weld it under there too. Hope this helps and good luck

[lee_capri]

that sound's like a good plan as want it to look neat when finshed,thank's matey

[countrybumpkin]

i cant help with the tunnel but i'm fairly sure the shorter mount gose on the drivers side

[Vista]

i cant help with the tunnel but i'm fairly sure the shorter mount gose on the drivers side

 

Other way round, (we are talking about a pinto install right?) there's an old saying, I believe coined by a wisecracking navigator at some point: -

 

All things thick go on the drivers side.

[lee_capri]

[capri07]

SNAP!!! I BOUGHT THE SAME TUNNEL FROM RALLY DESIGN AT THAT DONNINGTON PARK SHOW A WHILE BACK. HAVENT FITTED MINE YET, WONT BE FITTING IT FOR A WHILE YET EITHER,LET ME KNOW IF YOU COME ACROSS ANY DIFFICULT PARTS IF YA DONT MIND LIKE,SOUND OUT

[over_head_cam]

As described above

I fitted Darrens tunnel from inside

[Noodles]

I fitted the tunnel from the inside and bent the lip in wards on the outside

[16super]

If you fit it from the inside make sure you trim any excess metal on outside & then seam weld that as well otherwise you will get a water trap all the way round it & your new tunnel will rot & fall out, personally I would fit from the outside & seam weld then run sealer all round, inside doesn't have to be so neat if you're gonna fit a carpet & definitly no chance of a water trap.

[over_head_cam]

Carpet?

 

Far too heavy

[lee_capri]

just as well i hav'nt got any carpet

[countrybumpkin]

i cant help with the tunnel but i'm fairly sure the shorter mount gose on the drivers side

 

Other way round, (we are talking about a pinto install right?) there's an old saying, I believe coined by a wisecracking navigator at some point: -

 

All things thick go on the drivers side.

 

 

that probably means i need to turn my mounts round oh what fun

[Noodles]

you should be able to tell straigt away if there wrong cos the engine will be pissed I fitted mine wrong to start with then took the engine out straight away to change em

[countrybumpkin]

you got me worryed so i wnt and checked and i have got them the correct way round after measuring them

[16super]

Carpet?

 

Far too heavy

 

I did say if