Is my Scooby engine fitted too high?

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Subject says it all - fitted new rjes exhaust, all lovely and soooo much quieter than the previous lash up, but a bit close to the rear valance (8mm ish both sides) Does knock, but can't hear it, noticed this morning. Probably due to crashing along on rubbish UK roads.

Since I didn't install the EJ22 (fitted with Legacy crossmember) thought that I should check that it's sat at the correct height in the shell.

Straight edge across chassis rails and tape measure to crank nose centre = ?

Hope that we're all ready for Vanfest...
Only going as a day visitor with my porters for my first time around - see you there. Be good to put faces to names!

This is out on "other forums" too.

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I have a friend in Byfleet with a scooby conversion if u wanna compare fitting? I'll ask hime if he minds me passin his number on tho first tho...

If it is and you have no way of fixing it sure i or least people i know can help...

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Cheers Peet

Would be good to meet another local dub nut! It doesn't have to be a Scoob, the dimension from an a/c or wbx will tell me if it's fitted at the correct height.

I have got a Viking at last - so paint requirement gets nearer! See my post re: Danbury Autoroof for my latest good idea...

PM and I'll give up my mobile no. so they can text me

Ian

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Too much to see at Vanfest for a day tripper, failed to get to see any of you...

Only had one slave/porter/offspring in tow, too.

Did measure up RJ's mate's 2.5 turbo installation: tape rule from top of EJ crank pulley and sighted across top of engine hatch gave about 295-297mm. (He is using rjes engine bars, b/housing etc)

Is this a familiar dimension to any of you out there in Scoobyville?

Went back and checked mine, only 270mm!!!!!!!! Could explain a lot, including my poor gearchange. I have made some spacers this morning for the Legacy crossmember as a temporary fix (bit quiet today)

(also on brickyard)

[Fritz]

Why not get hold of some longer mounting bolts and make a couple of 10/12/15 or 20mm spacers out of some flat bar .


Regards


Fritz,,,,,,,,

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I have made some spacers this morning for the Legacy crossmember as a temporary fix (bit quiet today)

The question is just how thick (rhetorical)

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All sorted!
Now on to the next job...

By way of a conclusion to this one, if you're fitting an EJ into your wagen (and haven't yet got some engine bars from whoever) then the critical dimension for a dry build or mock-up is:

295-297mm vertically, from a straight edge laid across the engine hatch/floor at the centre (tailgate latch) to the crest of the crankshaft pulley. You can sight across the hatch to within 1mm with a tape rule.

This then tallys with the dimensions as kindly provided by rjes.

Rather stupidly I didn't measure the crank pulley diameter to produce a meaningful centreline height...

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