5.0 in my tr6 oil filter and exhaust

[vincentscottjensen]

Hi helpers. I'm fitting a 5.0 and t5 in my 70 tr6. Please see the attachments. Any advice on fitting the filter and steering shaft would be very helpful.

[Al Moor]

Use a remote oil filter and locate the can on the inner fender. Here's a kit from Summit: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/prm-10691/make/ford/model/mustang/year/1985

[Triumphant4A]

Couple of pics of how I did mine.
Remote filter on Driver's side of the engine bay
Steering shaft links from OEM column to OEM rack in the original location
3 heim joints and two heavy gussets through the inner fender wall to keep everything rock solid.
It looks like something that would feel a bit wrong, but I honestly can't feel any change from before.
If you blow the pic up you can see how close it comes to the valve cover on driver's side.  I ground  almost 3/16" off the corner of the aluminum valve cover to be sure it would stay clear - has never touched.

[vincentscottjensen]

Looks great. If possible could you give me your engine height and distance back?  I'm about ready to pull my mock up out and start engine assembly. I'll include a photo or 2.

[vincentscottjensen]

Did you keep the front crossmember?

[Triumphant4A]

From the pics, your engine is further fwd than mine.  I pushed the 302 as far back as possible to avoid having to change steering mounts.  As for height, I have about 3/8" between the air filter and the hood.  I made mounts similar to Dan Masters to get it as low as possible. I have attached a couple shots for comparison.

[vincentscottjensen]

Hi. Great job. Please tell me where your harmonic balancer ends up. Right now my oil pan lip is kissing the rack tube.

[vincentscottjensen]

Well, I'm making some progress. The engine is in and also my exhaust manifolds are in place. I'm going to fit the radiator and my car will have an electric water pump, so I'm wondering about the stock radiator support. Please see the picture and let me know if I can modify that or if it can be deleted. I could section the support and have it end up in front of the balancer. If the piece is structural then i must keep it close to in place right?. Thank you so much.

[BlownMGB-V8]

On Dan's TR4A and his TR6 we always considered that a necessary suspension stiffener although I suppose you might be able to get by without it. No real issues I can see with modifying it as long as the ends stay where they are. It just keeps the top end of things from collapsing towards the middle.

Jim

[vincentscottjensen]

Thank you. I'll cut it near the small support arms widen and weld.