Thread: Engine Location question in 32 Ford frame.

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Set the frame at the exact angle it will be at when the car is completed and the exact ride height. When I do this, I leave a ground-to-oilpan clearance of 4". Lower the engine/trans in between the frame rails with the intake manifold in place on the motor, less carb. The carburetor mounting surface of the intake manifold will be your zero reference angle. Set it exactly level front to rear and side to side, then make your mounts. You can also position the motor/trans side to side in the car, in other words, you could move it to the passenger side of the car slightly for steering clearance or whatever, as long as you keep the crankshaft centerline parallel with the centerline of the car from a bird's-eye view. If you move it too far, you'll want to check clearance at the transmission tunnel, floor and crossmembers. When you mount the rearend, bring the pinion up at the same angle the trans output shaft is pointed down. In other words, trans shaft 2 1/2* down-bubble, pinion 2 1/2* up-bubble.