[T3] Updating Sophy's Engine and Trans

[John Jaranson <jaransonT3@comcast.net>]

<x-flowed>I mentioned in a few of my posts that I was updating Sophys rear  
subframe and trans and engine for the upcoming driving and show season.  
 Here are a few progress pictures.  I am just about ready to put the  
rear end back in the car.

I POR15'd the subframe and POR 20'd the transmission.  All the backing  
plates, axle tubes, shocks, and stuff got a fresh coat of hi-temp  
engine enamel.  I put in new rear trans mounts since the originals were  
all squishy with engine oil and had deteriorated quick a bit.  You can  
also see the nice new non-split axle boots that I posted pictures of  
the install earlier.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/SophyEngineUpdate/Subframe.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/SophyEngineUpdate/NewBoots.jpg

I cleaned up the engine and treated most of the engine tin and bits to  
a fresh coat of hi-temp paint.  Won't see many of the painted parts in  
these progress pics since I haven't got that far yet.  You will see my  
new oil filter bracket.  For those present at the engine R&R session in  
the hotel parking lot in Hershey, you might remember that my oil filter  
was mounted to the body of the car.  This was one more thing that had  
to be disconnected in order to pull the engine.  So, while I had the  
engine all apart I took a look at improving this.

I ended up heavily modifying a rear engine mount bar to hang the oil  
filter from.  You can see it in this picture.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/SophyEngineUpdate/ 
OilFilterBrkt.jpg

I had to add a couple of 90 degree elbows due to the new orientation of  
the filter in order to keep the oil lines nice and straight.  I also  
replaced the oil lines with some braid line.  I noticed some abrasion  
on the red soft lines that I had from Gene Berg.  Although with this  
new set-up I dont thing the lines can hit on anything at all.  I am  
very happy with the end result.

I also threw up a close-up picture of the fittings and how I clearanced  
the bar for the lines and fittings.  This set-up requires no  
modifications to the magnesium fan housing at all.  I noticed in a  
recent post that the Sandersons had clearanced right through the mag  
fan housing to get it to fit with more "bug-like" fittings.  Matt and  
Dave....take a look.  I found the elbows and stuff at my local Home  
Depot.  Some of the fittings around the pump housing have been  
clearance (just knocking the corners off basically).  All these  
fittings including the pre-clearanced ones come in the Gene Berg Type 3  
kit.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/SophyEngineUpdate/ 
OilFilterFittings.jpg


Let me know what you think.  I will post more pics as I go along with  
putting it all back together.

Later,
John Jaranson
'66 Square (Sophy)
'71 Fasty (Jane - darkside project in waiting)
various parts.....don't we all.
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http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/2006Invasion/
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