Crooked engine.. Is this normal??
Afraid not, the motor stayed in the same location for all Australian models! This was originally driven by the R & S vehicles being assembled as a fully knocked down vehicle from the US with some local adaptations. Tooling and design considerations maintained this location into all of the later locally manufactured models as well. Leaving the motor in this position also meant that the steering box was mounted on the chassis rail. Not surprisingly, V8 header fitment space is very tight on the driver side of our RHD vehicles!
