Slippery Fish
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1969 Fastback 340. Engine crooked off to left. Vehicle has proper brackets and mounts. Is this normal to a certain degree? Mine seems way off.. thanks
Crooked engine.. Is this normal??
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Yes they are offset to the passenger side.
Danny Boy
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OMG, I've had my E body since 1971 and never knew!
Thanks again FABO!!!!
Thanks again FABO!!!!
Where did the header go on the drivers side. Look at the air cleaner compared to the firewall.
Alaskan_TA
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The offset allows room for the steering column, brakes and transmission linkages.
Makes measuring the hole for a hood scoop frustrating for those that don't have the engine in the car, hear about a lot of lessons learned the hard way 
Yep!Makes measuring the hole for a hood scoop frustrating for those that don't have the engine in the car, hear about a lot of lessons learned the hard way
moparmat2000
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Besides steering column clearance, The side to side offset is also for driveshaft harmonics. But not as much as trans and differential pinion angles mean for harmonics.
The motor is offset to the pass side but should be straight in the bay. Yours looks to be at an angle which is probably due to something wrong with the tranny mount.
Professor Fate
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Okay, people- here's one for the FABO Brain Trust: If US A bodies have the engine offset to the right, do Aussie A bodies offset them to the left???
Yes, the engine center line should be parallel to the vehicle center line, but offset to the passenger's side ......what is it....something like 1.5"? Still though viewed front to back the engine and transmission should sit straight in the engine bay, just offset to the passenger's side.
Daves69
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TTI footnote 39 give you the approximate off sets......
Footnote #39 (ttiexhaust.com)
Footnote #39 (ttiexhaust.com)
jonn6464
1970 Duster
In the 2nd pic, what is mounted on the inner fender in the top left of the frame? Looks like it has a filter on it. Thanks
Guessing a vacuum pump.
And big black shield on the firewall where the wiper motor should be?
MOPAROFFICIAL
Oogliboogli
Like others said.
Also, they tend to twist with the torque up on the drivers side.
Not uncommon to see a motor in an a body hopped up with big headers n all with the drivers valve cover looking higher than the passenger side. Solid motor mounts also slip easy unless hit with a breaker bar or impact allowing it to slide in the slots on the mount towers..
Also, they tend to twist with the torque up on the drivers side.
Not uncommon to see a motor in an a body hopped up with big headers n all with the drivers valve cover looking higher than the passenger side. Solid motor mounts also slip easy unless hit with a breaker bar or impact allowing it to slide in the slots on the mount towers..
Does toilet water rotate clockwise there or counter-clockwise?
The first thing I did when the Air Force sent me to OZ in 81 was check out that very thing. Just the opposite as here in the northern hemisphere.
Professor Fate
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You'd think that if a RHD car didn't have the engine offset to the left, in the southern hemisphere the Coriolis effect would send the car spinning out of control into the ditch...?
Slippery Fish
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So I built this car 17 years ago. Sold it and it went through 3 owners before I got it back 6 months ago. It is a vaccine pump for power breaks on passenger fender and a piece of what looks like rubber roofing over distributor (both put in by previous owners). Will be back to manual brakes shortly and the rubber roofing will be in the trash.
James Clews
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NO! We use the american floor pan in our Australian built A bodies and yes it is a pain in the arse for exctractor fitment around our right hand drive steering box. Some people move the engine to a central location but then you have to use custom exctractors as the ones that are made for them will no longer fit.
Cal Tonsley
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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!
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RHD export models with v8 also had a relocated oil filter.
Like on this engine Early 273 oil filter canister
Like on this engine Early 273 oil filter canister
harrisonm
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Yes, of course. It's due to Coriolis force.
Cal Tonsley
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