Back in

One hour work with Max and Pit and the engine together with the gearbox is back in the chassis (... and always amazing how much crap lying around I discover when checking the pics :-).

This is the original place for the gearlever. To put it further back in a Seven (thus avoiding the gearlever to touch the dashboard in first, third and fifth gear), you can throw in a gear lever extension. In this case and with a X-flow engine coupled to a T9 gearbox, one of the chassis rails is in the way.

Two cuts later and the rail is out of the way. Later I will weld a similar rail at a different place to ensure stability of the frame. In this case, the place is not crucial.

The extension put in place for trial fit.

And one more for today showing the oil-fill-in of the gearbox, once for memory and once for other web users. This is an often asked question how to check the level and refill. It's the square drive screw and when the inner panels are mounted, it will not be accessible anymore. As we spilled some oil when manipulating the gearbox, we have to fill to the required level before putting the panel in place. I may add a trap in this place to allow access later on.

Cheers.