Whilst the chassis was being mock fitted and bracketry welded on the engine was also in need of attention, it was first stripped down and checked over by removing the sump and cam cover, many of the ancileries were found to be loosley fitted so they were removed, cleaned up and refitted with new gaskets, this included the water pump, thermostat housing, inlet manifold and cam cover. The timing belt was found to be in poor condition so was changed and the engine timed up accordingly.
A major part of the engine instal was the sump which would need to be signaificantly alterted to fit in the chassis. This involved removing the lower bowl section of the sump, and fabricating a new front bowl to give the sump a completly flat bottom and also extra oil capacity. This was done using strips of 18 gauge steel and involved extensive bending and forming using various equipment to ensure an accurate fit.
Once done, the plates were tig welded together and the sump test fitted to the engine. As a by product the shorter sump meant the oil pickup pipe would have to be shortened and the angle altered to ensure it cleared the new sump.
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