406 project/basket case - no engine - need engine bay pictures

[aerokurt]

Hello H
That was an easier project than this one seems to be at the moment.
The Tr6 engine/trans unit went into the earlier 1952 with relative ease.
With the engine hanging centered in the compartment , looking at a
logical front engine mount position, I then measured the distance from
the rear of the engine to the front of the drive shaft. Then I measured
the length of the trans, I was shocked at how close to perfect the fit was.
So I pulled the engine back, attached the trans, leveled it back in place
to within a half inch of the drive shaft, lowered the engine, made my
marks on the frame to start fabricating front mounts.
Bear in mind that the poor thing had all of the original mountings
completely removed to put in the previous engine, so I made mounts
to suit.
As to the carbs versus injection, we have little choice as they never
brought the PI models into the States except for racing. I remember
working on a PI model at the race tracks in eastern Canada when I was
going back for summers. If you have everything necessary, pumps,
relays and what have you, then, by all means, it would be great to have
150 hp versus 104 or so, that we have here. If it was my car with carbs
then I would have put a better cam and tuning in it.