I have started working on getting the engine mounted in the car, first step was to make a basic low profile dolly long enough to carry the engine and trans mounted together.
https://i.imgur.com/ifPW9kn.jpg?1
It cost me about $30 in material, the castors are cast iron so they can easily take they weight, it works really nice.
https://i.imgur.com/7pCx8Xc.jpg?2
I tried to slide the engine into position but the reinforcement in the tunnel stopped it going as far back as allowed under the rules.
https://i.imgur.com/FHcceva.jpg?1
Removing the reinforcement was not fun at all, especially during the heatwave that just ended today. 2.16kg in total.
https://i.imgur.com/yyUdYOX.jpg?1
All gone!
https://i.imgur.com/AJ24KVF.jpg?1
The engine could now slide back as far as I needed with some room to spare. I also took opportunity while the car was up in the air to lower the rear differential so I would have a better alignment and lower COG.
https://i.imgur.com/pP57KFU.jpg?1
These next 2 photos show the engine basically 99% in its final position. I have ordered a laser pointer to get it in the exact position.
You can see it sits reasonably low and a fair way back.
https://i.imgur.com/IrgUw6Z.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/yoqmZBe.jpg?1
Next step is to figure out engine mounts, steering rack mounts and basically triangulating everything together.