"GroundHawg"
Now the figuring out part!
Page 2
There were several issues I needed to address or just plain figure out how to do it.
I wanted to use the Samurai transmission. In order for the Sammy clutch to work, the flywheel had to mount to something. I cut the butt end of the crankshaft off the old engine. Bored the piece to accept an axle I turned on my lathe. Welded the two together to form a straight crankshaft. Then I took a high speed axle hub off a boat trailer, cut it down and cut a stop in it to accept a thrust bearing. Mounted all that on a 3/8" steel plate I cut to fit the bell housing. Here is a picture. Maybe you can get a better idea for it.
After I got all that done I fitted the engine into the engine compartment. I used a heavy duty U-Joint to couple the two together. Here is a to view showing the hookup.
Here is a front view with the engine sitting in the Sammy held in place with ropes.
Next on page three, I deal with engine mounts and cooling issues.
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