Project Sleeper - Engine and gearbox mounted by Easter (Patreon)

Hi guys hope you're all well and keeping your heads up in lockdown!

You might have seen on Instagram we bought another engine block to use as a jig to adapt the gearbox we're using. 

My plan is to get the gearbox work done ASAP then get hold of some Nissan Patrol (Y61) axles. If we can drop the engine and gearbox into the chassis and make some mounts by Easter that'll be a massive step forward, you guys might finally get to see something interesting! 

Check out these pics to understand what's going to happen with our gearbox. Basically we're chopping the BMW bolt pattern off of the bellhousing and welding the front of a Mercedes bellhousing onto it. 

Photo credit: @mikkeee7

Photo credit: @blomppo

Photo credit: @mikkeee7

Next vid - Stripping the block down, making a gearbox jig and working out how to fit the sump properly 

All the best!

Fred