Hi All,
Had a busy few weeks, transom shields are installed permanently and today engines were trial fitted so that i can do most of the rigging and exhaust fabrication, i will then pull them back out finish the paintwork in the bilges then install them for good. Although they are quite close together there is ample working room. I bought the extended bell housings from volvo as they were both cheaper and lighter than making my own from billet. The PCU'S are now mounted on the engines next to the ECU'S so she is getting a completely new wiring system.We are hoping to wake up the trim functions that we believe are dormant on the 435 engine will let you know how this goes.

Peter

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WOW! What an amazing project! Very cool. Thanks for sharing your build and all the great pics.

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You have to love the simplicity of the rear engine mount/transom assembly design that VP uses. I noticed that you put the bellhousings in first, and then bolted the engines to the bellhousing instead of dropping the entire assembly in at once. Any particular reason for that?

Very clean setup, by the way...

Hi Chuck,
Although it is not obvious in the photographs the engines and bell housings are much longer than the engine bay opening, so by fitting the bell housings first i can drop the engines in horizontally and as the bell housings are much longer all the bolts are very easy to get at. It also means you can get the engines in and out without removing the drives. I have now started the hydraulic and electrical rigging also mounted the fuel filters to establish hose lengths.

Peter

Nice. Wish that I owned a hydraulics shop like you...