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The other thing to note where red foxes are concerned is that in the USA they typically grow to a maximum of around 12 lbs. The current UK record is something like 37 lbs. This is because - due to the lack of higher predators, they are effectively filling the ecological niche that in your part of the world is filled by coyotes. What chance does a poor little hedgehog have when it's evolved to cope with a 12 lb attacker only to be suddenly faced by one that's twice that size? Sadly, few people over here understand this aspect, and fall for all the BS 'guns are bad, m'kay?' stuff they read in the gutter press.

Thank you for your kind words! I find the variety of subjects on here very interesting, especially as most of us are in a similar stage in life - having to trade garage time for 'Official Freedom Credits', for one. I used to refer to the dictator in this house as 'The Long-Haired General' - but then she cut her tresses off, so I now call her many other things, depending on which part of the psychotic spectrum she is on that day/minute. I also particularly like the fact that as the site owner, Mark can simply vapourise any trolls as soon as/before they start polluting the atmosphere.

West coast Sean is putting a 355 engine/trans on its subframe today and can measure anything you thing to ask for.

Still waiting to heard if anyone I know has 430/458 engine dimensions.

Fabulous! I'd like to know:

a) the distance from the front of the engine to the face where the bell-housing bolts on
b) the length of the bell-housing
c) the overall length of the trans
d) the length of the trans from the front face (where the back of the bell-housing bolts on) to the output shaft centreline
e) the engine width at the widest point of the cam covers
f) any other dimensions that seem sensible to know would also be most appreciated!

We hunt wild boar at night down south. Night vision scopes and such. They can really destroy property if left unchecked, so we "check" a few from time to time. I don't think there is a season for wild boar either.

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Yes, we had boar around here until recently (escaped boar x Tamworth), but the local farmers eventually managed to trap the last of them. I remember that when I first saw the damage they did, I thought it'd been done by some sort of large mechanical equipment! We shot a few before they were finally exterminated; they certainly tasted good!

355 trans
front face to axle center = 5"
overall length = 23"

355 engine
length = 23"
Width = 26"

308 engine
length = 25.5" (This difference from 355 is most the accessories on the front)
width = 27"

Simply awesome - my sincerest thanks both to you and to your source!

and notice that there is no visible flywheel..they moved that and the clutch to the back of the trans to move the axles closer to the engine....that setup is about as short on the engine side as could possible be done. I think that means that if you want 348 engine you'd still need a 355 crank as the trans shaft spline plug into it or end up needing an adapter which would add an inch or so more length.

So maybe I'm rethinking my recommendation to just use a 355 engine/trans and if you want more power you add a turbo since reworking the cams is a no-go...well google says there are some cam options at around $10-12k for the package (cams, lifters, springs) which make a turbo look cheap assuming 375hp isn't enough. My understanding is these respond really well to even low boost and put out around 600hp at 5-6psi

I think we're narrowing the options down nicely - I had absolutely no idea about the 348 crank/355 trans thing, so that alone is extremely useful to know!

The way I plan to work is this - many years ago I bought a ten foot long surface table that is only a foot wide. It has a tee slot down the middle, and normally stands on legs that make it about three feet high. I intended to use it to make motorcycle frames, but in reality it just got in my way. Since it must weigh at least a ton, it's not exactly easy to move.

So - I recently lowered it down to about six inches from the ground and sat it on some thick steel plates that I made up. These in turn sit on some brackets that take steel scaffold poles (two at each end), which act as outriggers. They are about two inches apart, and at each end is a very heavy steel plate that takes an industrial castor wheel.

I've made up two sets of these 'legs' - one set is just wide enough to fit everything in place - it's simply to manoeuvre the table past all the various workshop obstructions. Once there, I'll fit the other set which are about the width of the car.

Each plate also carries a mounting point for a massive bolt that can be screwed down until it meets the ground. This will stop it moving when I don't want it to and also allow me to adjust for an uneven floor (which my garage sadly has). The end result should be nice and stable.

A couple of weeks ago I made a point of purchasing some industrial aluminium extrusions (about four inches by three inches wide/tall) which have several tee slots along three sides - these are also around the width of the car. I got them for scrap weight value - so for next to nothing (it helps who you know!). With them bolted to the surface table, I should end up with an extremely robust structure where all the horizontals are within a thou or two of each other (this is yet to be verified) so that I can undertake chassis welding operations with fixed reference points.

I've just taken a few photos of the chassis jig (here in 'mobile' format) - it should be noted that the camera's flash makes everything look rusty, when in reality it isn't! The long legs and bolt-on cross-members are strapped to the top ready for it to be wheeled into place. While I was in the welding bay with the camera I also snapped a couple of the bin racks that are a small part of my current garage re-vamp operation!