GT Engine Tilted?

jak133 · 05-09-2008

just had engine and trany rebuilt is the engine supposed to tilt to the left?

baz · 05-09-2008

in a gt yes
its to help with hood height

Anonymous D · 05-09-2008

It tilts left, depending on where you are looking from.

More clearly, it tilts so that the passenger side is lower then the driver's side.
This is done with motor mount top brackets (which are side-specific), and the trans mount bracket.

jak133 · 05-09-2008

Originally Posted by Anonymous D

It tilts left, depending on where you are looking from.

More clearly, it tilts so that the passenger side is lower then the driver's side.
This is done with motor mount top brackets (which are side-specific), and the trans mount bracket.

then its right or left either way its tilted correctly

opelspyder · 05-09-2008

No, the tilt is built into the engine cradle itself on a GT. There should be two spacers from the factory between the inner frame and the engine cradle. The one tower of the cradle is taller than the other one, to create the tilt. Yes the top engine brackets are different, but not in height, but in length. The way to tell them apart is the drivers side has a small "dot" right next to the engine mount bolt hole. There is a thread with pictures on this as well-may be in a restoration thread.
Keith

GTJIM · 05-09-2008

The carb side of the motor is lowered to fit the air cleaner bend under the hood - Opel still had to put that nifty 'bump' there for clearance though ...

It is about 14 degrees away from 'plumb' (or maybe 7 degrees?)

heimue · 05-09-2008

Originally Posted by GTJIM

It is about 14 degrees away from 'plumb'

It is wayyy less than 14 degrees. I don't know the exact value, I estimate around 3-4 degrees, definitely not more than 5 degrees.

Dieter

wrench459 · 05-10-2008

When looking at the engine its right or left
BUT when your working on the body its from the drivers seat completely the other way around. Got to love them the #$#&^%$#^%n wipes.

namba209 · 05-10-2008

Maybe just to make it easier on everyone, use the standard used in the aircraft/military industry. Everything is based on sitting in the pilot's seat when referring to left/right/port/starboard.

West Coast GT · 05-10-2008

Originally Posted by GTJIM

It is about 14 degrees away from 'plumb' (or maybe 7 degrees?)

Does the engine tilt the opposite direction down under, seeing as how it's in the southern hemisphere?

GTJIM · 05-10-2008

Originally Posted by West Coast GT

Does the engine tilt the opposite direction down under, seeing as how it's in the southern hemisphere?

For a start the driver's side is the wrong side instead of the right (hand) side!

05-09-2008	#1 (permalink)
jak133 Opeler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cedar rapids, iowa Posts: 63	Unanswered: GT Engine Tilted? just had engine and trany rebuilt is the engine supposed to tilt to the left?

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baz opel free after 26 years Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sunderland england Posts: 4,941 Real Name: barry williams Provided Answers: 4	in a gt yes its to help with hood height __________________ Copyright © 2003-2009 barry williams All Rights Reserved save praying to God for sunday today we pray to Nike and run like hell Last edited by tekenaar; 05-09-2008 at 08:05 PM.

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Anonymous D Opeler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 502 Provided Answers: 3	Right? It tilts left, depending on where you are looking from. More clearly, it tilts so that the passenger side is lower then the driver's side. This is done with motor mount top brackets (which are side-specific), and the trans mount bracket.

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opelspyder Opel Key Master Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,301 Provided Answers: 4	Motor mount brackets No, the tilt is built into the engine cradle itself on a GT. There should be two spacers from the factory between the inner frame and the engine cradle. The one tower of the cradle is taller than the other one, to create the tilt. Yes the top engine brackets are different, but not in height, but in length. The way to tell them apart is the drivers side has a small "dot" right next to the engine mount bolt hole. There is a thread with pictures on this as well-may be in a restoration thread. Keith __________________ Questions or comments to the Project: Restoration of a GT series 2 -post here http://www.opelgt.com/forums/opel-gt...eries-2-a.html

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GTJIM Old Opeler Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,686 Provided Answers: 12	Yep - GTs Tilt (At windmills ??) The carb side of the motor is lowered to fit the air cleaner bend under the hood - Opel still had to put that nifty 'bump' there for clearance though ... It is about 14 degrees away from 'plumb' (or maybe 7 degrees?) __________________ GTJim Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2009 J D Henry All Rights Reserved Last edited by GTJIM; 05-09-2008 at 11:09 PM.

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namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054 Provided Answers: 6	Maybe just to make it easier on everyone, use the standard used in the aircraft/military industry. Everything is based on sitting in the pilot's seat when referring to left/right/port/starboard. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

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