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Front cowling floor removal? #1
Grubeguy Grube Guy Washington, DC, USA Sign in to contact 1957 MG MGA 1500 Coupe "JP" 1958 MG MGA 1500 1968 Saab 96 3cyl 2stroke 1972 Fiat 850 Spider & more	Topic Creator (OP) Jun 22, 2017 07:03 PM Top Contributor Joined 9 years ago 3,514 Posts

Which is to say, how do i? It seems easiest to remove the body and then do the cowling, if the tub is coming off anyway ...

Advice requested and accepted graciously ...

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Re: Front cowling floor removal? #2
bobs77vet bob K. northern Va, VA, USA Sign in to contact	Jun 23, 2017 06:17 AM Top Contributor Joined 11 years ago 8,261 Posts

Well yes when the body is off the chassis is the most accessible

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Re: Front cowling floor removal? #3
Tbird ET Taylor Land O Sky, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1960 Ford Thunderbird 1960 MG MGA 1600 1961 MG MGA 1600 1972 Triumph GT6 MkIII & more	Jun 23, 2017 06:48 AM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 2,348 Posts

I find it easier to have that panel out of the way - less chance of bending it.
The rear of the transmission can't be lowered very much as you remove the engine.
So as the front of the engine is raised to clear the front cross-member - the front of the transmission raises up as well (crunch).

A little less of a problem if you remove the engine and tranny separately but can still get in the way.

JMHO - Eric

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