The gorgeous, hand-made custom engine & tranny mounting plates arrived in today's post from Jean in Canada-



Also, the P-11 pipes came in (coincidentally, also from Canada!)-



So, should have the engine and tranny in the chassis about this time tomorrow.

I went ahead and did a mock-up test fit; I need to order all 6 engine mounting studs in 1/2" overlength to accommodate the extra thickness of the plates, and 2 overlength tranny bolts in 1/2" and 3/4" overlength to accommodate the plates and snail cam adjusters



The pipes are definitely the right style



The square footpeg through bolt holes are just a touch too small for the bolt to go through the plates, I'll have to get out the rat-tail file and wear out my arms and wrists tomorrow.

That is beautiful sight. Great engine plates.

Nice job!

Glad the plates fit

Jean

For everyone else, you wouldn't beleive the number of e-mails we sent back and forth measuring this and that in order to make alloy plates that are 5/16" thick fit where the old ones were 3/16" steel, and somewhat not altogether straight.

grandpaul wrote:..The pipes are definitely the right style..

aren't these P11 pipes ?
N15 's never had upswept pipes .

Right you are, Ludwig.

"Whatever the PAYING customer wants, the customer GETS!"

Hence the shouldered alloy wheels, single Mikuni carb and custom mounting plates,also...

grandpaul wrote:.."Whatever the PAYING customer wants, the customer GETS ..

shure , but won't they interfere with the oil tank and LH cover ?

"Beat to fit, paint to match"

I thought that was "Hammer to Fit, Paint to Match"?

That was the saying on the last Mini I did.

Isn't that how we got "Hammertone paint"?

Keep them comming GrandPaul, love what you do!
FOXY

Yeah, man. I got all new engine & tranny mounting hardware, started to fit it all up, but found out I might need to clearance the inner primary "chain guard" lip to clear Jean's custom engine mount plates right at the snail cam primary chain adjuster abutment. The assemblage is thicker than the original single top tranny mount bolt head which must have JUST cleared originally.

Nothing worthwhile ever goes easy!

nice mounts...goes without saying... I've never seen those pipes before- pretty rad