The bottom of the transmission is flush with the bottom of the chassis, the oil pan hangs down 1.5" from the chassis, and I was hesitant to go any lower.
With the height such as it is, the only way to make an off the shelf nose cone work would be to use a cowl hood, hood scoop, or have the engine and carb poking out the top - none of which I liked. The other option I considered (not sure if it would allow the use of a standard nose, etc, but would definitely lower the profile) was to relocate the oil cap and use a set of weber side draft carbs. The oil cap is the highest point on the valve cover and is at the front which is typically the lowest point of the hood. A combination of lowering the drivetrain farther and reconfiguring the valve cover may work, but the Weber DCOE carbs and intake are $1,200....and this is locost, right? Also, the air cleaners for the DCOE carbs would hang out the side of the hood, and once again, not a huge fan of that look.
I also offset the drivetrain 1" to the passenger side to gain some driver side foot clearance. Consequently, the trans output and the pinion are almost perfectly aligned.
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