The axle pins are approx 20mm to narrow to get the beam on whole but I managed to "mount" the beam as a mockup with two screwdrivers... Here's what I found.
Plus
+ It's not far off fitting
+ I was concerned it might not take the height of the prop tunnel, it does
+ The beam doesn't need shortening
+ The prop tunnel is central to the car
Minus
- E21 fuel tanks aren't looking like they will fit, I had to remove the ones on this shell to get the beam into place. My car is a track based so tank in the boot is looking likely.
- The trailing arm bracket closest to the bush stops the bush from seating properly, since the trailing arms are closer to the bush. Since a custom bush will need to be made this isn't such a big deal, to get the axle as high as possible I will be cutting this bracket done.
- I reckon the exhaust will have to go under the subframe (there will be more room for the exhaust with the missing tanks though)
To get this done I will be using most likely solid subframe mounts and boot mounted tank. I reckon my exhaust I got made for my M50 will need to modified, and from Jason's axle conversion I expect I will need to cut away at the chassis rail by the spare wheel bin.
The next job is to try a complete axle with trailing arms and a diff!
