Hi all,

I'm putting my engine bay back together after painting it all up, but I can't seem to remember how the bulkhead brackets that hold the radiator-side engine steady and heater hoses are put in.

I have the bracket which attaches to the engine steady with the hole for the heater tube (like this: http://www.minisport.com.au/prod173.htm). I know where this one goes, but what covers the 2nd hole? There is also a galvanised plate that matches the shape of the gasket, and I believe this went under the bracket.

Any photos please? This is a '78 rod change 998 leyland.

yeah that eng steady brkt goes ontop of the fire wall

& the galvo plate goes inside the car & underneath the fire-wall

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Thanks for that. However, I'm pretty sure the galvanised plate was in the engine bay - perhaps someone assembled it wrong in the past.

So is there anything covering the 2nd hole? The engine steady bracket goes over one, I seem to remember something going over the other.

the galvo braket was ontop of the fire wall but it`s best to fit it underneath now to help 'samdwhich" the fire wallo & helps prevent the body from cracking

they were all fitted with a thin rubber slab originally too but that just makes the braketry all loss & wobble & crack also

so,,, fit it sandwhiched & tight & solid & you`ll be fine

the heater holes are not 'covered" by the steady bar brkt,,, the hole is still open,,, same as the other hole,,, just so you can fit both heater hoses through them

got it?

if you want them blanked off if you are not using a heater then get 2x rubber grommets of the right size

got it???

cheers
matt

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Got it.

Thanks again.