Trigger wheel pickup location?

[haircutmike]

I am fitting a trigger wheel and pickup prior to dropping the engine back for future MS use.

I have a kit with a bit of bracketry and to save my brain cells, I wondered if any of you guys has a picture showing best mounting position as it isn't obvious?

Cheers guys.

[Ant.]

You on Serpentine ?

I have an alloy plate which uses the two long water pump bolts on the N/S side of the pump.

[haircutmike]

Yep, serp.

Thanks for that, with a bit of adapting I can use those, cheers.

[Transmitter Man]

Here's mine;



On a wedge I'm afraid so not sure if serp & pre-serp are the same in this dept.

Phil

[Simon says]

Mines mounted same as above on a Serp

[spend]

You are allowed to think outside of the box instead of copying the same old scenario

[dbv8]

Transmitter Man said:

Here's mine;

I want that timing cover.
Is that a result of many hours of elbow grease?
I know the pain having done my rocker covers and even an inlet manifold (sadly a twin SU one).

[neal1980]

spend said:

You are allowed to think outside of the box instead of copying the same old scenario

Why think outside the box?? Mines never gave a problem in 5 years in that location.

Is there a good reason to think outside the box ??

[dbv8]

I also have mine in the 'standard' location but it does put the sensor very close to the N/S exhaust manifold.
Maybe the sensor is quite hardy but Dale added some shielding just in case.

[spend]

neal1980 said:

Is there a good reason to think outside the box ??

If you can't appreciate the benefits that particular location makes / allows, I'm not going to deliver a sermon

[Else]

made from a piece of Ally angle



I like things made from alluminium



Piece of 8mm thick sheet CNC machined to my design to replace the original tin plate bellypan



Andy

[Transmitter Man]

Derek,

Is that a result of many (days) of elbow grease?



Yes.

Several trick parts to add yet before it's finished.

Phil

[slideways]

Transmitter Man said:

Derek,

Is that a result of many (days) of elbow grease?



Yes.

Several trick parts to add yet before it's finished.

Phil

That's bloody gorgeous!!!

[SteveGRF]

This alternate option might help.

[Simon says]

I really like this one but its not mine,it may be considered over kill but I like nice work like this but I do like Spends idea of moving the thing away from the exhaust heat + its more accessible for whatever reason you may need mine is rather close but is at least rapped in thermal fabric SteveGRF that looks very Vauxhall like that trigger wheel

Edited by Simon says on Thursday 15th September 15:13

[spend]

Road st as well Simon...

Note all the others support the sensor at the base, rather than the tip, which also means I have screw adjustment for the gap..

& a shorter harness, smaller bridge between mount points, its balanced between them... & thats even with a nearly 7" fluid damper, trigger wheel is balanced (& light) so simply bolts in the sandwich, the crown style wheel moves the magnetic field into free air away from the damper nicely for a stronger 'signal'.....