V8 manifold bracket touching chassis

[jack350]

Attached new stainles manifolds, left hand side clamping bracket just touching chassis ( no other point of the manifold touching) right hand side manifold clamping bracket touching bottom of gearbox casing. Will this be OK?

[JumboBeef]

Part from anything else, won't it rattle like mad?

[Wedg1e]

I've seen a few car with the manifold up against the bottom corner of the gearbox, that shouldn't be an issue but as said, rattle or hum (wasn't that a U2 album?!) from the part touching the chassis could be...

[jack350]

What are the options?
On the side where the bracket is touching I took it off and put it in he vice applied heat, put a pole inside and tried to bend slightly without success ?

[adam quantrill]

Quite often you can rotate the clamp so it just misses the chassis rail.

Also you could try loosening the engine mounts and jacking under the sump - use a spreader - to move it slightly and get the few mm clearance you need.

[jack350]

Thanks Adam will try the spreader route

[Tasmin200]

Are your engine mounts in good nick??

[jack350]

Yes, bought two brand new from David Gerald together with two new gearbox mounts