clutch cable on xe not fitting

[stef-gsi]

i just fitted my xe on its mounts last night started plumbing all hoses and wires in and i noticed that where the clutch cable comes throught the bulkhead out of a metal spout the cable right up tight to inlet manifold, how to do you lot over come this and is there a way of me putting this right with out having to take the f****ing engine back out. cheers

[let_nova]

bend it over towards the gearbox.

[Jon_nova1]

you need to bend the hole for it towards the gearbox, if you really don't want to take the engine out, do it from inside the car

[craig green]

It's part of the list of XE conversion bodges.

[djbrowney]

It's part of the list of XE conversion bodges.

along with accidentally bending the heater matrix pipe when you put the engine in lol

[stef-gsi]

ok cheers fellas

[chimp007_uk]

Alternative do away with the massive intake and run carbs :) Loads and loads of space...

[brucer]

Wow,your the closest member to me!

Anyway, as above,bend it from inside

[novabrad90]

ive just been doing this and i cut the metal pipe around the hole at an angle, so basically same ideas as above lol