As another suggestion, I showed years ago on our '72 L that its quite possible to LOWER the entire engine by 1" as well as slide it backwards by 3/4" without even unbolting the exhausts, wiring or hoses. You do need a TIG welder as I sectioned the two die-cast lower motormounts to do the lowering. The set-back only needs a big hammer to reshape the thin ZF mounts into an S and reverse the upper motor mounts.
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