Engine size vs. Engine bay capacity

[Eric Justus]

Here is another question off my hot stove mind....So i am out in the garage today fiddling with the new RLR cage I got fabbed up and where I will weld it to the frame...so I popped out a few magazines from over the years and one thing I did see in regards to engine bays....some guys have gutted the type 1 engine bay in regards to the sie package trays and rear "tray" (whatever you want to call it) that holds the seal for larger motors, as well as a few guys here and there that have the "weber" holes cut in the sides of the fender wells. Some had full engine tin, some didn't. My question is, depending on the application, does it really make it easier to install, take out and work on the motor in the engine bay of a type 1 with all of that removed/modified? I am looking at only running cylinder head tin with fans attached and no other sheet metal, but would it make it easier for me to enlarge the engine bay size? Now I know there are some opinions on this 

[Bewitched666]

If it will be a drag only car cut away all of the stuff you mentioned,makes live easier when you have to reach for something on the engine.

[Roman]

Use a piston with low pin height, like 24 or so mm. My 2387 and my 2789 with 5.7" rods was narrower than stock.
When I installed a bus trans everything was moved to the right and with terminators it was necessary to cut some, but the "shelves" on the side of the engine are still there.