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GaryM

posted on 13/8/05 at 02:16 PM Reply With Quote
Anyone care to comment on my engine mounts?

Xflow engine mount
Xflow engine mount


All feedback welcome....... before I make them permanent.

The ali insert will be replaced with a rubber bush.

The plate between G1 and F1 is temporary, I'm planning on using something slight larger.

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JoelP

posted on 13/8/05 at 02:45 PM Reply With Quote
better than mine, which never broke.

what wall thickness is the main part?

[Edited on 13/8/05 by JoelP]






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suparuss

posted on 13/8/05 at 02:47 PM Reply With Quote
the plate that the bottom bit is made of looks a bit thin to me. under heavy braking it will have high bending loads on the bracket bits.
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GaryM

posted on 13/8/05 at 07:41 PM Reply With Quote
Engine plate = 5mm
Arm = 38mm x 2mm wall thickness
Triangular Bracket sides 3mm
Chassis plate = 3mm

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ned

posted on 13/8/05 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
looks good to me. I think skippad has some of a similar design, check his archive.

Ned.





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Jon Ison

posted on 13/8/05 at 10:09 PM Reply With Quote
my only comment would be

"look fine too me"






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Rorty

posted on 14/8/05 at 03:21 AM Reply With Quote






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suparuss

posted on 14/8/05 at 07:23 AM Reply With Quote
looks like im the only pessimistc bastard ere then
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G.Man

posted on 14/8/05 at 08:20 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by suparuss
looks like im the only pessimistc bastard ere then


Always need a pessimist for a reality check..

Looks okay to me, especially when he put...

quote:

The plate between G1 and F1 is temporary, I'm planning on using something slight larger.



So he was with you all along







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kango

posted on 16/8/05 at 07:59 AM Reply With Quote
I can just see it being very difficult to get the engine in and out. You will have to lift it over the ears of the brackets and then slide it down.

I made my brackets to have enough movement to almost change the clutch with out having to take out the engine and then stll keeping the engine on its mounts.

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NS Dev

posted on 16/8/05 at 08:52 AM Reply With Quote
Look spot on in every way except what Kango mentioned, make sure you can get the engine in and out! (suppose you can undo the mount to block bolts but that's a pain in the a)
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Peteff

posted on 16/8/05 at 09:08 AM Reply With Quote
You could slot the holes to the top of the bracket and put some big washers under the bolt and nut. It looks like it might be a bit fiddly to line up and I doubt if the engine will jump upwards when the bolts are tight.





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I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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suparuss

posted on 16/8/05 at 08:57 PM Reply With Quote
ahhh, guess i didnt read it fully. thats the bottom line of his post so i probably thought it was his sig.
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the JoKeR

posted on 17/8/05 at 12:35 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
Look spot on in every way except what Kango mentioned, make sure you can get the engine in and out! (suppose you can undo the mount to block bolts but that's a pain in the a)


Eight extra bolts shouldn't be a big deal - unless he's planning to pull the engine on a monthly basis?!? At least they're easy to reach.





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kango

posted on 18/8/05 at 04:17 AM Reply With Quote
I would weld the "U" bracket to a plate with 2 bolts either side and the mount the standard plate to the chassis. Slot this plate so you can drop the engine into the engine compartment and the move it into the correct position.
I don't know about you but I usually work alone and there fore every thing must be designed that way.

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