Miks15
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 03:15 PM |
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engine mounts
How have people done there engine mounts.
Im nearly at the stage of needing to fabricate this so would like a bit of guidance to amke sure i get a nice secure fit!
so has anyone got any pics of how they did theres ?
would b much appreciated
thanks all
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 03:24 PM |
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dead easy, make 3mm thick plates that bolt onto the engine and also the rubber mounts. Weld a captive nut onto the rubber mount plate (the nut will
end up inside the tube). Do for both sides then position engine where you want it plus about 5mm to allow for the rubber to compress. Then get some
cardboard and make a tempate of the angles between the two plates. Find a bit of tube about 40-50mm diameter and about 2mm thick steel. Cut the ends
of the tube to match the angles of the template. Fit both tubes and tack weld to the plates. Remove the mounts and seam weld up. Job done.
Takes about an hour to make one.
[Edited on 21/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 03:29 PM |
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Do you mean like this ?
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Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 03:32 PM |
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Mine:
 
N/S Gearbox Mount
 
O/S Engine Mount
[Edited on 21-3-08 by speedyxjs]
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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zetec
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 03:36 PM |
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I fitted the engine in the chassis with the gearbox, oil filter, alternator etc. supported all this on stands and blocks checking to see there was no
contact with the chassis. Now dont laugh...then made up some patterns using modeling lite ply which is easy to cut and stick with super glue. Start by
making a pattern of the plate fitted to the block, then the one at the chassis mounting rubber. then join the two together in whatever size of tube
you are expecting to use, I went for 40mm square, again made from ply strips. Once you have the patterns made up and the correct dimensions they are
easy to take apart and use as accurate patterns for the real ones.
I'm sure there are other ways but this worked a treat for me and as said the wood is easier to cut and form than metal and far more rigid than
card.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 03:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Do you mean like this ?
yip thats what I did, super light and very strong. I made the Falcons mounts like the other pictures (as per ford cortine type) and they took about 4
times as long and were much heavier.
[Edited on 21/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Miks15
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 04:02 PM |
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wow veyr impressed wityh all the quick responses!
i already have the mounts on the engine, and its the bits that i need to weld on the chassis.
I was looking for something a bit like what speedy did but will take into account all the others and have a look see what would be easiest.
Also where should i get some decent mounting rubbers from?
thanks
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 04:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
wow veyr impressed wityh all the quick responses!
i already have the mounts on the engine, and its the bits that i need to weld on the chassis.
I was looking for something a bit like what speedy did but will take into account all the others and have a look see what would be easiest.
Also where should i get some decent mounting rubbers from?
thanks
Do you mean like these.
 
engine mounting rubber
Just got them from local motor factors.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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t.j.
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 04:53 PM |
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I use the original; see photo-archive
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Miks15
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 05:02 PM |
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i would use the orginal but there 17 years old and cracked all over the place so to be safe ill get some new ones
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lsdweb
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 07:27 PM |
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Or don't use rubber at all - picture
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