Irony
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 05:58 PM |
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Rv8 Engine mounts
I am looking to get some engine mounts for my Viento RV8. Alas I had a email quote from Luego for a £100 quid but now they haven't replied to
my recent email trying to order some. I would phone but the guy there told me it is better to email! 
Does anyone have any engine mounts? Bit hopeful perhaps. Or some dimension drawings of some suitable mounts for me to have them made. Also gearbox
mounts.
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 06:02 PM |
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land rover engine mouns on ebay.
ill see if i can find you any
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 06:04 PM |
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get two of these
click me
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Irony
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
get two of these
click me
Cheers but the rubbery bits are not a problem. Its the metal brackets.
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 06:25 PM |
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I made my gearbox mounts out of the cross member that is used to fit the gearbox into the sd1. I noticed you already have one of these attached to the
gear box in a past picture
The Luego engine mounts are a simple design but effective.
not very good at drawings but could mesure mine up next week.
Paul
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Irony
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul (Notts)
I made my gearbox mounts out of the cross member that is used to fit the gearbox into the sd1. I noticed you already have one of these attached to the
gear box in a past picture
The Luego engine mounts are a simple design but effective.
not very good at drawings but could mesure mine up next week.
Paul
Did you have to do any welding on the gearbox mounts? I have two sets of gearbox Land Rover mounts so if theres no welding I could easy do it.
Regarding the Engine mounts I spoke to a Luego Owner at Newark who said he made his. But I can't remember the fellows name. He has a Black
Viento V8 with Chequer Plate in the footwells and dual headlights. I was hoping he may have made some drawings.
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:36 PM |
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Sounds like Perci's Vinto. They made a lot of their own fittings.
Gearbox mounts simply involved an angle grinder and cutting the sd1 mounts down. will post a full explanation and pic later if you want but its now
Beer time.
Paul
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Irony
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul (Notts)
Sounds like Perci's Vinto. They made a lot of their own fittings.
Gearbox mounts simply involved an angle grinder and cutting the sd1 mounts down. will post a full explanation and pic later if you want but its now
Beer time.
Paul
Cheers mate that would be awesome. Beer time!!! Have one for me, I am still at work and I have been at work since 6.30am! Boo!
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Cheffy
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| posted on 5/9/10 at 07:36 AM |
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Probably not much use if you don't weld but if you look on the 'chassis' page on my website about 3/4 the way down the page
there's several pictures of how I did mine if it helps any.
Link to Chassis Page
Cheers,
Mart.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 07:34 PM |
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Pictures are in My Archive....
Gearbox:
 
Gearbox Rear mounting
I made a different design. The bracket on the engine, is a std rover part. I just made the sloping bracket bit:
Engine (Mine):
 
RV8 Engine mounting 3
Luego factory ones (Very simple to make, just use thick steel of 5mm min to stop them sagging like my original ones that I made from 4mm steel):
 
N/Side Engine Mounting
 
O/Side Engine Mount / Column
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1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Irony
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 10:11 PM |
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Has anyone got a set of these blue Luego Factory ones they could take some measurements for me?
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 7/9/10 at 03:12 PM |
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Yes...I can.
Will try this Sunday to get the dimensions + find some pics of my gearbox mounts.
send me a U2u on Sat to remind me or I may well forget.
Paul
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wilkingj
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| posted on 15/9/10 at 11:39 AM |
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If you are making the Luego Design,
Make sure you use thick enough metal.
The ones I made sagged (metal bent with the torque etc).
I recon 5mm at least. (I think I used 4mm)
This is why I changed to a different design on my Viento. I already had the original Rover brackets and only needed to make sloping supports.
Luego Design is fine.. just make them strong enough.
Personally I think there is less stress on the mounts that I made, as the Luego design is trying to lever off the bolt heads in the block.
Just my opinion.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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stevegough
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| posted on 15/9/10 at 08:55 PM |
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Here's mine for an vauxhall XE-
Pic 1: target zone! - sorry - locostbuilders failing to upload this piccy?
Pic 2: components.
Pic 3: then I tack - welded them myself ('cos my welding was cr*p)
Pic 4: completed and painted.
Obviously, yours will be different, but the principle's the same.....
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Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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wilkingj
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| posted on 16/9/10 at 06:54 AM |
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Hmmm Thats a nice bracket, and I recon better than the Luego one, as it uses three bolts, and lessens the strain on the two that are in the block.
Good one... Typical of LCB.. There are always better ideas around the corner.
Chock the engine to the height you want, and just measure up. Thats what I did.
DO take into consideration Where your Exhausts are going to exit the side walls of the car.
EDIT: Damn Just realised ofs for an XE, not a RV8.
Still.... same principles apply. and make then strong.
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1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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SteveWallace
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| posted on 16/9/10 at 06:46 PM |
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Steve,
I noticed in your pictures above that you have a bearing where the steering column goes through the foot well rather than the usual grommets. Do you
have a link to where you got it from?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 16/9/10 at 08:38 PM |
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http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/index.php
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stevegough
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| posted on 17/9/10 at 03:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/index.php
Thanks, Rusty - quite a few of us got them at the same time - about £11 posted as I remember?
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 17/9/10 at 06:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/index.php
Thanks, Rusty - quite a few of us got them at the same time - about £11 posted as I remember?
Something like that , made a huge difference to my car
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SteveWallace
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| posted on 18/9/10 at 08:54 AM |
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great, thanks for the link.
Once I get my account fixed so that I can post pictures again I'll do an update of my build progress
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stevegough
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| posted on 18/9/10 at 07:00 PM |
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Steve W you have U2u.
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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