bigTom

the first picture is the complete mount... the pieces at least... i havent weldede them together yet... the left is what i made and the right is a stock mount (stock si drivers side mount...)

the thing i dont really like about how i did was the smaller piece how i made it... as u can see from this picture... the larger piece has a sort of "lip" that sits on on top of the mount... i wanted to make the same lip on the little piece which goes into it but i wasnt paying attention and made the hole just a tad big... actually made it the EXACT size of the piece i was going to machine down (the smaller piece) which i also wanted a similar lip... the little piece sits on the bottom of the mount anyway but do u think i should just go ahead and make another "little piece" of this one will do fine... or will the welds crack? being as that brass colored p[art at the bottom of the mount at the bottom is about 1/8" thick... i think it would work... but i dont know if i should trust it... opinions?

G

I was just wondering, is this for a drag car?

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Off topic, but, I love the new avatar!

st00pid

I built a solid mount for a friend's 98 hatch I thought that would solve his problems but later found that just the ES motor mount inserts would fix the broken mount problem.

bigTom

this is for a street car... well sorta... everyone keeps telling me it isnt... but i think it is!

i have the es insert but decided to go with something a bit more "solid" u could say"

oh... and thanks on the avitar comment... i figured it was time for a change... iv had that other avitar for a year i believe

PROFILES2000

yo tom dont listen to anyone yer cars a street car.........i dont know why people think that a stock motor gsr with 9 psi should be considered a race car

lol i think our cars may both be done soon that would be pretty kool

bigTom

yea i know... stock motor 9psi aint no racecar!

G

One thing I noticed about solid motor mounts is that it has a tendency to weaken everything around it. Not a deterent as much, but I'll give a little movement over a ripped unibody. BTW, is that a side motor mount? I would think a solid rear mount connected to at least 3 tranny bolts and supported to that crossmember would be more reliable. A 1/4" al plate, 2 heims joints and a pipe with some welding and you can adjust preload, a little tilt, and a bit stronger than the 16 gauge layered unibody.

bigTom

almost done with another one
"before piece on right (after on left)

comin along...



now just drill the holes and hope i dont screw up!

dustin

what are you making this stuff with?

Cramerox

Tom if you get a chance can you post some pix of the mounts in the car..ide love to see them when there in.

bigTom

just a couple tools i found in the basement

(it is kinda messy now... iv been working down there all afternoon till just before... ill clean it tommorro)



oh... ill post up pics when i get them in the car

newspeedR

Tom,

looks good... if you need help,l drop a line, i have a full machine shop here...