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andyborris Posted a lot Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Posts: 2,220	Engine mounts andyborris @andyborris
	Nov 26, 2011 17:04:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm putting a modern German engine into a old British car (ducks the rotten veggies being thrown!), I've got an engine mount mismatch (obviously!) and I'm wondering what others have done? The original mounting points cross-member are about 6 inches too far forward of the bracket mounting points on the engine, thinking of using a small “subframe” to link the two, bolted onto the original cross-member mounts, running back along the chassis rail to link with engine mounts and then on past the engine mounting points to rest further down the chassis rail with rubber bushes at both ends. Bearing in mind that these “subframes” will be bolted down to the cross-member and onto the engine, will it be OK to allow them just to rest upon the chassis via a rubber bush? Trying to keep all the mods easily reversible, just in case that this old British car suddenly shoots up in value! Thanks Andy


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Onne Part of things Posts: 822	Engine mounts Onne @onne
	Nov 26, 2011 18:14:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sounds good, what's the car/engine? Pics always help
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RobinJI Posted a lot "Driven by the irony that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free" Posts: 2,995	Engine mounts RobinJI @robinji
	Nov 27, 2011 1:10:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It depends on how they're bolted to the cross-member, but generally I'd have to say I wouldn't be that happy with that set-up. The engine will pull up on the engine mounts as well as pushing down on them. It also sounds like there would be little to stop the engine moving from side to side unless the sub-frames were able to brace against the inside of the chassis legs as well as the top.
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andyborris Posted a lot Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Posts: 2,220	Engine mounts andyborris @andyborris
	Nov 27, 2011 18:02:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 27, 2011 1:10:50 GMT RobinJI said: It depends on how they're bolted to the cross-member, but generally I'd have to say I wouldn't be that happy with that set-up. The engine will pull up on the engine mounts as well as pushing down on them. It also sounds like there would be little to stop the engine moving from side to side unless the sub-frames were able to brace against the inside of the chassis legs as well as the top. I think you're right, I also think that the engine mounts will be too far cantilevered forward by using the original chassis mounts. Guess I'll have to weld new mounts in, just wanted it easy to swap back to original. May still use the idea of a small subframe, I'd also like to use Escort World Cup style mounts? Andy


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sparkyt Posted a lot selling stuff Posts: 1,767	Engine mounts sparkyt @trevorhutchins
	Nov 27, 2011 18:44:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	What engine and car bud ? ..


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barty Posted a lot Posts: 1,088	Engine mounts barty @barty
	Nov 29, 2011 13:28:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	can it not be chassis mounted


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