making sold motor mounts?
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From: Round Lake, NY
making sold motor mounts? I want to make my own solid motor mounts since its pretty straight forward and simple enough to do. I have built several turbo kits for V6 camaro's so im not a Newb to fabrication. I got the welder, tools etc to get the job done...
now, my question is has anyone else made their own? Reason I ask is Im wondering the specs of them without taking my stock ones off and copying them in replacement with the solid ones.
Im thinking about the Spohn design...pretty straight forward. exactly like this...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/album.php...&pictureid=937
now, my question is has anyone else made their own? Reason I ask is Im wondering the specs of them without taking my stock ones off and copying them in replacement with the solid ones.
Im thinking about the Spohn design...pretty straight forward. exactly like this...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/album.php...&pictureid=937
Are you trying to save money? or do you just want to make a pair?
Props to you if you make a pair! i would also just afrade they might crack.
Wouldn't suprise me if Spohn uses some high tensile strength metal also.
Props to you if you make a pair! i would also just afrade they might crack.
Wouldn't suprise me if Spohn uses some high tensile strength metal also.
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both lol I want to make some and save a little money lol
You are bolting it to an aluminum block, so the mount is not going to be the first thing to break. In fact, I would think using a more ductile steel would be the way to go.
Urethane mounts are pretty solid and don't move much, but do give some cushion againts sudden shock (i.e. cracks)
You must have a pretty good reason for wanting to go solid.
Urethane mounts are pretty solid and don't move much, but do give some cushion againts sudden shock (i.e. cracks)
You must have a pretty good reason for wanting to go solid.
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From: Round Lake, NY
You are bolting it to an aluminum block, so the mount is not going to be the first thing to break. In fact, I would think using a more ductile steel would be the way to go.
Urethane mounts are pretty solid and don't move much, but do give some cushion againts sudden shock (i.e. cracks)
You must have a pretty good reason for wanting to go solid.
Urethane mounts are pretty solid and don't move much, but do give some cushion againts sudden shock (i.e. cracks)
You must have a pretty good reason for wanting to go solid.
before my cam, nothing hit...now is rocks so much on the stock mounts my headers are banging my K member and I can feel it in my floor board and its rather annoying.
Put some urethanes in it, you'll be happy. Solids will beat you to death. I don't even like them in a race car, but all I've ever done is weld plates inside to support the through bolt sleeves.
My 2 cents.
