Post #2326
Mk2 solid engine mount update 
15mm Alloy 6061 aircraft grade ...
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 Day666
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
15mm Alloy 6061 aircraft grade ... |
 Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:19
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2327
Not finished as I’ve got to weld on a right angle alloy piece onto the bracket that goes onto the shelf of the chassis leg ...I’ve used the BX bottom Mount and the piece I made ...Comes in light up-to standard at 3.95kgs  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:19
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2328
Super strong and very lightweight...Citroen bottom mount  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:20
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2329
Great Enginnering  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:20
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barrym
Senior User  Location: Westcliff-on-sea Registered: 26 Jun 2014 Posts: 502 Status: Offline |
Post #2330
Nice updates, great engineering and skill put into this  Very interested in the Citroen alloy mount you may have for sale soon. Any pics? Feel it will go very nicely on my Rallye along with your old wheels, brakes etc ________________________________________ China D Turbo HDi daily chargerBlack Rallye occassional toy |
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Posted 6th Aug 2019 at 19:21
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
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barrym wrote: Nice updates, great engineering and skill put into this Very interested in the Citroen alloy mount you may have for sale soon. Any pics? Feel it will go very nicely on my Rallye along with your old wheels, brakes etc Thank you Barry Sadly the mounts gone already ...it was sold before I removed it  Hope the brakes and Wheels are going well |
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Posted 7th Aug 2019 at 11:32
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Rob306GTi
Newbie  Location: Echt Registered: 17 Jul 2017 Posts: 3 Status: Offline |
Post #2332
Wow, Damien, just....wowFinally finished reading this thread, and now I'm massively inspired  Can't wait to see this at PugFest next year mate!! Any updates since last post?  ________________________________________ Less weight, more speed! |
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Posted 14th Aug 2019 at 15:58
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2333
Rob306GTi wrote: Wow, Damien, just....wow Finally finished reading this thread, and now I'm massively inspired Can't wait to see this at PugFest next year mate!! Any updates since last post? Thank you Rob Not really as I’ve been on Holiday I’m going to make yet another engine mount as I’ve had a brain wave It’s similar to the last one but slightly different...that will happen next week some time |
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Posted 14th Aug 2019 at 16:34
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
Post #2334
Are you actually going to pugfest 2020 Damo? ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 14th Aug 2019 at 18:57
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2335
gnrlee wrote: Are you actually going to pugfest 2020 Damo? David ...I will 100% be there with my car running and I will hopefully be on Satchel stand also Ok ....I’ve got lots to do but my garage has made that much easier now .....March next year is my deadline for fully testing |
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Posted 15th Aug 2019 at 22:09
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2336
Well the following pics are not exciting but it’s been a long testing few weekends working out and trying different combos ....I’ve solid mounted the engine / gearbox and dropped both by 25mm and forward 10mm only to stop the driveshaft on compression hitting the chassis legs ...because the diff housing on the Sequencial box is much higher.... It’s not been enjoyable...first time I think I’ve said that |
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Posted 25th Aug 2019 at 11:44
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2337
You get a Sequencial Gearbox plate supplied but as I’ve said I’ve dropped the engine / gearbox by 25mm so I had to make a longer one out of 4mm steel plate ...thank god for the plasma cutter and pillar drill is all I can say  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:21
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
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Side view just to give some prospective Nothing ...Rocket science here though  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:21
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2339
This was the biggest challenge....Making a 4mm box section strong enough to take the solid engine / gearbox weight and stresses ... Used 2mm tube / pipes welded in top to bottom and front to back to stop crushing the chassis legs  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:22
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
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Top view also to show prospective  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:22
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2341
Inner legs also use 4mm anti rust primer / welded and seam sealed just waiting to spray under coat which is a etched 1k primer also ...can’t go OTT with primer on there old cars  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:23
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2342
Well hopefully have the engine back in by next Sunday and then start fitting the Subframe and TWO lower solid engine/ gearbox mounts I’ve yet to make  |
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Posted 25th Aug 2019 at 11:59
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2343
This etch primer isn’t cheap but it’ is amazing Also has antitrust properties  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:23
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2344
Well maybe one of the biggest mods I’ve taken on ....welding 15mm Aerospace grade alloy and dropping the whole engine 25mm ...10mm forward  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:23
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2345
Fits a treat thank god  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:24
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2346
Well at last I’m finally getting somewhere l...Sub frame back in after dropping the engine 25mm down and 10mm forward ..didn’t really want to bring it forward but you have to ....otherwise without major mod on Subframe the diff case will sit on it ..... I’m over the moon that I now don’t have to cut the chassis leg about either side ...you would do that because the driveshaft hits it when compressed ... Ok it’s been a lot of work ...more than I was expecting and a lot of back and forth taking the Subframe on and off god knows how many times ...  When you see it come together you strangely forget the blood sweat and upset on the way .. |
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Posted 31st Aug 2019 at 15:27
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2347
Picture of N/S loads of room for up and down driveshaft travel  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:24
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2348
Well just got to make both completely new design lower engine gearbox mounts now ...and then measure the length of required new Driveshafts Satchel are going to make ...Tony Palfrey has lent me his sliding driveshaft Measuring tool ...so no tape measure needed Below CV joint and boot temp fitted ...remember these are not Peougot anymore but Lobe VW type stuff ...  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:25
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2349
This weekend has been a great weekend and today bought a big smile to my-face Finally started the car and no leaks or issues and even the pedal box throttle felt great ...still plenty to do but haven’t started the car for 6months and it needed a heat cycle after putting new engine oil / water in ... Today I’m a happy chap and getting somewhere The solid engine mounts didn’t feel any noisier ...but let’s drive it and find out |
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Posted 1st Sep 2019 at 16:29
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Day666
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 5,214 Status: Offline |
Post #2350
Got to get 100% driveshaft length Borrowed these off Satchel Enginnering / Tony Pafrey / Maxi Motorsport These three pieces of tube that fit / SLIDE inside each other depending on what length side your doing makes life so much easier....they just push into each bearing and you mark the adjusted length with a sharpie....bingo how easy ? You need to do it each side at full Car off the floor droop and level ...so I use some 12inch boxes I have  |
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Posted 6th Jun 2020 at 01:28
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