Homemade solid/poly motor mount

[jasonbierschwale]

Hey guys, <BR> if you have been following my posts, you know I've been b----ing about my front motor mount being busted. I've tried to think of any way to fix the problem without buying the mount from the dealer... too expensive! I was digging around in the garage today and found some extra casters... polyurethane casters. They looked to be about the same size as the front motor mount. After some intial measuring, I decided to try and make it work. Apparently the fron motor mount is exactly 3" I.D.! After minimal trimming of the caster, and cleaning of the mount, the caster was beat into the mount and VOILA! It's amazing how much power you lose when your engine is flopping around in the engine bay every time you shift gears. I'm ready to hunt some Honda's now...<P> [img]http://www.wpe%20direct.com/images/mount2.jpg[/img]

[jasonbierschwale]

One more pic... don't know why that happened.

[David Coleman]

Some guys took out the stock insert and welded thick flatwashers to the sides of the mount housing. Quite solid. Hope you like swapping trannys though, cause most people crack tranny housings with solid mounts. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

[jasonbierschwale]

??? What's the real risk factor here? I don't want to be buying a tranny any time soon... I don't rag on my car very hard at all... I do like to catch a second gear squeal every now and then, but nothnig serious. The polyurethane I used is very stiff... it may as well be a solid mount. Thx!

[David Coleman]

You're not cushioning the drivetrain movement. That's the danger. It's restricted to move only where the chassis lets it. Which isnt much. Just be careful and don't bang off shifts. And for heaven's sake, don't run a puck clutch with this!