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Type 9 gearbox mount Locost
Kartdad - 7/11/09 at 07:35 AM

does anyone have any good off the shelf suggestions for a Type 9 mount or a photograph of their solution. any suppliers would be most welcome many thanks KD


James - 7/11/09 at 07:56 AM

Just buy a replacement rubber mount from Westfield for £15 (whilst not telling them what car it's for) and weld a couple of strips of 3mm plate in the tunnel with ~8mm holes.

Easy!

Cheers,
James


austin man - 7/11/09 at 09:44 AM

Fiesta engine mount can aslo be used
again weld strips to chasis to carry the mount.

I have also seen the standard mount being used , people cut it down and weld to the chasis


SeaBass - 7/11/09 at 10:30 AM

I'd use something a bit heavier than 3mm strip though... I've seen the gearbox mount support bow and bend on some sevens before. It takes the weight of the box and sometimes some of the engine too depending on how the mounts are placed.


blakep82 - 7/11/09 at 11:01 AM

a peice of box section is a better idea i think. my car has 2 brackets underneath for a cross memeber to be bolted in. i made something like this-

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[Edited on 7/11/09 by blakep82]


Mark Allanson - 7/11/09 at 02:40 PM

Here is a westy one installed with a cradle of 25x25x3mm angle iron Rescued attachment GearboxMount3.jpg
Rescued attachment GearboxMount3.jpg


Daddylonglegs - 7/11/09 at 05:34 PM

This was my solution. Just ground off the rivets from the original Sierra one and used the base plate and rubber.


Gearbox Mount
Gearbox Mount


HTH

JB


Kartdad - 8/11/09 at 09:18 AM

Thanks to al,l several ideas brilliant. Will set about the job with confidence

KD


procomp - 8/11/09 at 10:23 AM

Hi

The so called Westfield one ( copy of the ford item ) is quite expensive at Westfield. The cheapest place to buy it is. Believe it or not CATERHAM.

Cheers Matt


David Jenkins - 8/11/09 at 10:26 AM

I did the same as daddylonglegs - used the centre part of the standard Sierra mount.

Remember to use the peculiar bell-shaped washer that goes onto the bolt underneath the mount - it reduces the amount that the rubber can move around.


Mark Allanson - 8/11/09 at 11:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I did the same as daddylonglegs - used the centre part of the standard Sierra mount.

Remember to use the peculiar bell-shaped washer that goes onto the bolt underneath the mount - it reduces the amount that the rubber can move around.


I tried that, but the Sierra mount gave so much movement that the gearbox could hit the chassis on both sides, the westy one is almost rigid.