Does anyone have any engine mounts? Bit hopeful perhaps. Or some dimension drawings of some suitable mounts for me to have them made. Also gearbox mounts.
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I am looking to get some engine mounts for my Viento RV8. Alas I had a email quote from Luego for a £100 quid but now they haven't replied to my
recent email trying to order some. I would phone but the guy there told me it is better to email!
Does anyone have any engine mounts? Bit hopeful perhaps. Or some dimension drawings of some suitable mounts for me to have them made. Also gearbox
mounts.
[Edited on 4/9/10 by Irony]
[Edited on 4/9/10 by Irony]
land rover engine mouns on ebay.
ill see if i can find you any
get two of these
click me
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Originally posted by tomgregory2000
get two of these
click me
I made my gearbox mounts out of the cross member that is used to fit the gearbox into the sd1. I noticed you already have one of these attached to the
gear box in a past picture
The Luego engine mounts are a simple design but effective.
not very good at drawings but could mesure mine up next week.
Paul
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Originally posted by Paul (Notts)
I made my gearbox mounts out of the cross member that is used to fit the gearbox into the sd1. I noticed you already have one of these attached to the gear box in a past picture
The Luego engine mounts are a simple design but effective.
not very good at drawings but could mesure mine up next week.
Paul
Sounds like Perci's Vinto. They made a lot of their own fittings.
Gearbox mounts simply involved an angle grinder and cutting the sd1 mounts down. will post a full explanation and pic later if you want but its now
Beer time.
Paul
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Originally posted by Paul (Notts)
Sounds like Perci's Vinto. They made a lot of their own fittings.
Gearbox mounts simply involved an angle grinder and cutting the sd1 mounts down. will post a full explanation and pic later if you want but its now Beer time.
Paul
Probably not much use if you don't weld but if you look on the 'chassis' page on my website about 3/4 the way down the page
there's several pictures of how I did mine if it helps any.
Link to Chassis Page
Cheers,
Mart.
Pictures are in My Archive....
Gearbox:
Gearbox Rear mounting
I made a different design. The bracket on the engine, is a std rover part. I just made the sloping bracket bit:
Engine (Mine):
RV8 Engine mounting 3
Luego factory ones (Very simple to make, just use thick steel of 5mm min to stop them sagging like my original ones that I made from 4mm steel):
N/Side Engine Mounting
O/Side Engine Mount / Column
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Has anyone got a set of these blue Luego Factory ones they could take some measurements for me?
Yes...I can.
Will try this Sunday to get the dimensions + find some pics of my gearbox mounts.
send me a U2u on Sat to remind me or I may well forget.
Paul
If you are making the Luego Design,
Make sure you use thick enough metal.
The ones I made sagged (metal bent with the torque etc).
I recon 5mm at least. (I think I used 4mm)
This is why I changed to a different design on my Viento. I already had the original Rover brackets and only needed to make sloping supports.
Luego Design is fine.. just make them strong enough.
Personally I think there is less stress on the mounts that I made, as the Luego design is trying to lever off the bolt heads in the block.
Just my opinion.
Here's mine for an vauxhall XE-
Pic 1: target zone! - sorry - locostbuilders failing to upload this piccy?
Pic 2: components.
Pic 3: then I tack - welded them myself ('cos my welding was cr*p)
Pic 4: completed and painted.
Obviously, yours will be different, but the principle's the same.....
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Hmmm Thats a nice bracket, and I recon better than the Luego one, as it uses three bolts, and lessens the strain on the two that are in the block.
Good one... Typical of LCB.. There are always better ideas around the corner.
Chock the engine to the height you want, and just measure up. Thats what I did.
DO take into consideration Where your Exhausts are going to exit the side walls of the car.
EDIT: Damn Just realised ofs for an XE, not a RV8.
Still.... same principles apply. and make then strong.
[Edited on 16/9/2010 by wilkingj]
Steve,
I noticed in your pictures above that you have a bearing where the steering column goes through the foot well rather than the usual grommets. Do you
have a link to where you got it from?
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/index.php
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Originally posted by rusty nuts
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/index.php
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Originally posted by stevegough
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Originally posted by rusty nuts
http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/index.php
Thanks, Rusty - quite a few of us got them at the same time - about £11 posted as I remember?
great, thanks for the link.
Once I get my account fixed so that I can post pictures again I'll do an update of my build progress
Steve W you have U2u.